rauk

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *raukka, possibly from Proto-Germanic *draugaz, whence also Old Norse draugr.

Noun

rauk (genitive rauga, partitive rauka)

  1. a very old person

Declension

Declension of rauk (ÕS type 22u/leib, k-g gradation)
singular plural
nominative rauk raugad
accusative nom.
gen. rauga
genitive raukade
partitive rauka rauku
raukasid
illative rauka
raugasse 		raukadesse
raugusse
inessive raugas raukades
raugus
elative raugast raukadest
raugust
allative raugale raukadele
raugule
adessive raugal raukadel
raugul
ablative raugalt raukadelt
raugult
translative raugaks raukadeks
rauguks
terminative raugani raukadeni
essive raugana raukadena
abessive raugata raukadeta
comitative raugaga raukadega

Gutnish

Etymology

From Old Norse hraukr (“lone high rock”), from Proto-Germanic *hraukaz (“pile (of stones); heap”).

Noun

rauk

  1. rock, a stack formed by abrasion, that is created by rocks eroding and thus only the core of limestone remains.

Descendants

  • → Swedish: rauk

Icelandic

Verb

rauk

  1. first-person singular active past indicative of rjúka
  2. third-person singular active past indicative of rjúka

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

rauk

  1. (non-standard since 2005) past tense of ryke

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

rauk

  1. past tense of ryka

Old Norse

Verb

rauk

  1. first-person singular past indicative active of rjúka
  2. third-person singular past indicative active of rjúka

Swedish

Etymology

From Gutnish rauk, from Old Norse hraukr (“lone high rock”), from Proto-Germanic *hraukaz (“pile (of stones); heap”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈra͜ʊk/

Noun

rauk c

  1. rock, a stack formed by abrasion, that is created by rocks eroding and thus only the core of limestone remains.

Usage notes

  • virtually only used about rocks on the island of Gotland and its surrounding islands

Declension

Declension of rauk
nominative genitive
singular indefinite rauk rauks
definite rauken raukens
plural indefinite raukar raukars
definite raukarna raukarnas
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