dekken

Signification

1. (transitive) to cover
2. (transitive) to set (the table)
3. (transitive) to mount and impregnate (a female animal)

Coupé comme

dek‧ken

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈdɛkə(n)/

Étymologie

From Middle Dutch decken, from Old Dutch thecken, from Proto-West Germanic *þakkjan, from Proto-Germanic *þakjaną. Equivalent to dak (“roof”) + -en (“denominative”) and shows the effect of historical umlaut.