achtersztag

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch achterstag.[1][2] First attested in 1947.[3]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /axˈtɛr.ʂtak/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛrʂtak
  • Syllabification: ach‧ter‧sztag

Noun

achtersztag m inan

  1. (nautical) backstay (a part of the rigging of a sailing ship extending from the top of the mast (masthead) to the back of the ship; they support the strain on all upper masts and provide additional support to the shrouds when the wind is abaft the beam)
    Synonym: aftersztag

Declension
Declension of achtersztag
singular plural
nominative achtersztag achtersztagi
genitive achtersztagu achtersztagów
dative achtersztagowi achtersztagom
accusative achtersztag achtersztagi
instrumental achtersztagiem achtersztagami
locative achtersztagu achtersztagach
vocative achtersztagu achtersztagi

References
  1. Mirosław Bańko; Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021), “achtersztag”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “achtersztag”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  3. A. Rzymkowski (1947) Skrypt żeglarski‎, page 11

Further reading
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