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das

English

Etymology 1

Noun

das

  1. plural of da (father)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dæs/

Contraction

das

  1. (African-American Vernacular) That is; that's

Anagrams

  • ADS, ADs, ASD, AdS, Ads, DSA, SAD, SDA, ads, sad

Afrikaans

Etymology 1

From Dutch das, from Middle Dutch das, from Old Dutch *thas, from Proto-Germanic *þahsuz.

Noun

das (plural dasse, diminutive dassie)

  1. badger
    Synonym: ratel
  2. hyrax
    Synonym: dassie

Etymology 2

From Dutch das.

Noun

das (plural dasse, diminutive dassie)

  1. (clothing) tie, necktie

Aromanian

Alternative forms

  • dasu, dhas, dhasu

Etymology

From Greek ????? (dásos).

Noun

das n

  1. forest, woods
    Synonyms: pãduri, codru, curii, dubrac

Atong (India)

Alternative forms

  • dys

Etymology

From Hindi ?? (das).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /das/

Numeral

das (Bengali script ???)

  1. ten

Synonyms

  • chyigyk
  • ten

References

  • van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary. Stated in Appendix 3.

Balkan Romani

Noun

das m

  1. (Bugurdži, Sofia Erli) gadjo (non-Romani person)
    Synonym: gadžo
  2. (Bugurdži) Serbian
  3. (Bugurdži, Macedonian Arli) Christian
    Synonym: gadžo
  4. (Sofia Erli) Bulgarian
  5. (Sofia Erli) slave (male)

Derived terms


Carpathian Romani

Noun

das f

  1. (Veršend) Croat

Derived terms


Cornish

Noun

das

  1. Soft mutation of tas.

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from German das, a euphemistic contraction of das Haus (the house) or das Häuschen (the little house).

Noun

das n (singular definite dasset, plural indefinite dasser)

  1. (colloquial) privy, outhouse

Declension

References

  • “das” in Den Danske Ordbog

Domari

Etymology

From Sanskrit ?? (da?a).

Numeral

das (attribute ?ašr)

  1. (cardinal) ten
    Synonym: ?ašraki

References

  • Matras, Yaron (2012) A Grammar of Domari (Mouton Grammar Library)?[1], Walter de Gruyter, ?ISBN

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d?s/
  • Hyphenation: das
  • Rhymes: -?s
  • Homophone: da's

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch das, from Old Dutch *thas, from Proto-Germanic *þahsuz.

Noun

das m (plural dassen, diminutive dasje n)

  1. (mustelids) A badger, various species of genera Meles and Taxidea.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: das, dassie
    • ? English: dassie
  • ? West Frisian: das

Etymology 2

Uncertain, possibly from Italian dossi (fur collar).

Noun

das f (plural dassen, diminutive dasje n)

  1. necktie
  2. scarf
Derived terms

References

  • M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]

Fala

Etymology

From Old Portuguese das.

Preposition

das f pl (singular da, masculine do, masculine plural dos)

  1. contraction of de (of) + as (the)

Fiji Hindi

Numeral

das

  1. ten

References

  • Fiji Hindi Dictionary
  • Siegel, Jeff (1977) Say it in Fiji Hindi, Australia: Pacific Publications, ?ISBN, page 28

French

Alternative forms

  • dasse

Etymology

Verlan of SIDA

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /das/

Noun

das m (uncountable)

  1. (slang) AIDS

Galician

Etymology

From contraction of de (of, from) +? as (the).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d??s?/

Contraction

das f pl (masculine do, feminine da, masculine plural dos)

  1. of the; from the

German

Alternative forms

  • -'s (as in an's, in's)
  • -s (as in ans, ins)
  • 's, es (for the article; informal or poetic)
  • dat (colloquial in western and parts of northern Germany)
  • det (Berlinian)
  • dit (colloquial in eastern Germany, especially the federal state of Brandenburg, around Berlin)

Etymology

From Old High German daz, from Proto-Germanic *þat. Compare Silesian German doas, Dutch dat, English that.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /das/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /da?s/ (some speakers in south-western Germany; when stressed)
  • Rhymes: -as
  • Homophone: dass

Article

das n (definite)

  1. nominative/accusative neuter singular of der: the

Declension

Pronoun

das

  1. nominative/accusative neuter singular of der
    1. (relative) who, that, which
    2. (demonstrative) this, that, it
    3. (regional, Northern Germany) it (subject of an impersonal verb)

Declension

Conjunction

das

  1. Obsolete spelling of dass

Hunsrik

Alternative forms

  • tas (Wiesemann spelling system)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tas/

Article

das (definite)

  1. nominative/accusative singular neuter of där

Declension

References

  • Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Latin

Verb

d?s

  1. second-person singular present active indicative of d?

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *thas, from Proto-West Germanic *þahs, from Proto-Germanic *þahsuz.

