Dose

See also: dose, dosé, dôse, dōse, dosë, and döse

German

Etymology

Spread via the Lower Rhineland from Middle Low German dōse and Middle Dutch dose. Probably from Latin dosis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdoːzə/

• Audio:

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Noun

Dose f (genitive Dose, plural Dosen, diminutive Döschen n or Döslein n)

1. box (container made from metal or plastic, less often wood)
2. tin; can (air-tight container for food)

   Synonym: Büchse

3. (informal, most often diminutive) vagina; vulva

Derived terms

• Bierdose
• Blechdose
• Coladose
• Doseninhalt
• Dosennahrung
• Dosenöffner
• eindosen
• Holzdose
• Konservendose
• Metalldose
• Plastikdose
• Sprühdose

 

Further reading

• “Dose” in Duden online