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Afrikaans
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Dutch duiken, from Middle Dutch duken, from Old Dutch *dūcan, from Proto-West Germanic *dūkan, from Proto-Germanic *dūkaną.
Verb
duik (present duik, present participle duikende, past participle geduik)
- to dive
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Dutch duik. Equivalent to a deverbal from etymology 1.
Noun
duik (plural duike)
- dive
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Deverbal from duiken.
Noun
duik m (plural duiken, diminutive duikje n)
- (diving) dive, the act of diving into the water
- (diving) dive, swimming under water
- deliberate jump or fall to the floor
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
duik
- inflection of duiken:
- first-person singular present indicative
- (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
- imperative
Scots
Verb
duik (third-person singular simple present duiks, present participle duiking, simple past duikt, past participle duikt)
- Alternative form of jouk