bargòwac

Kashubian

Etymology

Borrowed from Low Prussian bargen + -owac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /barˈɡwɛ.vat͡s/
• Rhymes: -ɛvat͡s
• Syllabification: bar‧gò‧wac

Verb

bargòwac impf

1. (fishing) to gather, to save (mainly in meaning of collecting the remains of wrecked ships)

Derived terms

nouns

• bargòwnik

 

verbs

• nabargòwac
• zabargòwac

 

Further reading

• Stefan Ramułt (1993) [1893] “bargòwac”, in Jerzy Trepczyk, editor, Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), 3 edition
• “bargòwac”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022