Bake

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German

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Etymology

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17th century, from Middle Low German bāke, from Old Frisian bāken, from Proto-West Germanic *baukn, from Proto-Germanic *baukną. Cognate with Dutch baak, English beacon.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbaːkə/
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  • Homophone: Barke (some speakers)

Noun

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Bake f (genitive Bake, plural Baken)

  1. nautical traffic sign or buoy
  2. a kind of road sign(s), used in Germany e.g. at level crossings

Declension

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Hyponyms

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See also

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Yola

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Proper noun

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Bake

  1. Alternative form of Baak
    • 1867, OBSERVATIONS BY THE EDITOR, page 18:
      Aneure vrem a Bake,
      [Another from the Beak,]
    • 1867, OBSERVATIONS BY THE EDITOR, page 18:
      Anoor vrem a Bake,
      [Another from the Beak,]
    • 1867, “DR. RUSSELL ON THE INHABITANTS AND DIALECT OF THE BARONY OF FORTH”, in APPENDIX, page 130:
      Anure vrem ee Bake,
      [Another from the Beak,]

References

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  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 18