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

• baksan

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): /ˈbaks/
• 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

Anagrams

• bask