deuk

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Unknown. Possibly formed from duiken by analogy with reuk and ruiken, but the semantics are doubtful.^[1]

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /døːk/
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Hyphenation: deuk
Rhymes: -øːk

Noun edit

deuk f (plural deuken, diminutive deukje n)

dent

Derived terms edit

References edit

^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) “deuk”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands‎^[1] (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press

Middle English edit

Noun edit

deuk

Alternative form of duk (“duke”)

Scots edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /djuk/, /dʒuk/, /dʒʌk/

Noun edit

deuk (plural deuks)

duck (type of bird)

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