straks

See also: stråks

Danish

Alternative forms

• strax (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Low German strakes, strackes (“stretched, right away”), cognate with German stracks, Dutch straks (“later”). The Low German word was also borrowed to Norwegian straks,Swedish strax, Icelandic strax. The adverb is derived from the adjective Middle Low German strak (“straight”), German strack (“straight”), from Proto-West Germanic *strak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsd̥ʁɑɡ̊s]

Adverb

straks

1. at once, immediately, straight away, right away, instantly
2. presently, shortly

Synonyms

• lige nu
• med det samme
• med det vuns
• nu
• omgående
• straks
• øjeblikkelig

 

Conjunction

straks

1. as soon as

Dutch

Alternative forms

strax (informal, Internet, text messaging)

Etymology

From strak (“straight”) +‎ -s.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑks
• IPA^(key): [strɑks]

• Audio

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Adverb

straks

1. later today, shortly, in a moment

   tot straks ― see you later

2. soon (in an unspecified amount of time)
   • 2023, Abel van Gijlswijk, Ben kraak, Kaj Bos, Nout Kooij (lyrics and music), “STEEK DE MONA LISA IN DE FIK”, in BEN JE BANG?, performed by Hang Youth:

     Steek de Mona Lisa in de fik / Al die shit betekent niks / Want straks zijn we allemaal dood

     Set the Mona Lisa on fire / All that shit means nothing / Because soon we'll all be dead

3. soon (used to indicate what will happen if things continue as present)
   • 2020, Heleen Mees, “Straks zijn we allemaal Italianen”, in de Volkskrant‎^[1]:

     Als de EU er niet in slaagt een mondiale speler te worden in de innovatieve sectoren, zijn we straks allemaal Italianen.

     If the EU fails to become a global player in the innovative sectors, we will all be Italians soon.

4. (Suriname, elsewhere dialectal) immediately, right now

Synonyms

• later
• strakjes

Derived terms

• daarstraks
• strakjes
• tot straks

Adjective

straks

1. partitive of strak

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German strak (“straight”).

Adverb

straks

1. immediately; right away
2. just

Synonyms

• øyeblikkelig

Noun

straks m (definite singular straksen, indefinite plural strakser, definite plural straksene)

1. a very short time period; a jiffy

Synonyms

• øyeblikk

Derived terms

• om to strakser

Conjunction

straks

1. as soon as

References

• “straks” in The Bokmål Dictionary.