deuk
Dutch
Etymology
Unknown. Possibly formed from duiken by analogy with reuk and ruiken, but the semantics are doubtful.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /døːk/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: deuk
- Rhymes: -øːk
Noun
deuk f (plural deuken, diminutive deukje n)
- dent
Derived terms
- deuken
References
- Philippa, Marlies; Debrabandere, Frans; Quak, Arend; Schoonheim, Tanneke; van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009), “deuk”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
Middle English
Noun
deuk
- Alternative form of duk (“duke”)
Scots
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /djuk/, /dʒuk/, /dʒʌk/
Noun
deuk (plural deuks)
- (bird): duck