zakken

Betekenis

1. (intransitive) to fall, to drop, to sink
2. (intransitive) to come down, to go down
3. (intransitive) to fail, to flunk
4. (transitive) to calm down

Frekwensie

Koppelteken as

zak‧ken

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈzɑkə(n)/

Etimologie

From Middle Dutch *sacken, from Old Dutch *sackon, from Proto-Germanic *sakkōną, further etymology unknown, perhaps from a denasalized derivative of *sinkwaną (“to sink”); compare English sag. According to Kluge, related to zak (“sack”). Found natively only in the West Germanic languages.

Verwant aan Engels

sag

Nuut

zak

1. (masculine) a pliable container made of textile, leather or paper such as bag, sack, sachet and pouch
2. (masculine) a pocket
3. (masculine,slang) a scrotum
4. (masculine,offensive,slang,vulgar) A contraction of such insults for males as klootzak or rotzak, referring to the scrotum, roughly equivalent to "asshole".
5. (masculine,obsolete,slang,vulgar) a whore, cunt