דעקן

Yiddish

Etymology

From Old High German decchen, from Proto-Germanic *þakjaną. Compare German decken.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛkn̩/

Verb

דעקן • (dekn) (past participle געדעקט (gedekt))

  1. to cover (course material)
  2. to insure
  3. (with הוצאָות (hoytsoes)) to cover expenses

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • אײַנדעקן (ayndekn, to cover (with blanket), to tuck in)
  • איבערדעקן (iberdekn)
  • אויפֿדעקן (oyfdekn, to uncover)
  • אויסדעקן (oysdekn)
  • אַנטדעקן (antdekn, to uncover, to discover)
  • אָפּדעקן (opdekn)
  • באַדעקן (badekn, to cover, to blanket, to veil, (cul.) to coat, (cul.) to top)
  • דעק (dek, cover, blanket, lid), דעקונג (dekung)
  • פֿאַרדעקן (fardekn, to cover, to cover for, to conceal; to surpass)
  • צודעקן (tsudekn)

References

Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl; Glasser, Paul (2016), “דעקן”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press

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