Neuter
vak
Meaning
- (neuter) a compartment (e.g. a shelf, a section)
- (neuter) a subject, discipline, class, notably in education
- (neuter) a profession
- (neuter) a trade, craft
Concepts
teaching subject
exercitation
line of work
curriculum subject
Synonyms
branche
werkkring
afgescheiden ruimte
bedrijvigheid
onderwijsvak
handwerk ambacht
ressort
takkenbos
leerplanvak
leervak
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/vɑk/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle Dutch vac, from Old Dutch *fak, from Proto-West Germanic *fak, from Proto-Germanic *faką. In some of the contemporary senses probably influenced by cognate German Fach.
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