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Betekenis

1. (weak) to cover (a roof, with a blanket, etc.)
2. (figuratively,weak) to cover (e.g. a demand, a loss; but not “to provide news coverage”)
3. (figuratively,weak) to cover (a female animal)
4. (weak) to lay or set (the table)
5. (weak) to mark
6. (reflexive,weak) to be congruent, to coincide
7. (weak) to protect, to guard

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈdɛkən/

Etimologie

From Old High German decchen, from Proto-Germanic *þakjaną. Equivalent to Dach + -en. Cognate with West Frisian dekke, Dutch dekken, English thatch, Danish tække, Swedish täcka.