decken

Meaning

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

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdɛkən/

Etymology

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.