lukraak

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • luk raak (obsolete)
  • luk-raak (obsolete)

Etymology

Uncertain, plausibly from luk (“luck”) or lukken (“to succeed, be fortunate”) + raak (“spot-on”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lyˈkraːk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: lu‧kraak
  • Rhymes: -aːk

Adverb

lukraak

  1. haphazardly, at random, hit or miss, indiscriminately, without proper planning

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: lukraak

Adjective

lukraak (comparative lukraker, superlative lukraakst)

  1. random, indiscriminate, haphazard, without proper planning
  2. uncertain, dubious

Declension

Declension of lukraak
uninflected lukraak
inflected lukrake
comparative lukraker
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial lukraak lukraker het lukraakst
het lukraakste
indefinite m./f. sing. lukrake lukrakere lukraakste
n. sing. lukraak lukraker lukraakste
plural lukrake lukrakere lukraakste
definite lukrake lukrakere lukraakste
partitive lukraaks lukrakers —
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