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Noun [Dutch]

IPA: /ˈdeːkə(n)/ Audio: Nl-deken.ogg Forms: dekens [plural], dekentje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -eːkən Etymology: From Middle Dutch deken, from Old Dutch *thekina, from Proto-Germanic *þakinō. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|deken}} Middle Dutch deken, {{inh|nl|odt|*thekina}} Old Dutch *thekina, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*þakinō}} Proto-Germanic *þakinō Head templates: {{nl-noun|f,n|-s|+}} deken f or n (plural dekens, diminutive dekentje n)
  1. a blanket, warm textile cover Tags: feminine, neuter Synonyms: sprei
    Sense id: en-deken-nl-noun-VeK4bBWk
  2. (figuratively) a blanket, covering layer Tags: feminine, figuratively, neuter
    Sense id: en-deken-nl-noun-ByZMpPNo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dekkleed
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Dutch]

IPA: /ˈdeːkə(n)/ Audio: Nl-deken.ogg Forms: dekens [plural], dekentje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -eːkən Etymology: From Middle Dutch deken, from Old Dutch *thekina, from Proto-Germanic *þakinō. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|deken}} Middle Dutch deken, {{inh|nl|odt|*thekina}} Old Dutch *thekina, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*þakinō}} Proto-Germanic *þakinō Head templates: {{nl-noun|n|-s|+}} deken n (plural dekens, diminutive dekentje n)
  1. the permanent flooring of a fishery vessel Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-deken-nl-noun-BDiiegah Derived forms: beddendeken, bundeken, dekenruwer, dekenstrijker, dekenvlag, dekenwever, donsdeken, hondendeken, lappendeken, onderdeken, overdeken, paardendeken, reisdeken, tochtdeken
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Dutch]

IPA: /ˈdeːkə(n)/ Audio: Nl-deken.ogg Forms: dekens [plural], dekentje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -eːkən Etymology: From Middle Dutch dēken, from Old Dutch and Proto-West Germanic *dekan, from Latin decānus (“dean, chief of ten”). Compare Old High German tehhan(t) (Modern German Dechant). Doublet of decaan, a later borrowing. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|dēken}} Middle Dutch dēken, {{inh|nl|odt|-}} Old Dutch, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*dekan}} Proto-West Germanic *dekan, {{der|nl|la|decānus||dean, chief of ten}} Latin decānus (“dean, chief of ten”), {{cog|goh|tehhan|tehhan(t)}} Old High German tehhan(t), {{cog|de|Dechant}} German Dechant, {{doublet|nl|decaan}} Doublet of decaan Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-s|+}} deken m (plural dekens, diminutive dekentje n)
  1. a dean, certain priestly offices
    presiding over a chapter, as in a cathedral or collegiate church
    Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-deken-nl-noun-~0PnhaMG Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Bedding Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 2 4 5 33 13 18 3 21 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 2 3 5 25 9 12 6 14 10 7 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 1 3 3 23 9 22 2 23 4 6 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 2 2 35 13 17 1 18 3 4 3 Disambiguation of Bedding: 4 8 8 31 13 15 4 17
  2. a dean, certain priestly offices
    pastoral chief in a part of a diocese comprising several parishes
    Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-deken-nl-noun-VHi1MjPz
  3. a chairman in certain professional corporations Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-deken-nl-noun-A0~zkWu5 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 1 3 3 23 9 22 2 23 4 6 4
  4. a doyen, eldest, as in the corps diplomatique Tags: masculine Synonyms (doyen): ouderdomsdeken
    Sense id: en-deken-nl-noun-RxLMb1BL Disambiguation of 'doyen': 18 18 1 61 1
  5. some other presiding officers, e.g. of a neighborhood Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-deken-nl-noun-UQ9zb65v Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 1 3 3 23 9 22 2 23 4 6 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: decaan, decanaal, stafhouder
Etymology number: 2 Derived forms: buurtdeken, dekenaat, dekenbond, dekenij, dekenschap, eredeken, gildedeken, kardinaal-deken, landdeken, opperdeken, ouderdomsdeken

Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /ˈdɛ̝ːkən/, /ˈdɛ̝ːknə/
Etymology: Inherited from Old English dēacon, diācon, from Latin diāconus, from Ancient Greek δῐᾱ́κονος (dĭā́konos); the form /ˈdɛ̝ːknə/ is possibly after Old French diacne, from the same Latin source, though compare Old Norse djákni besides djákn. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|dēacon|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English dēacon, {{inh+|enm|ang|dēacon}} Inherited from Old English dēacon, {{der|enm|la|diāconus}} Latin diāconus, {{der|enm|grc|δῐᾱ́κονος}} Ancient Greek δῐᾱ́κονος (dĭā́konos), {{der|enm|fro|diacne}} Old French diacne, {{cog|non|djákni}} Old Norse djákni Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} deken, {{enm-noun|deknes|pl2=deknen|pl2_qual=Kentish, Southern}} deken (plural deknes or (Kentish, Southern) deknen) Forms: deknes [plural], deknen [Kentish, Southern, plural], decon [alternative], decoun [alternative], decun [alternative], dekene [alternative], dekne [alternative], daken [alternative, Late-Middle-English], dekyn [alternative, Late-Middle-English], deakne [alternative, Kent], diakne [alternative, Kent], dyakne [alternative, Kent], dekin [alternative, Northern], dækenn [alternative, Ormulum]
  1. A deacon (subordinate to a Christian priest)
    Sense id: en-deken-enm-noun-7kl8NuXQ Categories (other): Christianity, Occupations, Offices Disambiguation of Christianity: 50 14 36 Disambiguation of Occupations: 38 31 31 Disambiguation of Offices: 40 26 35
  2. (historical) A Levite (member of the tribe of Levi) Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-deken-enm-noun-9Ht6F8IY Categories (other): Occupations, Offices Disambiguation of Occupations: 38 31 31 Disambiguation of Offices: 40 26 35
  3. (rare) The vestment worn by a deacon. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-deken-enm-noun-w8N0k-Wl Categories (other): Clerical vestments, Occupations, Offices Disambiguation of Clerical vestments: 19 12 69 Disambiguation of Occupations: 38 31 31 Disambiguation of Offices: 40 26 35

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "dekenij"
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      "word": "dekenschap"
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      "word": "eredeken"
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      "ipa": "/ˈdeːkə(n)/"
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      "form": "deknes",
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        "alternative"
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      "form": "dekyn",
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      "form": "dyakne",
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    {
      "form": "dekin",
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      "ipa": "/ˈdɛ̝ːkən/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈdɛ̝ːknə/"
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}

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