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/
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Noun

Dose f (genitive Dose, plural Dosen, diminutive Döschen n or Döslein n)

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

Declension

Declension of Dose

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Dose	die	Dosen
genitive	einer	der	Dose	der	Dosen
dative	einer	der	Dose	den	Dosen
accusative	eine	die	Dose	die	Dosen

Synonyms

(air-tight metal container): Büchse

Derived terms

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

Further reading

Dose in Duden online

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