baks
Cimbrian edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German wahs, from Old High German wahs, from Proto-Germanic *wahsą. Cognate with German Wachs, Dutch was, English wax, Icelandic vax.
Noun edit
baks m
- (Sette Comuni) wax
- Often dar baks machet skliiban zobia de haut bon banaan.
- Wax is often slippery, like a banana peel.
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “baks” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
Icelandic edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Back-formation from baksa (“to toil, to struggle”).
Noun edit
baks n (genitive singular baks, no plural)
Declension edit
declension of baks
Etymology 2 edit
Inflected form of bak (“back”).
Noun edit
baks n
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
baks m animal
Declension edit
Declension of baks
Further reading edit
Swedish edit
Noun edit
baks