Backbord

German

Etymology

From Middle Low German backbort, bakbort (15th c.). Compare Dutch bakboord (1599), Old English bæcbord (ca. 885).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbakˌbɔʁt/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Backbord n (strong, genitive Backbordes or Backbords, plural Backborde)

1. port (the left side of a ship when facing the fore)

   Antonym: Steuerbord

Declension

Declension of Backbord [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Backbord	die	Backborde
genitive	eines	des	Backbordes, Backbords	der	Backborde
dative	einem	dem	Backbord, Backborde1	den	Backborden
accusative	ein	das	Backbord	die	Backborde

¹Now rare, see notes.

See also

• Bug
• Heck

Further reading

• “Backbord” in Duden online
• “Backbord” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache