bakfiets

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch bakfiets, from bak (“container such as a box, crate, tray, or tub”) + fiets (“bicycle”). Bak is derived from French bac (“vat; ferry”), possibly from Vulgar Latin *baccu (“container”), from Latin bacar (“type of wine glass”), possibly from Ancient Greek βῖκος (bîkos, “amphora”), possibly from Egyptian bꜣkt (“oil flask”). The etymology of fiets is uncertain; it is possibly derived from regional (southern Limburg) French vietse (“to run quickly”), possibly ultimately from vite (“(informal or obsolete) fast, quick”) (see further at that word). The plural form bakfietsen is borrowed from Dutch bakfietsen. === Pronunciation === Singular: (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbækfiːts/, /ˈbɑk-/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbækˌfits/ Hyphenation: bak‧fiets Plural (bakfietsen): (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbækfiːtsən/, /ˈbɑk-/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbækˌfitsən/ Hyphenation: bak‧fiets‧en === Noun === bakfiets (plural bakfietsen or bakfietses) (cycling, originally in the Netherlands) A bicycle or tricycle with a long wheelbase between the front wheel and handlebars holding a large box, originally used solely to transport goods but now also commonly for carrying young children. Synonyms: box bike, cargo bike, carrier cycle, cycletruck, freight bicycle, freight tricycle ==== Alternative forms ==== bakfiet (rebracketing) ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === freight bicycle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === fat bikes == Dutch == === Etymology === Compound of bak (“tray, box”) +‎ fiets (“bicycle”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɑk.fits/ Hyphenation: bak‧fiets === Noun === bakfiets f (plural bakfietsen, diminutive bakfietsje n) a cargo bicycle, a freight bicycle ==== Derived terms ==== bakfietsmoeder bakfietsouder bakfietsvader ==== Descendants ==== → English: bakfiets, bakfiet