zrak

Inherited from Old Czech zrak, from Proto-Slavic *zorkъ. Cognates include Polish wzrok.

• IPA^(key): [ˈzrak]

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zrak m inan

1. vision, sight

   Synonym: vidění

• “zrak”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “zrak”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “zrak”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

From Proto-Athabaskan *zhʳeˑg.

zrak

1. to carve

• be'aɬ xwdelzrayi (“carpenter's plane”)
• ch'eɬzrayh (“he/she is whitting/carving”)
• delozragi (“wood shavings dish scraper”)
• ghelzrayi (“wood shavings”)
• nolzragi (“snowshoe netting”)
• srayi (“knife”)
• srayi dheth (“knife sheath, centipede”)
• srayi t'wdza (“spatula”)

From Proto-Athabaskan *zhʳeˑqʼ. See also *šʷeˑqʼ (“spittle”)

zrak

1. to spit

From Proto-Athabaskan *zhʳeˑɢ.

zrak

1. (rare) to hunt in drive

• Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, pages 501-503

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zorkъ.

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈzrak/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈzrak/

zrak m inan

1. vision, sight
2. (in the dual) eyes

   Synonym: oči

   • 15th century, Alexandreida, zlomek svatovítský:

     Kto má tako světlá zraky,
     by mohl ty cěsty poznati,
     ande sě každá potrati.

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• Czech: zrak

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “zrak”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zorkъ. Cognates include Polish wzrok.

• IPA^(key): /zrâːk/

zrȃk m inan (Cyrillic spelling зра̑к)

1. (uncountable) air

   Synonym: (Bosnia, Montenegro, Serbia) vàzdūh

2. (countable, Montenegro, Serbia) a ray, beam

   Alternative form: (Bosnia, Croatia) zrȁka

   Vrh hridi crne trne zadnji rumeni zrak. ― Atop the black cliff the last crimson ray disappears.

• zrakoplov
• zrakomlat

• “zrak”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zorkъ.

• IPA^(key): /zrak/, [ˈzrak]
• Rhymes: -ak

zrak m inan (relational adjective zrakový)

1. vision, sight (one of the seven senses)

• zrakovo

• “zrak”, 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, 2003–2026

From Proto-Slavic *zorkъ. First attested in the 16th century.

• IPA^(key): /zrák/

zrȁk m inan

1. air

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