reeks
English
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch reeks, from Middle Dutch raecs, reecs (“chain”), from Old Dutch *rakis, of uncertain origin.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rɪə̯ks/
Audio (file)
Noun
reeks (plural reekse, diminutive reeksie)
- A series, a sequence.
- Dit is 'n reeks letters, 'n reeks woorde, maar het dit betekenis, ek dink nie so nie...
- This is a sequence of letters, a sequence of words, but does it have any meaning, I don't think so...
- A series of print publications.
- Die uitgewer het al 'n nuwe reeks boeke aangekondig.
- The publisher has already announced a new series of books.
- A series of video media, e.g. a television or internet series.
- Daardie komiese reeks op televisie oor 'n dwelmbende in 'n bewaarskool is baie populêr.
- That comedic series on television about a drug gang operating in a kindergarten is very popular.
Derived terms
- boekereeks
- televisiereeks
References
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “reeks”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
Dutch
Alternative forms
- raeks, raecks, raecx, raex, raaks (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle Dutch reecs, raecs, raecse (“chain”), of obscure origin. Perhaps from Old Dutch *rakis, itself of uncertain origin and with no known cognates in Germanic.[1] Alternatively, from Old Dutch *rakiza, rakinza (“buoy, chain”), from Old High German rahhinza, rahhenza, rachenza (“neck-chain, hand-chain, fetter”), from Proto-West Germanic *rakintā, from Proto-Germanic *rakintǭ (“fetter, chain”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /reːks/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: reeks
- Rhymes: -eːks
Noun
reeks f (plural reeksen, diminutive reeksje n)
- A series, a sequence.
- A series of print publications.
- Ik ga enorm veel boze brieven naar de uitgever sturen met de eis dat ze de reeks stopzetten.
- I am going to write an enormous quantity of angry letters to the publisher with the demand that they will cancel the series.
Derived terms
- boekenreeks
- stripboekenreeks
- stripreeks
- zegereeks
Descendants
- Afrikaans: reeks
References
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “reeks”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
Scots
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