doks

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Sranan Tongo doksi, from English ducks.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔks/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: doks
• Rhymes: -ɔks

Noun

doks m (plural doksen, diminutive doksje n)

1. (Suriname) duck

   Synonyms: drijfsijs, eend

2. (Suriname, Netherlands) duck meat

Usage notes

• In the Netherlands, duck is only referred to as doks in the context of Surinamese cuisine. As such, the plural is very rare in the Netherlands (similar to how duck referring to meat is hardly ever plural in English).

Latvian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

doks m (1st declension)

1. (nautical) dock

   sausais doks

   dry dock

   peldošais doks

   floating dock

Declension

Declension of doks (1st declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	doks	doki
accusative (akuzatīvs)	doku	dokus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	doka	doku
dative (datīvs)	dokam	dokiem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	doku	dokiem
locative (lokatīvs)	dokā	dokos
vocative (vokatīvs)	dok	doki