The Swedish term "vak" matches the English term "hole in the ice"

other swedish words that include "vak" : english :
vaken, alert alert
vakna alerts
uppvakta, deltaga, bevista, åhöra attend
närvaro, upppassning, uppvaktning, sköta attendance
avvakta await
vaken, vakna awake
vaknade awoke
sitta barnvakt baby-sit
barnvakt baby-sitter
vakttorn barbican
kyrkvaktmästare beadle
vaktare i towern beefeater
livvakt body-guard
vaktmästare caretaker
vaktavlösning changing of the guard
dörrvakt, stadsbud commissionaire
kväka, kraxa croak
förmyndare, väktare custodian
tjeckoslovakien czechoslovakia
omtöcknad, yrvaken, förvirrad dazed
avaktivera deactivate
avaktiverad deactivated
avaktiverar deactivates
avaktiverande deactivating
portvakt doorkeeper
utrymma, evakuera evacuate
viltvårdare, skogvaktare game warden
skogvaktare gamekeeper
målvakt goalkeeper
akta, skydd, patrull, bevaka, vakt guard
vakttjänst guard-duty
vaktad guarded
målsman, förmyndare, väktare guardian
fångvaktare jailer
portvakt janitor
portvakt janitress
vaktare, vårdare keeper
övervaka monitor
övervakning monitoring
nattvakt night-watchman
oavgjord, i avvaktan på pending
stake, strejkvakt, piket picket
portvakt, vaktmästare porter
fångvaktare prison-warder
vaktel, bäva, förlora modet quail
kväkare Quaker
ridande polis, skogvaktare ranger
självaktning self-respect
post (vakt-), vaktpost sentinel
vaktpost sentry
klockare, kyrkvaktmästare sexton
övervaka superintend
uppsyningsman, övervakare supervisor
övervakning surveillance
fångvaktare turnkey
obevakad unguarded
föra in, dörrvakt usher
vakans, ledig plats vacancy
tomrum, vakuum vacuum
kyrkvaktmästare verger
vaka, nattvak vigil
vaksamhet vigilance
vaksam vigilant
skurkaktig, bovaktig villainous
uppvakta wait upon
kypare, servitör, vaktmästare, uppassare waiter
vakna wake
väcka, vakna wake up
vaken wakeful
väcka, vaknar, vakna waken
uppvaknings wakeup
vakande waking
fångvaktare warder
klocka, vaka, vakt, valla, iakttar, fickur, ur watch
vakttorn watch-tower
vakthund watchdog
vaksam watchful
nattvakt watchman
klarvaken wide-awake
vaknade woke
skogvaktare woodman
An Understandable Neighbor
Anyone who speaks Swedish or travels there quickly finds out that Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian languages are mutually understood between speakers. So learning Swedish is beneficial for anyone who has a goal of being multi-lingual.
Say Thank You
There is no real word for please in Swedish. The closest word is “Tack” which means “Thank you” but the word please doesn’t translate into Swedish. Saying “tack” in a respectful tone is the best way to solve this dilemma. Swedish also has a smaller vocabulary compared to other languages in part because of its concentrated population of speakers.
Articles After Nouns
One of the most difficult things to learn in a new language is figuring out which article goes with the noun. In Swedish the article comes after the noun. So “the dog” becomes “hund” and “en” or “hunden” making the process a little easier to remember.