Decke – German noun declension

German noun forms of Decke

Noun: Decke
Gender: Feminine
Hyphenation:

Nominative

Indefinite

Singulareine Decke
Plural Decken

Definite

Singulardie Decke
Pluraldie Decken

Genitive

Indefinite

Singulareiner Decke
Plural Decken

Definite

Singularder Decke
Pluralder Decken

Dative

Indefinite

Singulareiner Decke
Plural Decken

Definite

Singularder Decke
Pluralden Decken

Accusative

Indefinite

Singulareine Decke
Plural Decken

Definite

Singulardie Decke
Pluraldie Decken

Sample Sentences

  • Tischdecke (tablecloth)
  • Bettdecke (blanket)
  • unter einer Decke stecken (to be in cahoots)
  • Mir fällt die Decke auf den Kopf. (I am suffering from cabin fever)

Etymology

1. From Middle High German decke, from Old High German theckī, decchī, derived from thecken (modern decken), from Proto-West Germanic *þakkjan, from Proto-Germanic *þakjaną.
2. Cognate with English deck. Compare analogous Dutch dek. Also related with German Dach, Dutch dak, English thatch. See: English Nouns 'deck', Dutch Nouns 'dek', German Nouns 'Dach', Dutch Nouns 'dak', English Nouns 'thatch'.

Verbs referencing "Decke"

English Nouns deck, Ancient Greek Nouns στέγος, Ancient Greek Nouns τέγος.

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