Düker

See also: duker

German

Etymology

Formally from German Low German Düker, from Middle Low German düker (“diver”, also “culvert”?). A doublet of Taucher (“diver”). The sense “culvert” might be a loan translation of Dutch duiker. At least its adoption into standard German was probably reinforced by Dutch.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdyːkɐ/
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Noun

Düker m (genitive Dükers, plural Düker)

culvert

Declension

Declension of Düker

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Düker	die	Düker
genitive	eines	des	Dükers	der	Düker
dative	einem	dem	Düker	den	Dükern
accusative	einen	den	Düker	die	Düker

Related terms

tauchen
Taucher