deksels

Afrikaans

Noun

deksels

  1. plural of deksel

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛk.səls/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: dek‧sels

Etymology 1

Probably borrowed from West Frisian [Term?] or Dutch Low Saxon [Term?]. Equivalent to deksel + -s as a minced oath for duivels.[1]

Interjection

deksels

  1. darn!
  2. boy!
Synonyms

Adjective

deksels (not comparable)

  1. darned, bloody
Inflection
Inflection of deksels
uninflected deksels
inflected dekselse
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial deksels
indefinite m./f. sing. dekselse
n. sing. deksels
plural dekselse
definite dekselse
partitive deksels

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

deksels

  1. plural of deksel

References

  1. Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
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