rekka

== Finnish == === Etymology === From Swedish räcke, räck. Originally an Ostrobothnian word referring to a platform placed on a sleigh to transport logs. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrekːɑ/, [ˈre̞kːɑ̝] Rhymes: -ekːɑ Syllabification(key): rek‧ka Hyphenation(key): rek‧ka === Noun === rekka (slang) A semi-trailer (slang) A semi (US), artic (UK) (colloquial) Any truck/tractor and trailer/semi-trailer combination (colloquial) A truck A horse-drawn sleigh especially designed for dragging tree trunks from forest. ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (semi-trailer): puoliperävaunu (semi): puoliperävaunuyhdistelmä, rekka-auto (any truck/tractor and trailer/semi-trailer combination): ajoneuvoyhdistelmä, rekka-auto ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “rekka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023 == Japanese == === Romanization === rekka Rōmaji transcription of れっか == Norwegian Bokmål == === Alternative forms === rekken === Noun === rekka m or f definite feminine singular of rekke == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== rekka f definite singular of rekke === Etymology 2 === From Old Norse hrøkkva. ==== Alternative forms ==== rekke ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /²rɛkːɑ/ ==== Verb ==== rekka (present tense rekk, past tense rakk, past participle rokke, present participle rekkande, imperative rekk) to reach Eg rekk ikkje opp til den øvste hylla. I cannot reach the top shelf. to catch (e.g. a train), to manage to do something in time Eg rakk bussen så vidt. I barely caught the bus. Han rakk å bli ferdig før ho kom heim. He managed to finish before she got home. === References === “rekka” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.