Dictionary:dokka

Nynorn

Etymology

From Old Norse dokka

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

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Alternate Forms

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Noun

dokka

1. (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

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