klaka

See also: kłaka, and klaką

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from French claque.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈklaka]
• Hyphenation: kla‧ka
• Rhymes: -aka

Noun

klaka f

1. claque (people hired to applaud or boo)

Declension

Declension of klaka (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	klaka	klaky
genitive	klaky	klak
dative	klace	klakám
accusative	klaku	klaky
vocative	klako	klaky
locative	klace	klakách
instrumental	klakou	klakami

Further reading

• “klaka”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “klaka”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aːka

Noun

klaka

1. indefinite accusative singular of klaki
2. indefinite dative singular of klaki
3. indefinite genitive singular of klaki
4. indefinite accusative plural of klaki
5. indefinite genitive plural of klaki

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²klɑːkɑ/

Etymology 1

From the noun klake.

Alternative forms

• klake

Verb

klaka (present tense klakar, past tense klaka, past participle klaka, passive infinitive klakast, present participle klakande, imperative klaka/klak)

1. freeze over, get a frozen crust

Etymology 2

From the verb klaka.

Adjective

klaka (singular and plural klaka, comparative meir klaka, superlative mest klaka)

1. frozen on the surface

Further reading

• “klaka” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French claque.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkla.ka/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aka
• Syllabification: kla‧ka

Noun

klaka f

1. (collective) claque (people hired to attend a performance and to either applaud or boo)

Declension

Declension of klaka

	singular	plural
nominative	klaka	klaki
genitive	klaki	klak
dative	klace	klakom
accusative	klakę	klaki
instrumental	klaką	klakami
locative	klace	klakach
vocative	klako	klaki

Related terms

adjective

• klakierski

 

noun

• klakier

 

verb

• klakierować impf

 

Further reading

• klaka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• klaka in Polish dictionaries at PWN