Wrack

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (neuter, strong) wreck (damaged remains of a ship, airplane, etc.)
2. (neuter, strong) wreck (physically and/or mentally unstable person)

Sinonieme

Schiffswrack

Ruine

Schrottkiste

Schrott

Wrackgut

Schrotthaufen

Schiffstrümmer

Reste

Wrackteil

havariertes Schiff

Schiffbruch

Schiff in Seenot

Strandgut

Trümmer

Vertalings

wreck

wrak

épave

shipwreck

relitto

wreckage

gemi enkazı

carcassa

scheepswrak

rottame

ερείπιο

wreck

wrack

ναυάγιο

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/vʁak/

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Duits: rächen

Verwante met Engels: wreak

Verwante met Nederlands: wrak

Verwante met Engels: wrack

Verwante met Boeknoors: vrak

Verwante met Nuwe Noors: vrak

Verwante met Sweeds: vrak

In summary

From Middle Low German wrak, probably from Old Saxon *wrak, derived from wrekan, from Proto-West Germanic *wrekan, from Proto-Germanic *wrekaną, whence also German rächen and English wreak. Cognate with Dutch wrak, English wrack, wreck, Norwegian Bokmål vrak, Norwegian Nynorsk vrak, Swedish vrak (from Low German).