deken
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch deken, from Old Dutch *thekina, from Proto-Germanic *þakinō.
Noun edit
deken f (plural dekens, diminutive dekentje n)
- A blanket, warm textile cover
- Synonym: sprei
- (figuratively) A blanket, covering layer
- Een deken van sneeuw bedekt de winterse tuin, die zich 's zomers met kleurige dekens van bloemen siert
- A blanket of snow covers the wintery garden, which in summer is ornate by colorful flower blankets
- Een deken van sneeuw bedekt de winterse tuin, die zich 's zomers met kleurige dekens van bloemen siert
Synonyms edit
Noun edit
deken n (plural dekens, diminutive dekentje n)
- The permanent flooring of a fishery vessel
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle Dutch dēken, from Old Dutch and Proto-West Germanic *dekan, from Latin decānus (“dean, chief of ten”). Compare Old High German tehhan(t) (Modern German Dechant). Doublet of decaan, a later borrowing.
Noun edit
deken m (plural dekens, diminutive dekentje n)
- A dean, certain priestly offices
- presiding over a chapter, as in a cathedral or collegiate church
- pastoral chief in a part of a diocese comprising several parishes
- A chairman in certain professional corporations
- A doyen, eldest, as in the corps diplomatique
- Some other presiding officers, e.g. of a neighborhood
Synonyms edit
- (doyen): ouderdomsdeken
Derived terms edit
- dekenaat
- dekenbond
- dekenij
- dekenschap
- buurtdeken
- eredeken
- gildedeken
- landdeken
- kardinaal-deken
- opperdeken
- ouderdomsdeken