wakker

Concepts

awake

alert

spry

brisk

keen

adroit

perky

sprightly

sprited

vigorous

lively

active

smart

wakeful

waspish

wide awake

acrid

unasleep

acrimonious

acute

agile

assets

awaken

conscious

living

lurid

poignant

sharp

vigilant

vivacious

waking

Synonyms

levendig

kras

tierig

kwiek

opgewekt

rap

vief

druk

ontwaakt

nuchter

schel

scherp

schril

snerpend

wakend

werkdadig

werkend

werkzaam

actief

alert

bedrijvend

bedrijvig

beschaafd

bijtend

doordringend

fel

guur

levend

Hyphenated as

wak‧ker

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʋɑkər/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: wacker

Inherited from Old Dutch: *wakkar

Cognate with German: wacker

Cognate with English: waker

In summary

From Middle Dutch wacker, from Old Dutch *wakkar, from Proto-West Germanic *wakr. Cognate with German wacker (“stalwart”), dialectal English waker (“vigilant”, see there).

Sentences

De mug had me de hele nacht wakker gehouden .

The mosquito had kept me up all night.

Toen ze 's ochtends wakker werd had ze kramp in haar nek .

When she woke up in the morning, she had a cramp in her neck.