dunker
See also: Dunker
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ʌŋkə(r)
Noun
dunker (plural dunkers)
- Someone who dunks.
- (basketball) A person tasked with performing or training others in slam dunks.
- A biscuit that is suitable for dunking in a cup of tea.
- Any snack food suitable for dunking in sauce.
Middle Low German
Etymology
From Old Saxon dunkar, from Proto-Germanic *dunkaraz, *dunkalaz (“dark”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dʊŋkər/
Declension
Declension of dunker
| nominative | accusative | dative | genitive | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong declension | ||||
| Masculine | dunker | dunkeren | dunkerem(e) (dunkerennote) | dunkeres |
| Neuter | dunker | |||
| Feminine | dunkere | dunkerer(e) | ||
| Plural | dunkere | dunkeren | dunkerer(e) | |
| Weak declension | ||||
| Masculine | dunkere | dunkeren | dunkeren | |
| Neuter | dunkere | |||
| Feminine | dunkeren | |||
| Plural | dunkeren | |||
| The longer forms become rarer in the course of the period. | ||||
Synonyms
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