bargòwac

Kashubian

Etymology

Borrowed from Low Prussian bargen + -owac

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /barˈɡwɛ.vat͡s/
  • Rhymes: -ɛvat͡s
  • Syllabification: bar‧gò‧wac

Verb

bargòwac impf

  1. (fishing) to gather, to save (mainly in meaning of collecting the remains of wrecked ships)

Derived terms

verbs
  • nabargòwac
  • zabargòwac

Further reading

  • Stefan Ramułt (1993) [1893] “bargòwac”, in Jerzy Trepczyk, editor, Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), 3 edition
  • bargòwac”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022