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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