oblak

Inherited from Old Czech oblak, from Proto-Slavic *obolkъ.

• IPA^(key): [ˈoblak]

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• Hyphenation: ob‧lak

oblak (in the singular or plural) m inan or (in the plural) n

1. cloud (visible mass of water droplets in the air)

   Synonym: mrak

2. cloud (mass of dust or smoke)

• In the plural, this term can take either masculine or neuter agreement, with distinct forms, e.g. dva oblaky or dvě oblaka, both meaning "two clouds".

when masculine:

when masculine in the singular, neuter in the plural:

• “oblak”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “oblak”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “oblak”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

• ôblak (Near Masovian)
• oblák (Eastern Kraków)

From obły +‎ -ak.

• Rhymes: -ɔblak
• Syllabification: o‧blak

oblak m inan

1. oval-shaped piece of wood
2. tumor, especially a malignant tumor
3. (Near Masovian) untrimmed and uncut pole in a fence

• oblak in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Zygmunt Wasilewski (1889) “(u)oblak”, in Jagodne: wieś w powiecie łukowskim, gminie Dąbie: zarys etnograficzny (in Polish), Warsaw: M. Arct, page 244

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *obolkъ.

• IPA^(key): /ôblaːk/

ȍblāk m inan (Cyrillic spelling о̏бла̄к)

1. cloud

• oblačan

• “oblak”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *obolkъ.

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔblak]

oblak m inan (relational adjective oblakový, diminutive obláčik or obláčok, augmentative oblačisko)

1. cloud

• “oblak”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025
• “oblak”, in Atlas slovenského jazyka IV [Slovak Linguistic Atlas IV] (in Slovak), number 13, 2024

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *obolkъ.

• IPA^(key): /ɔbláːk/

oblȃk m inan

1. cloud

• círus
• kúmulus
• strátus

• “oblak”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “oblak”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references