# wrak
## Afrikaans
### Etymology

From Middle Dutch wrac (“defective; wreck”), from Proto-West Germanic *wrekan, from Proto-Germanic *wrekaną (“to push, drive out”), probably in the sense of things cast ashore.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /vrak/

### Noun

wrak (plural wrakke)
* A wreck (remains of a vehicle, vessel, aircraft or other piece of machinery).
    Hulle het die wrak langs die koraalrif geplunder.They plundered the wreck next to the coral reef.
* A wreck (severely damaged creature).
    Anna was 'n wrak na Henk se oorlye.Anna was an emotional wreck after Henk's death.

#### Derived terms

* motorwrak
* skeepswrak

## Dutch
### Etymology

From Middle Dutch wrac (“defective; wreck”), from Proto-West Germanic *wrekan, from Proto-Germanic *wrekaną (“to push, drive out”), probably in the sense of things cast ashore. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /vrɑk/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: wrak
* Rhymes: -ɑk

### Noun

wrak n (plural wrakken, diminutive wrakje n)
* a wreck (remains of a vehicle, vessel, aircraft or other piece of machinery)
    Het is ten strengste verboden om het wrak naast het koraalrif te betreden. ― It is strictly prohibited to enter the wreck next to the coral reef.
* a wreck (severely damaged creature)
    Henk was een wrak na Anna's overlijden. ― Henk was an emotional wreck after Anna's death.

#### Derived terms

* autowrak
* scheepswrak
* vliegtuigwrak
* wrakgoed

#### Descendants

* Afrikaans: wrak

### Adjective

wrak (not comparable)
* defective, derelict, rickety

#### Declension
### References

* James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Wrak”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.

## Gothic
### Romanization

wrak
* Romanization of 𐍅𐍂𐌰𐌺

## Old Frisian
### Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wraihaz. Cognate to Middle English wraw.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈwraːk/

### Adjective

wrāk
* crooked

#### References

* Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN

## Old Javanese
### Etymology 1

Unknown.

#### Noun

wrak
* mixture dish

### Etymology 2

Unknown, probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *sraat (“sour, acid”), *ɟuʔ (“sour, acid”).

#### Noun

wrak
* vinegar

##### Descendants

* > Javanese: ꦮꦼꦫꦏ꧀ (werak) (inherited)

### Further reading

* "wrak" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from German Wrack, from Middle Low German wrak, probably from Old Saxon *wrak, derived from wrekan, from Proto-West Germanic *wrekan, from Proto-Germanic *wrekaną.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈvrak/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ak
* Syllabification: wrak

### Noun

wrak m inan
* shipwreck, wreck, wreckage
    Nurkowie wydobyli z morza wrak statku.The divers recovered the shipwreck from the sea.
* clunker, junker, beater, rustbucket, decrepit car
    Synonyms: grat, trup, złom
* (colloquial) broken man, mess, train wreck (someone who is unbalanced and considered a mess; a disaster; one who is suffering personal ruin)
    Synonym: ruina

#### Derived terms

* wrakowy
* wrakowiec
* wrakowisko

### Further reading

* wrak in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* wrak in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Sranan Tongo
### Verb

wrak
* To hate.