båk

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German bāke, from Old Frisian bāken. Cognate of Old Saxon bōkan, English beacon.

Noun

båk c

1. (nautical) daymark (daytime navigation mark)
2. (archaic) lighthouse

Declension

Declension of båk
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	båk	båken	båkar	båkarna
Genitive	båks	båkens	båkars	båkarnas

Derived terms

• fyrbåk

See also

• kummel
• varde

Further reading

• båk in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• båk in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
• båk in Svenskt nautiskt lexikon (1920)