duik

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dœi̯k/

Etymology 1

From Dutch duiken, from Middle Dutch duken, from Old Dutch *dūcan, from Proto-West Germanic *dūkan, from Proto-Germanic *dūkaną.

Verb

duik (present duik, present participle duikende, past participle geduik)

1. to dive

Derived terms

• duikboot
• duikweg

Etymology 2

From Dutch duik. Equivalent to a deverbal from etymology 1.

Noun

duik (plural duike)

1. dive

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dœy̯k/

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• Hyphenation: duik
• Rhymes: -œy̯k

Etymology 1

Deverbal from duiken.

Noun

duik m (plural duiken, diminutive duikje n)

1. (diving) dive, the act of diving into the water
2. (diving) dive, swimming under water
3. deliberate jump or fall to the floor

Derived terms

• nieuwjaarsduik

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

duik

1. inflection of duiken:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative

Scots

Verb

duik (third-person singular simple present duiks, present participle duiking, simple past duikt, past participle duikt)

1. Alternative form of jouk