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das
English
Etymology 1
Noun
das
- plural of da (“father”)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dæs/
Contraction
das
- (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)
- badger
- Synonym: ratel
- hyrax
- Synonym: dassie
Etymology 2
From Dutch das.
Noun
das (plural dasse, diminutive dassie)
- (clothing) tie, necktie
Aromanian
Alternative forms
- dasu, dhas, dhasu
Etymology
From Greek ????? (dásos).
Noun
das n
- forest, woods
- Synonyms: pãduri, codru, curii, dubrac
Atong (India)
Alternative forms
- dys
Etymology
From Hindi ?? (das).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /das/
Numeral
das (Bengali script ???)
- 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
- (Bugurdži, Sofia Erli) gadjo (non-Romani person)
- Synonym: gadžo
- (Bugurdži) Serbian
- (Bugurdži, Macedonian Arli) Christian
- Synonym: gadžo
- (Sofia Erli) Bulgarian
- (Sofia Erli) slave (male)
Derived terms
Carpathian Romani
Noun
das f
- (Veršend) Croat
Derived terms
Cornish
Noun
das
- 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)
- (colloquial) privy, outhouse
Declension
References
- “das” in Den Danske Ordbog
Domari
Etymology
From Sanskrit ?? (da?a).
Numeral
das (attribute ?ašr)
- (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)
- (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)
- necktie
- 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)
- contraction of de (“of”) + as (“the”)
Fiji Hindi
Numeral
das
- 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)
- (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)
- 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)
- nominative/accusative neuter singular of der: the
Declension
Pronoun
das
- nominative/accusative neuter singular of der
- (relative) who, that, which
- (demonstrative) this, that, it
- (regional, Northern Germany) it (subject of an impersonal verb)
- (relative) who, that, which
Declension
Conjunction
das
- Obsolete spelling of dass
Hunsrik
Alternative forms
- tas (Wiesemann spelling system)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tas/
Article
das (definite)
- nominative/accusative singular neuter of där
Declension
References
- Online Hunsrik Dictionary
Latin
Verb
d?s
- 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
- (mustelids) badger, European badger
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: das
- Afrikaans: das, dassie
- ? English: dassie
- ? West Frisian: das
- Afrikaans: das, dassie
- Limburgish: dasj
Further reading
- “das”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “das”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, ?ISBN
Etymology
From the root -DÁÁZ (“to be heavy”).
Noun
das
- weight
Northern Sami
Determiner
das
- 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
- 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
- Informal second-person singular (tú) present indicative form of dar.
Tok Pisin
Etymology
English dust
Noun
das
- dirt; dust
Vlax Romani
Noun
das m
- (Gurbet, Macedonian Džambazi) Christian
- (Gurbet, Kalderaš, Macedonian Džambazi) gadjo (non-Romani person)
- (Gurbet, Kalderaš, Macedonian Džambazi) Serb
- (Gurbet, Macedonian Džambazi) Croat
- (Gurbet, Macedonian Džambazi) Christian gadjo
- (Sremski Gurbet) Serbian
Derived terms
Volapük
Etymology
Borrowed from German dass.
Conjunction
das
- (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)
- (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)
- (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)
- 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)
- (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?"
- 1933, Sammy Lerner, theme from Popeye the Sailor:
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
- (subordinating) that
- (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
- 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)
- (colloquial) toilet, crapper
- (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)
- (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
- (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
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Declension
Related terms
- klippdass
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