Meaning
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- (intransitive) to fall, to drop, to sink
- (intransitive) to come down, to go down
- (intransitive) to fail, to flunk
- (transitive) to calm down
Concepts
Synonyms
neerlaten
verzakken
wegzakken
laten zakken
om laag gaan
minder worden
naar beneden gaan
neerstrijken
ineenzakken
mislukken op school
lager worden
Frequency
Hyphenated as
zak‧ken
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈzɑkə(n)/
Etymology
In summary
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.
New
zak
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- (masculine) a pliable container made of textile, leather or paper such as bag, sack, sachet and pouch
- (masculine) a pocket
- (masculine, slang) a scrotum
- (masculine, offensive, slang, vulgar) A contraction of such insults for males as klootzak or rotzak, referring to the scrotum, roughly equivalent to "asshole".
- (masculine, obsolete, slang, vulgar) a whore, cunt
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