dukke

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse dokka, from Proto-Germanic *dukkǭ, cognate with Old Saxon dokka, Old High German tocka.

Noun

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dukke c (singular definite dukken, plural indefinite dukker)

  1. doll
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Etymology 2

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From Low German dukken, from Middle Low German dūken, from Old Saxon *dūkan, from Proto-West Germanic *dūkan (to duck), cognate with English duck, German ducken.

Verb

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dukke

  1. to dive, to duck
  2. (with the adverb op) see dukke op
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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse dokka.

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Noun

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dukke f or m (definite singular dukka or dukken, indefinite plural dukker, definite plural dukkene)

  1. a doll (toy in the form of a human)
  2. a marionette, puppet
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Etymology 2

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From Low German dukken.

Verb

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dukke (imperative dukk, present tense dukker, passive dukkes, simple past and past participle dukka or dukket, present participle dukkende)

  1. to duck, dip, dive, bow (one's head)
  2. dukke opp - to emerge, crop up, pop up

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Verb

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dukke (present tense dukkar, past tense dukka, past participle dukka, passive infinitive dukkast, present participle dukkande, imperative dukke/dukk)

  1. Alternative form of dukka