Polyglot Dictionary

Deckung

/ˈdɛkʊŋ/

die noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. cover, shelter (from danger)

    The noun form of decken (to cover); often shouted as a warning: "in Deckung!" (take cover!).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Practice

1 What does Deckung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie gingen in ___, als der Ball flog.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Deckung?

See also

noun

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