båk
Swedish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Middle Low German bāke, from Old Frisian bāken. Cognate of Old Saxon bōkan, English beacon.
Noun
editbåk c
- (nautical) daymark (daytime navigation mark)
- (archaic) lighthouse
Declension
editDeclension of båk | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | båk | båken | båkar | båkarna |
Genitive | båks | båkens | båkars | båkarnas |
Derived terms
editSee also
editFurther reading
edit- båk in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- båk in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- båk in Svenskt nautiskt lexikon (1920)