Dakk

Limburgish

Alternative forms

• daak (widespread variant)
  • Daak (Krefeld)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch dak, from Old Dutch *thak. Or from Middle Low German dak, from Old Saxon thak. Both ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *þak, from Proto-Germanic *þaką.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dak/
• Hyphenation: Dakk
• Rhymes: -ak

Noun

Dakk n (plural Daaker, diminutive Däkkske)

1. (Eupen) roof
2. (Eupen, mining) roof (The surface or bed of rock immediately overlying a bed of coal or a flat vein.)
3. (Eupen, geology) a rock layer above a seam

Derived terms

• Aunderdakk
• Dakkapäll
• Dakkfännster
• Dakkpann
• Dakkpiip
• Dakkschtoul
• Dakktröpp
• Dakktsimmer