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baks

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Cimbrian

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Etymology

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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

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baks m

  1. (Sette Comuni) wax
    Often dar baks machet skliiban zobia de haut bon banaan.
    Wax is often slippery, like a banana peel.

Derived terms

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References

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  • “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

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Deverbal from baksa (to toil, to struggle).

Noun

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baks n (genitive singular baks, no plural)

  1. toil, struggle, hard work
    Synonyms: erfiði, strit, streð, púl, puð, basl
Declension
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Etymology 2

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Inflected form of bak (back).

Noun

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baks n

  1. indefinite genitive singular of bak

Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English bucks.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbaks/
  • Rhymes: -aks
  • Syllabification: baks

Noun

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baks m animal

  1. (colloquial, slightly dated) buck, U.S. dollar
    Synonyms: dolar, dolec, zielony

Declension

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Further reading

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  • baks in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • baks in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

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Noun

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baks

  1. indefinite genitive singular of bak
  2. indefinite genitive plural of bak

Anagrams

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