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back bäck back-
English
<dab!>
Proper noun
en.
en settlement on the Isle of isl/Lewis carea/Western Isles cc/Scotland OS grid ref NB4840.
Derived terms
en backite
German
Etymology 1
From de gml bak bowl, box, chest, from de dum bak (modern nl bak), from de fro bac large bowl. Related with de Becken, but unrelated with de Backbord.
The sense “dining table” is due to the fact that several sailors would eat from one bowl, so the word Back came to be used for the entire area that they shared. The sense “forecastle” might be a further generalisation because it is this part of the ship where the sailors ate and slept. Otherwise it could be derived from the sense “box, chest”.
Pronunciation
de /bak/
de De-Back.ogg
de ak 1
de back Bug “computer bug”
Noun
f
de nautical forecastle raised part of the upper deck
de nautical a large wooden bowl in which the meal is served
de nautical a dining table used by the crew of a ship, often foldable
Declension
f
Etymology 2
de en back. de Bache.
Pronunciation
de /bɛk/
de Beck -beck
Noun
m,,s
de Switzerland otherwise _ obsolete soccer defender; back
de Abwehrspieler Verteidiger
Declension
m,,s
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
de /bak/
de De-Back.ogg
de ak 1
de back Bug “computer bug”
Proper noun
surname
de
Declension
surname
Further reading
de
Back_Schuessel_Esstisch Back (Schüssel, Esstisch)
Back_Verteidiger_im_Fuszball Back (Verteidiger im Fußball)