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== Nynorn == | == Nynorn == | ||
=== Etymology === | === Etymology === | ||
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| + | Isl. ''dokka'', Far. ''dukka'', Swe ''docka'' (< O.Sw. [[wt:sv:dokka|dokka]]) | ||
=== Shetland use === | === Shetland use === | ||
Latest revision as of 01:54, 14 March 2021
Nynorn
Etymology
Isl. dokka, Far. dukka, Swe docka (< O.Sw. dokka)
Shetland use
- An Etymological Dictionary of the Norn Language in Shetland (1928–1932)
- Jakobsen, Jakob
dokka [dɔka] and comm.: dokki [dɔki (dȯki)], sb., 1) a young girl; now mostly as a term of endearment to a child, esp. a girl: my dokki! From Norwick, Un., an original form is reported, ending in -a: (my) piri (little) dokka! Sometimes in the sense of a) a good-looking girl, “shø [‘she’] is a regular dokki” (Un.), and b) sweetheart, “Ola’s dokki” (Un.). 2) doll, imitation of a doll, esp. a rag-doll. O.N. dokka, f., girl; vertical support in a windlass; a skein. No. dokka, Sw. docka, = Da. dukke, a doll; skein; endaring term to a girl.
Pronunciation
IPA:
Alternate Forms
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Noun
- dokka
- (young) girl
Inflection
| nf.w. | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | dokka | dokkan | dokker | dokkerne |
| Accusative | dokku | dokkena | dokker | dokkerne |
| Dative | dokku | dokken | dokkon | dokkonon |
| Genitive | dokku | dokkenar | dokkna | dokkana |
Synonyms
stolka?