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German (Berlin)

/ˈdɛkən/

verb-weak
Definitions
  • to cover (a roof, with a blanket, etc.)
  • (figuratively) to cover (e.g. a demand, a loss; but “to provide news coverage”)
  • (figuratively) to cover (a female animal)
  • to lay or set (the table)
  • (soccer) to mark
  • (reflexive) to be congruent, to coincide
  • (chess) to protect, to guard

Etymology

Derived from Old High German decchen derived from Proto-Germanic *þakjaną (cover, roof) suffix from German Dach (roof).

Origin

German (Berlin)

Dach

Gloss

roof

Concept
Semantic Field

The house

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

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