Back
English
editProper noun
editBack
- A surname.
- A settlement on the Isle of Lewis, Western Isles council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NB4840).
Derived terms
editGerman
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle Low German bak (“bowl, box, chest”), from Middle Dutch bak (modern Dutch bak), from Old French bac (“large bowl”). Related with Becken, but unrelated with 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
editNoun
editBack f (genitive Back, plural Backen)
- (nautical) forecastle (raised part of the upper deck)
- (nautical) a large wooden bowl in which the meal is served
- (nautical) a dining table used by the crew of a ship, often foldable
Declension
editEtymology 2
editBorrowed from English back. Doublet of Bache.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /bɛk/
- Homophones: Beck, -beck
Noun
editBack m (strong, genitive Backs, plural Backs)
- (Switzerland, otherwise obsolete, soccer) defender; back
- Synonyms: Abwehrspieler, Verteidiger
Declension
editEtymology 3
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editBack m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Backs or (with an article) Back, feminine genitive Back, plural Backs)
- a surname
Declension
editsingular | plural | |||||||
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masculine | feminine | |||||||
indef. | def. | noun | indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | (ein) | (der) | Back | (eine) | (die) | Back | (die) | Backs |
genitive | (eines) | (des) | Backs, Back1 | (einer) | (der) | Back | (der) | Backs |
dative | (einem) | (dem) | Back | (einer) | (der) | Back | (den) | Backs |
accusative | (einen) | (den) | Back | (eine) | (die) | Back | (die) | Backs |
1With an article.
Further reading
edit- Back on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Back” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Back (Schüssel, Esstisch)” in Duden online
- “Back (Verteidiger im Fußball)” in Duden online
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English surnames
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- German terms derived from Middle Low German
- German terms derived from Middle Dutch
- German terms derived from Old French
- German 1-syllable words
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- Rhymes:German/ak
- Rhymes:German/ak/1 syllable
- German terms with homophones
- German lemmas
- German nouns
- German feminine nouns
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- German terms borrowed from English
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- German doublets
- German masculine nouns
- Switzerland German
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