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

Etymology 2

Inflected form of bak (back).

Noun

baks n

  1. indefinite genitive singular of bak

Polish

Etymology

From the English plural of buck (dollar).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baks/

Noun

baks m anim

  1. (colloquial, slightly dated) U.S. dollar

Declension

Synonyms


Swedish

Noun

baks

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