das

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English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

das

  1. plural of da (“father”)

Etymology 2[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • enPR: dăs, IPA(key): /dæs/
    • Audio (Southern England)(file)
    • Rhymes: -æs

Contraction[edit]

das

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

Anagrams[edit]

Afrikaans[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

das (plural dasse, diminutive dassie)

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

Etymology 2[edit]

From Dutch das.

Noun[edit]

das (plural dasse, diminutive dassie)

  1. (clothing) tie, necktie

Aromanian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Greek δάσος (dásos).

Noun[edit]

das n

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

Atong (India)[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Hindi दस (das).

Pronunciation[edit]

Numeral[edit]

das (Bengali script দাস)

  1. ten

Synonyms[edit]

References[edit]

Balkan Romani[edit]

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

Carpathian Romani[edit]

Noun[edit]

das f

  1. (Veršend) Croat

Derived terms[edit]

Catalan[edit]

Verb[edit]

das

  1. second-person singular present indicative of dar

Cornish[edit]

Noun[edit]

das

  1. Soft mutation of tas.

Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

das n (singular definite dasset, plural indefinite dasser)

  1. (colloquial) privy, outhouse

Declension[edit]

Declension of das
neuter
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative das dasset dasser dasserne
genitive das' dassets dassers dassernes

References[edit]

Domari[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Sanskrit दश (daśa).

Numeral[edit]

das (attribute ʕašr)

  1. ten
    Synonym: ʕašraki

References[edit]

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

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

das m (plural dassen, diminutive dasje n)

  1. A badger, various species of genera Meles and Taxidea.
  2. (particularly) The Eurasian badger, Meles meles
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Afrikaans: das, dassie
  • Jersey Dutch: dās
  • → West Frisian: das

Etymology 2[edit]

Uncertain, possibly from Italian dossi (“fur collar”).

Noun[edit]

das f (plural dassen, diminutive dasje n)

  1. necktie
  2. scarf
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

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

Fala[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Galician-Portuguese das, equivalent to de (“of”) +‎ as (feminine plural definite article).

Contraction[edit]

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

  1. of the
    • 2000, Domingo Frades Gaspar, Vamus a falal: Notas pâ coñocel y platical en nosa fala, Editora regional da Extremadura, Theme III, Chapter 1: A “F” Inicial en Nossa Fala:
      Un-a das características que mais nos diferencia das forma de falal de nossus vidiñus, cacereñus i salmantinus, é o mantinimentu da “F” inicial latina […]
      One of the characteristics which most sets us apart from our neighbour’s, from Cáceres and Salamanca, way of speaking is the keeping of the Latin initial “F” […]

References[edit]

  • Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎[2], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

Fiji Hindi[edit]

Numeral[edit]

das

  1. ten

References[edit]

French[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Verlan form of SIDA.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

das m (uncountable)

  1. (Verlan) AIDS

Galician[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Contraction[edit]

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

  1. of the; from the

German[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • -'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[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Article[edit]

das n (definite)

  1. nominative/accusative neuter singular of der: the

Declension[edit]

German definite articles
Masculine Feminine Neuter Plural
Nominative der die das die
Genitive des der des der
Dative dem der dem den
Accusative den die das die

Pronoun[edit]

das

  1. nominative/accusative neuter singular of der
    1. (relative) who, that, which
      Ich kenne ein Mädchen, das das kann.
      I know a girl who can do that.
      Das kann es nicht geben. ― This is nothing that could possibly exist.
    2. (demonstrative) this, that, it
      Das ist mein Haus.
      This is my house.
      Er weiß das bereits.
      He knows that already.
      Ich hab das nicht.
      I don’t have it. (i.e. the thing mentioned)
    3. (regional, Northern Germany) it (subject of an impersonal verb)
      Das regnet schon wieder.
      It’s raining again.
      Wissen Sie, wie spät das ist?
      Do you know what time it is?

Declension[edit]

Declension of der
masculine feminine neuter plural
nominative der die das die
genitive dessen deren
younger also: derer 		dessen derer
deren
dative dem der dem denen
accusative den die das die

Conjunction[edit]

das

  1. Obsolete spelling of dass

Hunsrik[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • tas (Wiesemann spelling system)

Pronunciation[edit]

Article[edit]

das (definite)

  1. nominative/accusative singular neuter of där

Declension[edit]

Hunsrik definite articles
nominative accusative dative
str. unstr. str. unstr. str. unstr.
Masculine där de där de dem
Feminine die die där de
Neuter das das dem
Plural die die den de

References[edit]

Latin[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

dās

  1. second-person singular present active indicative of dō

Middle Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

das m

  1. (mustelids) badger, European badger

Inflection[edit]

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants[edit]

Further reading[edit]

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

Navajo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the root -DÁÁZ (“to be heavy”).

Noun[edit]

das

  1. weight

Northern Sami[edit]

Determiner[edit]

das

  1. locative singular of dat

Portuguese[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

 

  • Hyphenation: das

Contraction[edit]

das f pl

  2. Contraction of de as (“of/from the (feminine plural)”): feminine plural of do
    • 1572, Luís Vaz de Camões, Os Lusíadas, line 5:
      Animais que elles tem em mais eſtima / Que todo o outro gado das manadas
      Animals which they hold in higher esteem / Than any other cattle of the herds

Quotations[edit]

Southern Kam[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

das

  1. mountain

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈdas/ [ˈd̪as]
  • Rhymes: -as
  • Syllabification: das

Verb[edit]

das

  1. inflection of dar:
    1. second-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular voseo present indicative

Tok Pisin[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From English dust.

Noun[edit]

das

  1. dirt; dust
    • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 3:14:
      Na God, Bikpela i tokim snek olsem, “Yu bin mekim dispela pasin nogut, olsem na nau mi gat strongpela tok bilong daunim yu. Bai yu gat bikpela hevi. Hevi yu karim bai i winim hevi bilong olgeta arapela animal. Nau na long olgeta taim bihain bai yu wokabaut long bel bilong yu tasol. Na bai yu kaikai das bilong graun.
      →New International Version translation

Vlax Romani[edit]

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

Volapük[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from German dass.

Conjunction[edit]

das

  1. (connecting noun clause) that

West Frisian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

das c (plural dassen, diminutive daske)

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

Etymology 2[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

das c (plural dassen, diminutive daske)

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