deken

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdeːkə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: de‧ken
  • Rhymes: -eːkən

Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch deken, from Old Dutch *thekina, from Proto-Germanic *þakinō.

Noun

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deken f (plural dekens, diminutive dekentje n)

  1. a blanket, warm textile cover
    Synonym: sprei
  2. (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
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deken n (plural dekens, diminutive dekentje n)

  1. the permanent flooring of a fishery vessel
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Descendants
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  • Aukan: degii
  • Caribbean Javanese: déken
  • Papiamentu: deken, dekel, deklo
  • Saramaccan: déigi

Etymology 2

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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.

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deken m (plural dekens, diminutive dekentje n)

  1. a dean, certain priestly offices
    1. presiding over a chapter, as in a cathedral or collegiate church
    2. pastoral chief in a part of a diocese comprising several parishes
  2. a chairman in certain professional corporations
  3. a doyen, eldest, as in the corps diplomatique
  4. some other presiding officers, e.g. of a neighborhood
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