Dock

See also: dock

English

Etymology

• As an English surname, possibly from the noun duck.
• As a Norwegian surname, from Old Norse dǫkk (“pit, depression”), from Proto-Germanic *dankwaz (“dark”).
• As a German surname, spelling variant of Docke, related to the noun Tuch (“cloth, piece of fabric”).

Proper noun

Dock

1. (US, rare, dated) A male given name or nickname.
2. A surname.

East Central German

Etymology

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Noun

Dock f

1. (Erzgebirgisch) doll

References

• Manfred Blechschmidt, Behüt eich fei dos Licht Ein Weihnachtsbuch des Erzgebirges P. 183
• 1993 Hans Becher: "Das Lied vom Vugelbeerbaam und sein Dichter der Forstmeister August Max Schreyer." P. 23

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch or English dock, or via German Low German from Middle Low German docke. Possibly borrowed from Middle English dock; this form is attested a few decades earlier and the earliest Low German attestation refers to the harbours of London.

The ultimate origin is uncertain; possibly from Vulgar Latin *ductia (“aqueduct”), from Latin duco (“I lead”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔk/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

Noun

Dock n (strong, genitive Docks, plural Docks)

1. dock (a construction in which ships are repaired)

Declension

Declension of Dock [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Dock	die	Docks
genitive	eines	des	Docks	der	Docks
dative	einem	dem	Dock	den	Docks
accusative	ein	das	Dock	die	Docks

Derived terms

• Schwimmdock
• Trockendock