Dose

See also: dose, dosé, dôse, dōse, dosë, and döse

German

Etymology

Spread via the Lower Rhineland from Middle Low German dōse and Middle Dutch dose. Probably from Latin dosis.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdoːzə/
Audio (file)

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

box (container made from metal or plastic, less often wood)
tin, can (air-tight container for food)
Synonym: Büchse
(informal, often diminutive) vagina, vulva

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

Bierdose
Blechdose
Coladose
Doseninhalt
Dosennahrung
Dosenöffner
eindosen
Holzdose
Konservendose
Metalldose
Plastikdose
Puderdose
Sprühdose
Steckdose
Unterputzdose

Further reading

“Dose” in Duden online
“Dose” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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