dós

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "dos"

Faroese

Etymology

From Danish dåse, from Middle Dutch dōse, possibly via Middle Low German. Dutch doos is directly, and German Dose is indirectly, from the same source.

Pronunciation

Noun

dós f (genitive singular dósar, plural dósir)

  1. can, tin
  2. box, canister, caddy (container)

Inflection

f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dós dósin dósir dósirnar
accusative dós dósina dósir dósirnar
dative dós dósini dósum dósunum
genitive dósar dósarinnar dósa dósanna

Synonyms

Derived terms

Galician

Etymology

Plural of dó.

Noun

dós m pl

  1. plural of dó

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Noun

dós f (genitive singular dósar, nominative plural dósir)

  1. tin can

Declension

Declension of dós (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dós dósin dósir dósirnar
accusative dós dósina dósir dósirnar
dative dós dósinni dósum dósunum
genitive dósar dósarinnar dósa dósanna

Irish

Verb

dós

  1. present indicative relative of dóigh (“burn”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of dós
radical lenition eclipsis
dós dhós ndós

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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