dukke

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈd̥ɔɡ̊ə]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse dokka, from Proto-Germanic *dukkǭ, cognate with Old Saxon dokka, Old High German tocka.

Noun

dukke c (singular definite dukken, plural indefinite dukker)

  1. doll
Declension

References

Etymology 2

From Low German dukken, from Middle Low German dūken, from Old Saxon *dūkan, from Proto-West Germanic *dūkan (to duck), cognate with English duck, German ducken.

Verb

dukke

  1. to dive, to duck
  2. (with the adverb op) see dukke op
Conjugation
Derived terms

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse dokka.

Alternative forms

Noun

dukke f or m (definite singular dukka or dukken, indefinite plural dukker, definite plural dukkene)

  1. a doll (toy in the form of a human)
  2. a marionette, puppet
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Low German dukken.

Verb

dukke (imperative dukk, present tense dukker, passive dukkes, simple past and past participle dukka or dukket, present participle dukkende)

  1. to duck, dip, dive, bow (one's head)
  2. dukke opp - to emerge, crop up, pop up

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

dukke (present tense dukkar, past tense dukka, past participle dukka, passive infinitive dukkast, present participle dukkande, imperative dukke/dukk)

  1. Alternative form of dukka
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