dukke

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈd̥ɔɡ̊ə]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse dokka, from Proto-Germanic *dukkǭ, cognate with Old Saxon dokka, Old High German tocka.

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

References

• “dukke,1” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 2

From Low German dukken, from Middle Low German dūken, from Old Saxon *dūkan, from Proto-West Germanic *dūkan (“to duck”), cognate with English duck, German ducken.

Verb

dukke

1. to dive, to duck
2. (with the adverb op) see dukke op

Conjugation

Inflection of dukke

	present	past
simple	dukker	dukkede
perfect	har dukket	havde dukket
passive	dukkes	—
participle	dukkende	dukket
imperative	duk	—
infinitive	dukke	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	dukken	—

Derived terms

• dukke op
• opdukke

References

• “dukke,2” in Den Danske Ordbog

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.

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