båk
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Middle Low German bāke, from Old Frisian bāken. Cognate of Old Saxon bōkan, English beacon.
Noun
[edit]båk c
- (nautical) daymark (daytime navigation mark)
- (archaic) lighthouse
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | båk | båks |
| definite | båken | båkens | |
| plural | indefinite | båkar | båkars |
| definite | båkarna | båkarnas |
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- båk in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- båk in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- båk in Svenskt nautiskt lexikon (1920)