different between domino vs dominion

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French domino (1801), from Medieval Latin domino, from Latin dominus (“lord, master”); compare Medieval Latin dominicale (“a kind of veil”). The game is said to be so called from the black under surface or part of the pieces with which it is played.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: d?'m?n?, IPA^(key): /?d?m?n??/
• (US) enPR: däm?n?, IPA^(key): /?d?m?no?/

Noun

domino (plural dominos or dominoes)

1. (dominoes) A tile divided into two squares, each having 0 to 6 (or sometimes more) dots or pips (as in dice), used in the game of dominoes. [from c. 1800]
2. (politics) A country that is expected to react to events in a neighboring country, according to the domino effect.
3. A masquerade costume consisting of a hooded robe and a mask covering the upper part of the face.

   Synonym: domino costume

   • 1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society 1973, p. 485:

     all the women were desirous of having the bundle immediately opened; which operation was at length performed by little Betsy, with the consent of Mr Jones: and the contents were found to be a domino, a mask, and a masquerade ticket.

   • 1983, Lawrence Durrell, Sebastian, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 1007:

     Then he hunted for the black carnival domino, supposing that it was the appropriate thing for a penitent to wear.

4. The mask itself.

   Synonyms: domino mask, half mask, eyemask
5. The person wearing the costume.
6. (geometry) A polyomino made up of two squares.

   Synonym: 2-omino

7. (music, colloquial) A mistake in performing.
   • 1932, The Musical Times and Singing-class Circular (page 263)

     Any player is liable to make a 'domino' — that is to say, he goes wool-gathering and continues to play when everyone else has stopped. If he does so at a grown-up concert the fault is irredeemable […]

Derived terms

Related terms

• dominate

Translations

Verb

domino (third-person singular simple present dominoes, present participle dominoing, simple past and past participle dominoed)

1. (intransitive) To collapse in the manner of dominoes.
   • 2010, Ring of Fire: An Indonesian Odyssey ?ISBN, page 107:

     A dismasting often means the dominoing of one mast into the other, down through the decks, cannoning the cargo through the hull below, and sinking the ship very quickly.

2. (transitive) To cause to collapse in the manner of dominoes.

Translations

Further reading

• domino in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• domino in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• monoid

Catalan

Verb

domino

1. first-person singular present indicative form of dominar

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?dom?no]
• Rhymes: -?no

Noun

domino n

1. dominoes

Further reading

• domino in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• domino in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?domino/, [?do?mino?]
• Rhymes: -omino
• Syllabification: do?mi?no

Noun

domino

1. (dominoes) dominoes
2. (dominoes) a domino (tile)

Declension

Anagrams

• moodin

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin domino, from Latin dominus (“lord, master”).

Pronunciation

Noun

domino m (plural dominos)

1. dominoes
2. (in the plural) a domino set
3. (in the singular) a domino tile

Derived terms

• effet domino

Further reading

• “domino” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French domino, from Medieval Latin domino, from Latin dominus (“lord, master”).

Noun

domino m (plural domini)

1. dominoes

Verb

domino

1. third-person plural present subjunctive of domare
2. third-person plural imperative of domare

Verb

domino

1. first-person singular present indicative of dominare

Japanese

Romanization

domino

1. R?maji transcription of ???

Latin

Noun

domin?

1. dative singular of dominus
2. ablative singular of dominus

References

• domino in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• domino in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French domino, from Latin dominus

Noun

domino m (definite singular dominoen, indefinite plural dominoer, definite plural dominoene)

1. dominoes (game)
2. a domino (cloak)

Derived terms

• dominobrikke

References

• “domino” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “domino_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “domino_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French domino, from Latin dominus

Noun

domino m (definite singular dominoen, indefinite plural dominoar, definite plural dominoane)

1. dominoes (game)
2. a domino (cloak)

Derived terms

• dominobrikke

References

• “domino” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

From French domino, from Medieval Latin domin?, from Latin dominus (“lord, master”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d??m?i.n?/

Noun

domino n

1. (dominoes) dominoes

Declension

Noun

domino n

1. domino costume (masquerade costume)

Declension

Derived terms

• (adjective) dominowy

Further reading

• domino in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• domino in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Verb

domino

1. first-person singular present indicative of dominar

Romanian

Etymology

From French domino

Noun

domino n (plural dominouri)

1. domino

Declension

Spanish

Verb

domino

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of dominar.

Swedish

Noun

domino n (uncountable)

1. dominoes; a type of game

Declension

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish dominó (“domino”).

Noun

dominó

1. domino

English

Etymology

From Middle English dominion, from Middle French dominion, from Medieval Latin dominio, equiv. to Latin dominium (“lordship, right of ownership”), from dominus (“lord”), from domus (“house”). See demain, demesne, domain, dominium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d??m?nj?n/, /do??m?nj?n/
• Rhymes: -?nj?n
• Hyphenation: do?min?ion

Noun

dominion (countable and uncountable, plural dominions)

1. Power or the use of power; sovereignty over something; stewardship, supremacy.
   • 1881, Benjamin Jowett, Thucydides Translated into English

     To choose between dominion or slavery.
2. predominance; ascendancy
   • 1695, John Dryden (translator), Observations on the Art of Painting by Charles Alphonse du Fresnoy

     Objects placed foremost ought […] have dominion over things which are confus'd and transient.

3. (sometimes figuratively) A kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence; governed territory.
4. (taxonomy) kingdom
5. (biblical tradition) An order of angel in Christian angelology, ranked above virtues and below thrones.

   Synonym: domination

Related terms

• dominate
• domination
• dominator
• domineering
• domino
• subdominion

Translations

Further reading

• dominion in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• dominion in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Finnish

Noun

dominion

1. Genitive singular form of dominio.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d?.mi.nj??/

Noun

dominion m (plural dominions)

1. dominion

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From English dominion, from Latin dominium

Noun

dominion m (definite singular dominionen, indefinite plural dominioner or dominions, definite plural dominionene)

1. a dominion

Usage notes

The use of dominions as indefinite plural may be from Danish via Riksmål.

References

• “dominion” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “dominion” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From English dominion, from Latin dominium

Noun

dominion m (definite singular dominionen, indefinite plural dominionar, definite plural dominionane)

1. a dominion

References

• “dominion” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romanian

Etymology

From French dominion

Noun

dominion n (plural dominioane)

1. dominion

Declension