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Bak

Bak

See also: bak, BAK, bäk, Bäk, bąk, bak', and b'ak
See also: bak, BAK, b'ak, bąk, bäk, бак, and вак

Danish

Proper noun

Bak

  1. A surname.

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Hungarian

Etymology

From the noun bak.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɒk]
  • Hyphenation: Bak

Proper noun

Bak

  1. Capricorn

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative Bak
accusative Bakot
dative Baknak
instrumental Bakkal
causal-final Bakért
translative Bakká
terminative Bakig
essive-formal Bakként
essive-modal
inessive Bakban
superessive Bakon
adessive Baknál
illative Bakba
sublative Bakra
allative Bakhoz
elative Bakból
delative Bakról
ablative Baktól
Possessive forms of Bak
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. Bakom
2nd person sing. Bakod
3rd person sing. Bakja
1st person plural Bakunk
2nd person plural Bakotok
3rd person plural Bakjuk

Derived terms


Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German backo. Cognate with German Backe.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baːk/
    • Rhymes: -aːk

Noun

Bak m (plural Baken)

  1. cheek (part of face)
  2. buttock

Derived terms

bak

bak

See also: Bak, BAK, b'ak, bąk, bäk, бак, and вак

English

Abbreviation

bak

  1. (text messaging) back (any sense)

Albanian

Etymology

Either a variant of bark, or from Proto-Albanian *bauka, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰōw (to blow, swell), close to Proto-Germanic *būkaz (belly, body), Dutch buik (belly), German Bauch (belly, stomach), Swedish buk (belly, abdomen).

Noun

bak m (indefinite plural baqe, definite singular baku, definite plural baqet)

  1. belly, stomach
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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɑk
  • IPA(key): /bɑk/

Etymology 1

Noun

bak m (plural bakken, diminutive bakje n)

  1. a container, such as a box, a crate, a tray or a tub
  2. a drinking vessel, usually a cup or mug
  3. (colloquial) a vehicle, a car
Derived terms

(container):

(car):

Etymology 2

Verb

bak

  1. first-person singular present indicative of bakken
  2. imperative of bakken

Etymology 3

From Middle Dutch *bak, bake, baec (meat from the back of a pig), from Old Dutch *bak (back, rear), from Proto-Germanic *baką. Cognate with English back, Icelandic bak. Etymologically related to bakboord and achterbaks.

Noun

bak m (plural bakken, diminutive bakje n)

  1. pork: the meat of a pig
  2. a pig

Etymology 4

Noun

bak m (plural bakken, diminutive bakje n)

  1. Abbreviation of versnellingsbak.
Derived terms

Etymology 5

bak m (plural bakken, diminutive bakje n)

  1. a joke, crack

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse bak, from Proto-Germanic *baką.

Noun

bak n (genitive singular baks, plural bøk)

  1. back

Declension

n5 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative bak bakið bøk bøkini
Accusative bak bakið bøk bøkini
Dative baki bakinum bøkum bøkunum
Genitive baks baksins baka bakanna

See also


Hungarian

Etymology

From German Bock (buck)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɒk]

Noun

bak (plural bakok)

  1. buck

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative bak bakok
accusative bakot bakokat
dative baknak bakoknak
instrumental bakkal bakokkal
causal-final bakért bakokért
translative bakká bakokká
terminative bakig bakokig
essive-formal bakként bakokként
essive-modal
inessive bakban bakokban
superessive bakon bakokon
adessive baknál bakoknál
illative bakba bakokba
sublative bakra bakokra
allative bakhoz bakokhoz
elative bakból bakokból
delative bakról bakokról
ablative baktól bakoktól
Possessive forms of bak
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. bakom bakjaim
2nd person sing. bakod bakjaid
3rd person sing. bakja bakjai
1st person plural bakunk bakjaink
2nd person plural bakotok bakjaitok
3rd person plural bakjuk bakjaik

Derived terms


Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse bak, from Proto-Germanic *baką.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paːk/
  • Rhymes: -aːk

Noun

bak n (genitive singular baks, nominative plural bök)

  1. (anatomy) back
  2. back, backside

Declension

Derived terms


Lojban

Rafsi

bak

  1. rafsi of bakni.

Luxembourgish

Verb

bak

  1. second-person singular imperative of baken

Middle English

Alternative forms

Noun

bak

  1. bat (flying rodent)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse bak.

Adverb

bak

  1. at the back, behind
    bak fram - back to front
    for langt bak - too far back / behind

Preposition

bak

  1. behind
    bak kulissene - behind the scenes

Noun

bak m (definite singular baken, indefinite plural baker, definite plural bakene)

  1. (anatomy) behind, bottom, backside
    et spark bak - a kick in / up the backside (etc.)
  2. back, rear, seat (of trousers)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

bak

  1. imperative of bake

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse bak.

Adverb

bak

  1. at the back, behind
    bak fram - back to front
    for langt bak - too far back / behind

Preposition

bak

  1. behind
    bak kulissane - behind the scenes

Noun

bak m (definite singular baken, indefinite plural bakar, definite plural bakane)
bak n (definite singular baket, indefinite plural bak, definite plural baka)

  1. (anatomy) behind, bottom, backside
    eit spark bak - a kick in / up the backside (etc.)
  2. back, rear, seat (of trousers)

Derived terms

References


Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *baką. Cognate with Old English bæc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑk/

Noun

bak n

  1. (anatomy) back
  2. back, rear part of something

Declension


Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bak]

Noun

bak m inan

  1. tank (especially of a motorcycle, storing fuel)

Declension

Hypernyms


Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish baker, from Old Norse bak, from Proto-Germanic *baką.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): bɑːk

Adverb

bak (not comparable)

  1. behind, at the back

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Antonyms

Preposition

bak

  1. (dated) behind, 'hind
    när månen döljer sig bak vinrankan
    when the moon hides 'hind the grape vine

Noun

bak n, c

  1. backside, bottom c
  2. baking n
    Inget doftar som mors bak.
    Nothing smells like mom's baking.

Declension

Inflection of bak 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative bak baken bakar bakarna
Genitive baks bakens bakars bakarnas
Inflection of bak 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative bak baket bak baken
Genitive baks bakets baks bakens

Turkish

Verb

bak

  1. look

Tzotzil

Pronunciation

  • (Zinacantán) IPA(key): /ɓäkʰ/

Noun

bak

  1. bone

Derived terms

(Nouns)

  • k'atin bak

References