dusin
See also: dús in
Betawi
Alternative forms
Etymology
Back-formation from ngendusin (“to be awake”), reanalyzed as nge- + dusin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dusin/
- Rhymes: -in
- Hyphenation: du‧sin
Verb
dusin
- alternative form of mendusin (“to be awake”)
References
- Homan, J. D. (1868) “doesin”, in H. N. van der Tuuk, editor, Handleiding tot de kennis van 't Bataviasch Maleisch [Manual to the knowledge of Batavian Malay] (in Dutch), Zalt-Bommel: Johan Noman & Zoon, page 47
Danish
Etymology
From French douzaine (“dozen”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dusiːn/, [d̥uˈsiːˀn]
- Rhymes: -in
Noun
dusin n (singular definite dusinet, plural indefinite dusin)
- dozen (twelve)
Inflection
| neuter gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | dusin | dusinet | dusin | dusinene |
| genitive | dusins | dusinets | dusins | dusinenes |
Derived terms
- dusinvis
Further reading
- “dusin” in Den Danske Ordbog
- dusin on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dʉsiːn/
- Rhymes: -iːn
Noun
dusin n (definite singular dusinet, indefinite plural dusin, definite plural dusina or dusinene)
- a dozen (twelve)
References
- “dusin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Noun
dusin n (definite singular dusinet, indefinite plural dusin, definite plural dusina)
References
- “dusin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.