dusin

See also: dús in

Betawi

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)
      Synonym: tylvt (archaic)

    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

    See also

    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