dukke

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse dokka.

Noun

dukke c (singular definite dukken, plural indefinite dukker)

1. doll

Declension

Declension of dukke

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	dukke	dukken	dukker	dukkerne
genitive	dukkes	dukkens	dukkers	dukkernes

Etymology 2

From Low German dukken.

Verb

dukke

1. to dive, to duck
2. (used with op) to emerge; to pop up

Conjugation

Conjugation of dukke

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	dukke	dukkes
Present tense	dukker	dukkes
Past tense	dukkede	dukkedes
Imperative	duk	-
Participle
Present	dukkende
Past	dukket
Gerund	dukken

References

• “dukke” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse dokka.

Alternative forms

• dokke (Nynorsk also)

Noun

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

Derived terms

• dukketeater
• filledukke
• utstillingsdukke

Etymology 2

From Low German dukken

Verb

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

References

• “dukke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

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

1. Alternative form of dukka