bauk

Icelandic

Etymology

Back-formation from bauka (“to potter about, to busy oneself”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pøyːk/
  • Rhymes: -øyːk

Noun

bauk n (genitive singular bauks, no plural)

  1. pottering about, tinkering, dawdling
    Synonyms: dund, dútl, föndur, stell

Declension
declension of bauk
n-s singular
indefinite definite
nominative bauk baukið
accusative bauk baukið
dative bauki baukinu
genitive bauks bauksins

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse bauka.

Pronunciation 1
  • IPA(key): /²ˈbɞɪ̯ːk/, /²ˈbɞu̯ːk/, /²ˈbɑu̯ːk/, /²ˈbæɵ̯ːk/

Verb

bauk (preterite baukä)

  1. make noise
  2. toil, work
  3. dig in the soil like swine

Pronunciation 2
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɞɪ̯ːk/, /ˈbɞu̯ːk/, /ˈbɑu̯ːk/, /ˈbæɵ̯ːk/

Noun

bauk n

  1. trouble, noise
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