baks

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German wahs, from Old High German wahs, from Proto-Germanic *wahsą. Cognate with German Wachs, Dutch was, English wax, Icelandic vax.

Noun

baks m

  1. (Sette Comuni) wax
    Often dar baks machet skliiban zobia de haut bon banaan.
    Wax is often slippery, like a banana peel.

Derived terms

References
  • “baks” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Icelandic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /paks/

Etymology 1

Back-formation from baksa (“to toil, to struggle”).

Noun

baks n (genitive singular baks, no plural)

  1. toil, struggle, hard work
    Synonyms: erfiði, strit, streð, púl, puð, basl
Declension
declension of baks
n-s singular
indefinite definite
nominative baks baksið
accusative baks baksið
dative baksi baksinu
genitive baks baksins

Etymology 2

Inflected form of bak (“back”).

Noun

baks n

  1. indefinite genitive singular of bak

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English bucks.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /baks/
  • Rhymes: -aks
  • Syllabification: baks

Noun

baks m animal

  1. (colloquial, slightly dated) buck, U.S. dollar
    Synonyms: dolar, dolec, zielony

Declension
Declension of baks
singular plural
nominative baks baksy
genitive baksa baksów
dative baksowi baksom
accusative baksa baksy
instrumental baksem baksami
locative baksie baksach
vocative baksie baksy

Further reading
  • baks in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • baks in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Noun

baks

  1. indefinite genitive singular of bak
  2. indefinite genitive plural of bak

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