dukke
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Danish
Pronunciation
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)
Declension
| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | dukke | dukken | dukker | dukkerne |
| genitive | dukkes | dukkens | dukkers | dukkernes |
References
- “dukke,1” in Den Danske Ordbog
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
Conjugation
Derived terms
References
- “dukke,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
- dokke (Nynorsk also)
Noun
dukke f or m (definite singular dukka or dukken, indefinite plural dukker, definite plural dukkene)
- a doll (toy in the form of a human)
- 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)
References
- “dukke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
dukke (present tense dukkar, past tense dukka, past participle dukka, passive infinitive dukkast, present participle dukkande, imperative dukke/dukk)
- Alternative form of dukka