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

    1. 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)

    1. dozen (twelve)

    Inflection

    Declension of dusin
    neuter
    gender
    singular plural
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    nominative dusin dusinet dusin dusinene
    genitive dusins dusinets dusins dusinenes

    Derived terms

    • dusinvis

    Further reading

    Norwegian Bokmål

    Etymology

    From French douzaine.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /dʉsiːn/
    • Rhymes: -iːn

    Noun

    dusin n (definite singular dusinet, indefinite plural dusin, definite plural dusina or dusinene)

    1. a dozen (twelve)

    References

    Norwegian Nynorsk

    Etymology

    From French douzaine.

    Noun

    dusin n (definite singular dusinet, indefinite plural dusin, definite plural dusina)

    1. a dozen (twelve)
      Synonym: tylft

    References