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Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
By apocope from Middle Dutch dage, plural of dach.
Noun
daag
- (archaic or dialectal) plural of dag, used after numerals, particularly veertien
Interjection
daag!
- (East and West Flanders) bye
Etymology 2
Verb
daag
- inflection of dagen:
- first-person singular present indicative
- (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
- imperative
Jamaican Creole
Etymology
Derived from English dog.
Pronunciation
Noun
daag (plural daag dem, quantified daag)
- dog
2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Filipiyan 3:2:Mi a waan unu, wach out fi di daag aat piipl dem. Wach out fi dem — dem a uol wikid. Wach out fi dem man de we aalwiez a kot kot op dem bad- Look out for the dogs, look out for the evildoers, look out for those who mutilate the flesh.
2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Matyu 7:6:“An, no tek unu gud kliin sitn dem, we a fi Gad, gi daag, an unu gud gud porl dash gi pig. Dem naa go tep tep op pan dem, den ton roun tier unu op.- "Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you.
Further reading
- daag on the Jamaican Creole Wikipedia.Wikipedia jam
- daag at majstro.com
- Larry Chang (2014) Biesik Jumiekan: Introduction to Jamaican Language, Chuu Wod, →ISBN, page 198
Limburgish
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch dach, from Old Dutch dag, from Proto-Germanic *dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn, to be illuminated”).
Pronunciation
Noun
daag m (plural daag or dage, diminutive daegske or daegsje or deëgske or deëgsje)
- day (period of 24 hours)
- daytime (time between sunrise and sunset)
Etymology 2
From a shortening of gouwe daag (“good day”).
Pronunciation
Interjection
daag!
- hello
- goodbye
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Noun
daag
- nominative/genitive/dative/accusative plural of daag