Bakas
See also: bakas
English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Greek Μπάκας (Bákas).
Proper noun
Bakas (plural Bakases)
- A surname from Greek.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Bakas is the 64891st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 306 individuals. Bakas is most common among White (88.89%) individuals.
Etymology 2
Noun
Bakas
- plural of Baka
Proper noun
Bakas
- plural of Baka
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bakas”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 86.
- Forebears
Lithuanian
Etymology
From bakas (“container for storing liquid”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [²ˈbɑːkɐs]
- Hyphenation: ba‧kas
Proper noun
Bãkas m (feminine Bakienė, unmarried feminine Bakáitė) stress pattern 1
- a surname
Declension
| singular (vienaskaita) |
plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | Bakas | Bakai |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | Bako | Bakų |
| dative (naudininkas) | Bakui | Bakams |
| accusative (galininkas) | Baką | Bakus |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | Baku | Bakais |
| locative (vietininkas) | Bakuje | Bakuose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | Bakau | Bakai |
Derived terms
- (Surnames:) Bakauskas, Bakelis, Bakalis
- (Patronymics:) Bakevičius, Bakaitis
Further reading
- “Bakas”, in Pavardžių duomenų bazė [Surname database], ekalba.lt, 2011–2026