achtersztag

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Polish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Dutch achterstag.[1][2] First attested in 1947.[3]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /axˈtɛr.ʂtak/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛrʂtak
  • Syllabification: ach‧ter‧sztag

Noun[edit]

achtersztag m inan

  1. (nautical) backstay (a part of the rigging of a sailing ship extending from the top of the mast (masthead) to the back of the ship; they support the strain on all upper masts and provide additional support to the shrouds when the wind is abaft the beam)
    Synonym: aftersztag

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “achtersztag”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “achtersztag”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  3. ^ A. Rzymkowski (1947) Skrypt żeglarski[1], page 11

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