fokka
Finnish
noun
Definitions
- (nautical) jib triangular sail attached to the forestay of a sailboat, the clew of which reaches back about to the level of the mast
Etymology
Borrowed from Swedish fock (jib).
Origin
Swedish
fock
Gloss
jib
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- fokkamasto Finnish
- masto Finnish
- myrsky Finnish
- myrskyfokka Finnish
- fock Swedish