Dakk

Limburgish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Dutch dak, from Old Dutch *thak. Or from Middle Low German dak, from Old Saxon thak. Both ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *þak, from Proto-Germanic *þaką.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dak/
  • Hyphenation: Dakk
  • Rhymes: -ak

Noun

Dakk n (plural Daaker, diminutive Däkkske)

  1. (Eupen) roof
  2. (Eupen, mining) roof (The surface or bed of rock immediately overlying a bed of coal or a flat vein.)
  3. (Eupen, geology) a rock layer above a seam

Derived terms
  • Aunderdakk
  • Dakkapäll
  • Dakkfännster
  • Dakkpann
  • Dakkpiip
  • Dakkschtoul
  • Dakktröpp
  • Dakktsimmer
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