Verdeck

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German vordecke (“deck of a ship”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈdɛ̯k/, /fɐ-/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Verdeck n (strong, genitive Verdeckes or Verdecks, plural Verdecke)

1. hood (such as on a convertible car)
2. (dated) deck (on a ship)

Declension

Declension of Verdeck [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Verdeck	die	Verdecke
genitive	eines	des	Verdeckes, Verdecks	der	Verdecke
dative	einem	dem	Verdeck, Verdecke1	den	Verdecken
accusative	ein	das	Verdeck	die	Verdecke

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Halbverdeck
• Hinterverdeck
• Oberverdeck
• Strickverdeck
• Unterverdeck

Related terms

• Deck