deksels

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Afrikaans[edit]

Noun[edit]

deksels

  1. plural of deksel

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛk.səls/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: dek‧sels

Etymology 1[edit]

Probably borrowed from West Frisian [Term?] or Dutch Low Saxon [Term?]. Equivalent to deksel +‎ -s as a minced oath for duivels.[1]

Interjection[edit]

deksels

  1. darn!
  2. boy!
Synonyms[edit]

Adjective[edit]

deksels (not comparable)

  1. darned, bloody
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of deksels
uninflected deksels
inflected dekselse
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial deksels
indefinite m./f. sing. dekselse
n. sing. deksels
plural dekselse
definite dekselse
partitive deksels

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun[edit]

deksels

  1. plural of deksel

References[edit]

  1. ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press