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dominoes
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?d?m?n??z/
- (US) IPA(key): /?d?m?no?z/
Noun
dominoes
- plural of domino
Noun
dominoes (uncountable)
- Any of several games played by arranging domino tiles on a flat surface.
Translations
See also
- domino effect
Anagrams
- monodies
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domino
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)
- (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]
- (politics) A country that is expected to react to events in a neighboring country, according to the domino effect.
- 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.
- The mask itself.
- Synonyms: domino mask, half mask, eyemask
- The person wearing the costume.
- (geometry) A polyomino made up of two squares.
- Synonym: 2-omino
- (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 […]
- 1932, The Musical Times and Singing-class Circular (page 263)
Derived terms
Related terms
- dominate
Translations
Verb
domino (third-person singular simple present dominoes, present participle dominoing, simple past and past participle dominoed)
- (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.
- 2010, Ring of Fire: An Indonesian Odyssey ?ISBN, page 107:
- (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
- first-person singular present indicative form of dominar
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?dom?no]
- Rhymes: -?no
Noun
domino n
- 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
- (dominoes) dominoes
- (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)
- dominoes
- (in the plural) a domino set
- (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)
- dominoes
Verb
domino
- third-person plural present subjunctive of domare
- third-person plural imperative of domare
Verb
domino
- first-person singular present indicative of dominare
Japanese
Romanization
domino
- R?maji transcription of ???
Latin
Noun
domin?
- dative singular of dominus
- 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)
- dominoes (game)
- 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)
- dominoes (game)
- 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
- (dominoes) dominoes
Declension
Noun
domino n
- 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
- first-person singular present indicative of dominar
Romanian
Etymology
From French domino
Noun
domino n (plural dominouri)
- domino
Declension
Spanish
Verb
domino
- First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of dominar.
Swedish
Noun
domino n (uncountable)
- dominoes; a type of game
Declension
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish dominó (“domino”).
Noun
dominó
- domino
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