decken

Senso

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

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈdɛkən/

Etimologia

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.