dek
English
Pronunciation
Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -ɛk
Etymology 1
Deliberate misspelling of deck, to distinguish the word as not belonging in the story.
Alternative forms
- deck
Noun
dek (plural deks)
- (journalism, slang) The subhead of a news story.
Etymology 2
From decimal.
Numeral
dek
- The cardinal number occurring after nine and before el in a duodecimal system. Written ↊, decimal value 10.
See also
- roneat dek
Anagrams
- EDK, KDE, KED, ked
Basque
Noun
dek
- ergative indefinite of de
Breton
| < 9 | 10 | 11 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : dek Ordinal : dekvet | ||
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *deg, from Proto-Celtic *dekam, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥.
Numeral
dek
- ten
See also
- (cardinal number): Previous: nav. Next: unnek
Mutation
| Breton consonant mutation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unmutated | soft | aspirate | hard | mixed | |
| dek | zek | unchanged | tek | tek | |
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɛk/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: dek
- Rhymes: -ɛk
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)
- A deck.
- A cover.
- A surface.
Derived terms
- achterdek
- benedendek
- campagnedek
- dekknecht
- halfdek
- hoofddek
- lidodek
- onderdek
- scheepsdek
- sneeuwdek
- vliegdek
- voordek
- wegdek
- zadeldek
- zonnedek
Related terms
- deken
- dekken
Descendants
- → Indonesian: dek (“deck”)
- → Papiamentu: dèk
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
dek
- first-person singular present indicative of dekken
- imperative of dekken
Esperanto
| 100 | ||||
| ← 1 | ← 9 | 10 | 11 → | 20 → |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
| Cardinal: dek Ordinal: deka Adverbial: deke Multiplier: dekobla, dekopa Fractional: dekona, dekono | ||||
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δέκα (déka), Latin decem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdek/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: dek
Numeral
dek
- ten (10)
Derived terms
- deko
Ido
| 100 | ||||
| ← 1 | ← 9 | 10 | 11 → | 20 → |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
| 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
- ten (10)
Indonesian
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 (first-person possessive dekku, second-person possessive dekmu, third-person possessive deknya)
- deck, any raised flat surface that can be walked on.
Etymology 2
From Minangkabau [Term?].
Preposition
dèk
- (dialect) because of
Further reading
- “dek” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Jebero
Noun
dek
- water
References
- The Shiwilu classifier system
Jingpho
Etymology
Borrowed from Burmese တိုက် (tuik).
Noun
dek
- depository
References
- Kurabe, Keita (2016-12-31), “Phonology of Burmese loanwords in Jinghpaw”, in Kyoto University Linguistic Research, volume 35, DOI:, ISSN 1349-7804, pages 91–128
Polish
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
- IPA(key): /dɛk/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛk
- Syllabification: dek
Noun
dek m inan
- (nautical) deck (on a ship)
- Synonym: pokład
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dek | deki |
| genitive | deku | deków |
| dative | dekowi | dekom |
| accusative | dek | deki |
| instrumental | dekiem | dekami |
| locative | deku | dekach |
| vocative | deku | deki |
Further reading
- dek in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- dek in Polish dictionaries at PWN