bauk

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

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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