dokke
Afrikaans
Noun
dokke
- plural of dok
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English docce, from Proto-West Germanic *dokkā.
Alternative forms
- docke, dok, doke, dokk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɔk(ə)/
Noun
dokke (plural dokkes)
- dock (a plant of the genus Rumex).
- Burdock or a related plant.
Descendants
- English: dock
References
- “dokke, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-12.
Verb
dokke
- Alternative form of dokkyn
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Old Norse dokka.
Noun
dokke f or m (definite singular dokka or dokken, indefinite plural dokker, definite plural dokkene)
- alternative form of dukke
Etymology 2
From the English verb dock.
Verb
dokke (imperative dokk, present tense dokker, passive dokkes, simple past and past participle dokka or dokket, present participle dokkende)
- (especially nautical) to dock, go into a dock
Derived terms
- dokking
Related terms
- dokk
References
- “dokke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “dokke_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Old Norse dokka.
Noun
dokke f (definite singular dokka, indefinite plural dokker, definite plural dokkene)
- a doll (toy in the form of a human)
Etymology 2
From the English verb dock.
Verb
dokke (present tense dokkar, past tense dokka, past participle dokka, passive infinitive dokkast, present participle dokkande, imperative dokke/dokk)
- (especially nautical) to dock, go into a dock
Alternative forms
- dokka
Derived terms
- dokking
Related terms
- dokk
References
- “dokke” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.