bak

See also Bak, BAK, b'ak, bąk, bäk, бак, and вак

English

Abbreviation

bak

1. (text messaging) back (any sense)

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑk
• IPA: /bɑk/

• audio

  (file)

Etymology 1

Noun

bak m (plural bakken, diminutive bakje)

1. a container, such as a box, a crate, a tray or a tub

Derived terms

• bloembak
• pisbak

Etymology 2

Verb

bak

1. first-person singular present indicative of bakken
2. imperative of bakken

Etymology 3

From Middle Dutch *bak, bake, baec (“meat from the back of a pig”)}}, from Old Dutch *bak (“back, rear”), from Proto-Germanic *baką. Cognate with English back, Icelandic bak. Etymologically related to bakboord and achterbaks.

Noun

bak m (plural bakken, diminutive bakje)

1. pork: the meat of a pig
2. a pig

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse bak, from Proto-Germanic *baką.

Noun

bak n (genitive singular baks, plural bøk)

1. back

Declension

n5	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	bak	bakið	bøk	bøkini
Accusative	bak	bakið	bøk	bøkini
Dative	baki	bakinum	bøkum	bøkunum
Genitive	baks	baksins	baka	bakanna

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Hungarian

Etymology

From German Bock (“buck”)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbɒk/

Noun

bak (plural bakok)

1. buck

Declension

declension of bak singular plural nominative bak bakok accusative bakot bakokat dative baknak bakoknak instrumental bakkal bakokkal causal-final bakért bakokért translative bakká bakokká terminative bakig bakokig essive-formal bakként bakokként essive-modal - - inessive bakban bakokban superessive bakon bakokon adessive baknál bakoknál illative bakba bakokba sublative bakra bakokra allative bakhoz bakokhoz elative bakból bakokból delative bakról bakokról ablative baktól bakoktól

possessives of bak possessor singular possession plural possession 1st person sing. bakom bakjaim 2nd person sing. bakod bakjaid 3rd person sing. bakja bakjai 1st person plural bakunk bakjaink 2nd person plural bakotok bakjaitok 3rd person plural bakjuk bakjaik

Derived terms

• baklövés
• bűnbak

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse bak, from Proto-Germanic *baką.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /paːk/
• Rhymes: -aːk

Noun

bak n (genitive singular baks, plural bök)

1. (anatomy) back
2. back, backside

Declension

declension of bak

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bak	bakið	bök	bökin
accusative	bak	bakið	bök	bökin
dative	baki	bakinu	bökum	bökunum
genitive	baks	baksins	baka	bakanna

Derived terms

• ber er hver að baki, nema sér bróður eigi
• stólbak

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Lojban

Rafsi

bak

1. rafsi of bakni.

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Luxembourgish

Verb

bak

1. second-person singular imperative of baken

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• bake
• bakke (Main Article)
• balke

Noun

bak

1. bat (flying rodent)

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Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *baką. Cognate with Old English bæc.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbak/

Noun

bak n

1. (anatomy) back
2. back, rear part of something

Declension

Declension of bak

	Singular	Plural
nominative	bak	baku
accusative	bak	baku
genitive	bakes	bakō
dative	bake	bakum

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Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA: bɑːk

• Audio

  (file)

Adverb

bak (not comparable)

1. behind, at the back

Related terms

• bakom
• bakre (adjective)
• bakerst (adverb)
• bakersta (adjective)
• bakerste (adjective)

Antonyms

• fram

Preposition

bak

1. (dated) behind, 'hind

   när månen döljer sig bak vinrankan

   when the moon hides 'hind the grape vine

Noun

bak n and c

1. backside, bottom c
2. baking n

   Inget doftar som mors bak.

   Nothing smells like mom's baking.

Declension

Declension of bak 1

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bak	baken	bakar	bakarna
genitive	baks	bakens	bakars	bakarnas

Declension of bak 2

	singular		plural
Neuter	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bak	baket	bak	baken
genitive	baks	bakets	baks	bakens

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Turkish

Verb

bak

1. look