baksztag

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Backstag. First attested in 1902.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbak.ʂtak/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -akʂtak
  • Syllabification: bak‧sztag

Noun

baksztag m inan

  1. (nautical) running backstay (support rope)
  2. (nautical) wind on the backstay
  3. (nautical) A course driven by such wind

Declension

noun

References

  1. baksztag in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

Further reading

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