achtersztag
Appearance
Polish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Dutch achterstag.[1][2] First attested in 1947.[3]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]achtersztag m inan
- (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]Declension of achtersztag
singular | plural | |
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nominative | achtersztag | achtersztagi |
genitive | achtersztagu | achtersztagów |
dative | achtersztagowi | achtersztagom |
accusative | achtersztag | achtersztagi |
instrumental | achtersztagiem | achtersztagami |
locative | achtersztagu | achtersztagach |
vocative | achtersztagu | achtersztagi |
References
[edit]- ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “achtersztag”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
- ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “achtersztag”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
- ^ A. Rzymkowski (1947) Skrypt żeglarski[1], page 11
Further reading
[edit]- achtersztag in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- achtersztag in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego