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wrak

//ˈvrak//
Polishnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    shipwreck, wreck, wreckage
    • Nurkowie wydobyli z morza wrak statku.

      The divers recovered the shipwreck from the sea.

  2. 2.
    clunker, junker, beater, rustbucket, decrepit car
  3. 3.
    colloquialbroken man, mess, train wreck (someone who is unbalanced and considered a mess; a disaster; one who is suffering personal ruin)

Synonyms & related words

Word family
  • wrakowy
  • wrakowiec
  • wrakowisko

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.

Nominative
Singular
wrak
Plural
wraki
Genitive
Singular
wraka, wraku
Plural
wraków
Dative
Singular
wrakowi
Plural
wrakom
Accusative
Singular
wrak
Plural
wraki
Instrumental
Singular
wrakiem
Plural
wrakami
Locative
Singular
wraku
Plural
wrakach
Vocative
Singular
wraku
Plural
wraki

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