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decker en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈdɛkə(ɹ)/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English deck Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English decker From deck (verb) + -er.

Meanings

1. One who, or that which, decks or adorns; a coverer.
   • a table decker

Forms

Deriveds

table-decker

decker en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈdɛkə(ɹ)/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English deck Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English decker From deck (noun) + -er.

Meanings

1. (used in conjunction with a number) Something having a certain number of levels.
   • We traveled in a double-decker bus.

Forms

Deriveds

three-decker · two-decker · single-decker · triple-decker · double-decker

Relateds

upper decker

Translations (1)

fi -kerroksinen (Something having a certain number of levels)