Dose

See also: dose, dosé, dôse, dōse, dosë, and döse

German

Etymology

Spread via the Lower Rhineland from Middle Low German dōse and Middle Dutch dose. Probably from Latin dosis.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdoːzə/
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Noun

Dose f (genitive Dose, plural Dosen, diminutive Döschen n or Döslein n)

  1. box (container made from metal or plastic, less often wood)
  2. tin, can (air-tight container for food)
    Synonym: Büchse
  3. (informal, often diminutive) vagina, vulva

Declension
Declension of Dose [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Dose die Dosen
genitive einer der Dose der Dosen
dative einer der Dose den Dosen
accusative eine die Dose die Dosen

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “Dose” in Duden online
  • “Dose” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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