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barkas

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Possibly loaned twice, first from Spanish barcaza or Portuguese barcaça, later from French barcasse.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑrkɑs/, /bɑrˈkɑs/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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barkas f (plural barkassen, diminutive barkasje n)

  1. launch; largest lifeboat aboard a ship

Descendants

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  • Russian: барка́с (barkás) (possibly)
  • Sranan Tongo: barkasi

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish barcaza,[1] or from French barcasse.[2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbar.kas/
  • Rhymes: -arkas
  • Syllabification: bar‧kas

Noun

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barkas m inan

  1. (nautical, military) launch (the boat of the largest size and/or of most importance belonging to a ship of war)
  2. fishing boat with a net or trawl
  3. port boat

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “barkas”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “barkas”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN

Further reading

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  • barkas in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

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Verb

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barkas

  1. passive infinitive of barka
  2. present passive of barka

Anagrams

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