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dek

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See also: -dék

Translingual

Etymology

From English Dek.

Symbol

dek

  1. (international standards, obsolete) Former ISO 639-3 language code for Dek.

English

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Deliberate misspelling of deck, to distinguish the word as not belonging in the story.

Alternative forms

Noun

dek (plural deks)

  1. (journalism, slang) The subhead of a news story.

Etymology 2

From the prefix dec-.

Numeral

dek

  1. The cardinal number occurring after nine and before el in a duodecimal system. Written ↊, decimal value 10.

See also

Anagrams

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Basque

Noun

dek

  1. ergative indefinite of de

Breton

Breton numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: dek
    Ordinal: dekvet
    Ordinal abbreviation: 10vet

Etymology

From Middle Breton dek, from Old Breton dec, from Proto-Brythonic *deg, from Proto-Celtic *dekam, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥.

Numeral

dek

  1. ten

Mutation

More information unmutated, soft ...
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Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch dec, from decken, from Old Dutch thecken, from Proto-West Germanic *þakkjan, from Proto-Germanic *þakjaną. Equivalent to a deverbal from dekken.

Noun

dek n (plural dekken, diminutive dekje n)

  1. a deck
  2. a cover
  3. a surface
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Indonesian: dek (“deck”)
  • → Papiamentu: dèk

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

dek

  1. inflection of dekken:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

Further reading

  • “dek” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]
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Esperanto

Esperanto numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: dek
    Ordinal: deka
    Adverbial: deke
    Multiplier: dekobla, dekopa
    Fractional: dekona, dekono

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δέκα (déka), Latin decem.

Pronunciation

Numeral

dek

  1. ten (10)

Derived terms

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Ido

Ido numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: dek
    Ordinal: dekesma
    Adverbial: dekfoye
    Multiplier: dekopla
    Fractional: dekima

Etymology

From Esperanto dek, from Latin decem, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥.

Numeral

dek

  1. ten (10)
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Indonesian

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdɛk]
  • Hyphenation: dèk

Etymology 1

From Dutch dek (“deck”), from Middle Dutch dec (“roof, covering”), from Middle Dutch dekken, from Old Dutch thecken, from Proto-Germanic *þakjaną.

Noun

dèk (plural dek-dek)

  1. deck, any raised flat surface that can be walked on
    Synonym: geladak

Etymology 2

From Minangkabau [Term?].

Preposition

dèk

  1. (dialect) because of

Further reading

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Jebero

Noun

dek

  1. water

References

Jingpho

Etymology

Borrowed from Burmese တိုက် (tuik).

Noun

dek

  1. depository

References

  • Kurabe, Keita (31 December 2016), “Phonology of Burmese loanwords in Jinghpaw”, in Kyoto University Linguistic Research‎, volume 35, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 91–128

Limburgish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Dutch dicke, from Old Dutch *thicki, from Proto-West Germanic *þikkwī, from Proto-Germanic *þekuz, from Proto-Indo-European *tégus (“thick”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dek/, [dɪk]
  • Rhymes: -ek

Adjective

dek (masculine deke̩, feminine deke̩, comparative deke̩r, superlative dekste̩) (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling)

  1. thick
  2. fat, corpulent
  3. dense
  4. pregnant
  5. bloated (of livestock after being fed too much)

Derived terms

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Livonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdek/, [ˈd̪ekː]

Etymology 1

    Borrowed from Middle Low German decke.

    Noun

    dek

    1. cloth for covering; blanket, quilt, etc.
    Declension
    More information singular (ikšlu’g), plural (pǟgiņlu’g) ...

    Etymology 2

      Borrowed from Middle Low German deck.

      Noun

      dek

      1. (nautical) deck
        Synonym: kǭņtš
      Declension
      More information singular (ikšlu’g), plural (pǟgiņlu’g) ...

      References

      • Tiit-Rein Viitso; Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), “dek”, in Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz [Livonian-Estonian-Latvian Dictionary]‎ (in Estonian and Latvian), Tartu, Rīga: Tartu Ülikool, Latviešu valodas aģentūra

      Polabian

      Etymology

      Borrowed from Middle Low German dak/dāk

      Noun

      dek m ?

      1. roof

      References

      • Lehr-Spławiński, T.; Polański, K. (1962), “dek”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka Drzewian połabskich [Etymological Dictionary of the Polabian Drevani Language] (in Polish), number 1 (A – ďüzd), Wrocław; Warszawa etc.: Ossolineum, page 102
      • Polański, Kazimierz; James Allen Sehnert (1967), “dek”, in Polabian-English Dictionary, The Hague, Paris: Mouton & Co, page 51
      • Olesch, Reinhold (1962), “Dek”, in Thesaurus Linguae Dravaenopolabicae [Thesaurus of the Drevani language] (in German), volumes 1: A – O, Cologne, Vienna: Böhlau Verlag, →ISBN, page 163

      Polish

      Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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      Etymology

      Borrowed from German Deck, from Dutch dek, from Middle Dutch dec, from decken, from Old Dutch thecken, from Proto-West Germanic *þakkjan, from Proto-Germanic *þakjaną.

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      dek m inan

      1. (nautical) deck (on a ship)
        Synonym: pokład

      Declension

      Declension of dek
      More information singular, plural ...

      Further reading

      • dek in Polish dictionaries at PWN

      Turkish

      Etymology

      From Ottoman Turkish دك, from Proto-Turkic *teg.

      Pronunciation

      Postposition

      dek (+ dative)

      1. until, till, up to
        Synonym: değin
        Ölene dek birlikte olacak mıyız? ― Are we going to be together until we die?
        Eve dek tutman gerekecek. ― You will need to hold it up until we reach home

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