Noun

das m

  1. (mustelids) badger, European badger

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Dutch: das
    • Afrikaans: das, dassie
      • ? English: dassie
    • ? West Frisian: das
  • Limburgish: dasj

Further reading

  • “das”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “das”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, ?ISBN

Navajo

Etymology

From the root -DÁÁZ (to be heavy).

Noun

das

  1. weight

Northern Sami

Determiner

das

  1. locative singular of dat

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • d'as (dated)

Etymology

Contraction of de (of) +? as (the).

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /d??/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /das/
    • (Carioca) IPA(key): /da?/
  • Hyphenation: das

Contraction

das f pl

  1. Contraction of de as (pertaining or relating to the).; of the; from the (feminine plural)

Quotations

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:do.

See also

  • da (singular form)
  • dos (masculine form)
  • do (singular masculine form)

Spanish

Verb

das

  1. Informal second-person singular () present indicative form of dar.

Tok Pisin

Etymology

English dust

Noun

das

  1. dirt; dust

Vlax Romani

Noun

das m

  1. (Gurbet, Macedonian Džambazi) Christian
  2. (Gurbet, Kalderaš, Macedonian Džambazi) gadjo (non-Romani person)
  3. (Gurbet, Kalderaš, Macedonian Džambazi) Serb
  4. (Gurbet, Macedonian Džambazi) Croat
  5. (Gurbet, Macedonian Džambazi) Christian gadjo
  6. (Sremski Gurbet) Serbian

Derived terms


Volapük

Etymology

Borrowed from German dass.

Conjunction

das

  1. (connecting noun clause) that

West Frisian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dutch das, from Middle Dutch das, from Old Dutch *thas, Proto-West Germanic *þahs, from Proto-Germanic *þahsuz.

Noun

das c (plural dassen, diminutive daske)

  1. (mustelids) badger
    Synonym: taks
Further reading
  • “das (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

das c (plural dassen, diminutive daske)

  1. (clothing) (rare) scarf, shawl
Further reading
  • “das (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Westrobothnian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /da?s/, /dæ?s/
    Rhymes: -á?s, -??s

Noun

das f (definite singular dasa, plural daser, definite plural dasen)

  1. Alternative form of d?s (sheep)

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dass

English

Etymology

Compare dare, darest, dast.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dæs/

Verb

dass (third-person singular simple present dasses, present participle dassing, simple past and past participle dassed)

  1. (archaic) To dare.
    • 1933, Sammy Lerner, theme from Popeye the Sailor:
      "If anyone dasses to risk my fist, it's Boff! and it's Wham! Understand?"

See also

  • dassn't
  • dast

Anagrams

  • ASDS, ASDs, DSAs, SADS, SADs, SDAs, sads

German

Alternative forms

  • daß (older spelling)
  • da?s (older antiqua spelling used instead of daß; older fraktur spelling in Heyse's spelling)
  • dasz (obsolete)
  • dat (nonstandard, colloquial, dialectal)

Etymology

From Old High German daz, from Proto-Germanic *þat. Compare Dutch dat, English that. Distinction from das is purely orthographical convention.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /das/
  • Rhymes: -as
  • Homophone: das

Conjunction

dass

  1. (subordinating) that
  2. (subordinating, chiefly colloquial) so that
    Synonym: (standard usage) damit

Usage notes

  • The acceptability and use of dass and daß has varied over the centuries. Daß was more common until at least 1871. Dass was deprecated in 1902 following the Second Orthographic Conference. (In Württemberg, Saxony and Prussia, dass had been deprecated earlier in the 19th century.) Daß was more common from 1902 until it was deprecated and dass was revived by the 1996 Rechtschreibreform.

References

Further reading

  • “dass” in Duden online
  • “dass” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /das/, [d?s]
  • Rhymes: -?s

Conjunction

dass

  1. Alternative form of datt

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German das Haus or Häuschen ("The (little) house", euphemistically omitting the main word (out)house).

Noun

dass m (definite singular dassen, indefinite plural dasser, definite plural dassene)
dass n (definite singular dasset, indefinite plural dass or dasser, definite plural dassa or dassene)

  1. (colloquial) toilet, crapper
  2. (derogatory) a jerk

Synonyms

  • (toilet): do, toalett

Derived terms

  • utedass

References

  • “dass” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From German das Haus or Häuschen ("The (little) house").

Noun

dass m (definite singular dassen, indefinite plural dassar, definite plural dassane)
dass n (definite singular dasset, indefinite plural dass, definite plural dassa)

  1. (colloquial) toilet

Synonyms

  • (toilet): do, toalett

Derived terms

  • utedass

References

  • “dass” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology 1

Contraction of German das Haus (the house)

Noun

dass n

  1. (colloquial) a toilet, an outhouse; in particular used about toilets outdoors

Declension

Synonyms

  • avträde
  • hemlighus
  • utedass

Derived terms

  • dassig

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

dass c

  1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Declension

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  • klippdass

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