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Dutch
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Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch deken, from Old Dutch *thekina, from Proto-Germanic *þakinō.
Noun
deken f (plural dekens, diminutive dekentje n)
- a blanket, warm textile cover
- Synonym: sprei
- (figuratively) a blanket, covering layer
- Een deken van sneeuw bedekt de winterse tuin, die zich 's zomers met kleurige dekens van bloemen siert
- A blanket of snow covers the wintery garden, which in summer is ornate by colorful flower blankets
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deken n (plural dekens, diminutive dekentje n)
- the permanent flooring of a fishery vessel
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Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch dēken, from Old Dutch and Proto-West Germanic *dekan, from Latin decānus (“dean, chief of ten”). Compare Old High German tehhan(t) (Modern German Dechant). Doublet of decaan, a later borrowing.
Noun
deken m (plural dekens, diminutive dekentje n)
- a dean, certain priestly offices
- presiding over a chapter, as in a cathedral or collegiate church
- pastoral chief in a part of a diocese comprising several parishes
- a chairman in certain professional corporations
- a doyen, eldest, as in the corps diplomatique
- some other presiding officers, e.g. of a neighborhood
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