Baktant
Limburgish edit
Alternative forms edit
- Backtand (German-based spelling)
- baktand (Veldeke spelling)
- Bakktaïnt (Eupen)
- Baktangk, Baktantsch, Baktaant
- Baaktant, Booktant, Bǫǫktant, Bǫe̩ktant
Etymology edit
From Bak (“cheek”) + Tant (“tooth”). Compare German Backenzahn, Dutch baktand (dialectal).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Baktant m (plural Baktande̩ or Baktänt) (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling)
- (widespread in Central Limburgish, East Limburgish, East Limburgish-Ripuarian, rare in West Limburgish) molar (tooth)