dingo

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Dharug dingu (tame dingo).

Pronunciation

A dingo.

Noun

dingo (plural dingos or dingoes)

  1. A wild dog native to Australia (Canis familiaris, Canis familiaris dingo, Canis dingo, or Canis lupus dingo).
    • 1943, H. Lorna Bingham, The Lost Tribe, Sydney: Winn and Co., page 13, column 2:
      Dan was beginning to feel very depressed when suddenly the eerie howl of a dingo rang out[.]
  2. (Australia, informal) A cowardly or otherwise despicable person.

Hypernyms

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

dingo (third-person singular simple present dingoes, present participle dingoing, simple past and past participle dingoed)

  1. (Australia, informal, transitive, intransitive) To behave in a cowardly or treacherous manner. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)
  2. (Australia, informal, transitive, intransitive) To renege on an agreement or situation. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)
  3. (Australia, informal, transitive, intransitive) To let down another individual. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)

References

R. M. W. Dixon, Australian Aboriginal Words in English, Oxford University Press, 1990, →ISBN, pages 65 and 226.

Anagrams

Chamorro

Verb

dingo

  1. to abandon

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

dingo m anim

  1. dingo (wild dog native to Australia)

Declension

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English dingo, from Dharug dingu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɪŋ.ɡoː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: din‧go

Noun

dingo m (plural dingo's)

  1. dingo, Canis lupus dingo (Australian wild dog)

Esperanto

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Etymology

From English dingo, French dingo, German Dingo, Polish dingo, Hungarian dingo and/or Russian динго (dingo), all ultimately from Dharug dingu (tame dingo).

Pronunciation

Noun

dingo (accusative singular dingon, plural dingoj, accusative plural dingojn)

  1. a dingo

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

Finnish

Etymology

From English dingo, from Dharug dingu (tame dingo).

Pronunciation

Noun

dingo

  1. dingo

Declension

Inflection of dingo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative dingo dingot
genitive dingon dingojen
partitive dingoa dingoja
illative dingoon dingoihin
singular plural
nominative dingo dingot
accusative nom. dingo dingot
gen. dingon
genitive dingon dingojen
partitive dingoa dingoja
inessive dingossa dingoissa
elative dingosta dingoista
illative dingoon dingoihin
adessive dingolla dingoilla
ablative dingolta dingoilta
allative dingolle dingoille
essive dingona dingoina
translative dingoksi dingoiksi
abessive dingotta dingoitta
instructive dingoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of dingo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative dingoni dingoni
accusative nom. dingoni dingoni
gen. dingoni
genitive dingoni dingojeni
partitive dingoani dingojani
inessive dingossani dingoissani
elative dingostani dingoistani
illative dingooni dingoihini
adessive dingollani dingoillani
ablative dingoltani dingoiltani
allative dingolleni dingoilleni
essive dingonani dingoinani
translative dingokseni dingoikseni
abessive dingottani dingoittani
instructive
comitative dingoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative dingosi dingosi
accusative nom. dingosi dingosi
gen. dingosi
genitive dingosi dingojesi
partitive dingoasi dingojasi
inessive dingossasi dingoissasi
elative dingostasi dingoistasi
illative dingoosi dingoihisi
adessive dingollasi dingoillasi
ablative dingoltasi dingoiltasi
allative dingollesi dingoillesi
essive dingonasi dingoinasi
translative dingoksesi dingoiksesi
abessive dingottasi dingoittasi
instructive
comitative dingoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative dingomme dingomme
accusative nom. dingomme dingomme
gen. dingomme
genitive dingomme dingojemme
partitive dingoamme dingojamme
inessive dingossamme dingoissamme
elative dingostamme dingoistamme
illative dingoomme dingoihimme
adessive dingollamme dingoillamme
ablative dingoltamme dingoiltamme
allative dingollemme dingoillemme
essive dingonamme dingoinamme
translative dingoksemme dingoiksemme
abessive dingottamme dingoittamme
instructive
comitative dingoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative dingonne dingonne
accusative nom. dingonne dingonne
gen. dingonne
genitive dingonne dingojenne
partitive dingoanne dingojanne
inessive dingossanne dingoissanne
elative dingostanne dingoistanne
illative dingoonne dingoihinne
adessive dingollanne dingoillanne
ablative dingoltanne dingoiltanne
allative dingollenne dingoillenne
essive dingonanne dingoinanne
translative dingoksenne dingoiksenne
abessive dingottanne dingoittanne
instructive
comitative dingoinenne

French

Etymology 1

From dingue +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

Adjective

dingo (plural dingos)

  1. (slang) mad, crazy, nuts
  2. obsessed, infatuated with

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɛ̃.ɡo/, /din.ɡo/

Noun

dingo m (plural dingos)

  1. (zoology) dingo, wild Australian dog

Further reading

Italian

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Etymology

Borrowed from English, from Dharug.

Pronunciation

Noun

dingo m (plural dinghi or invariable)

  1. dingo

Further reading

  • dingo in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • dingo in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • dingo in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • dìngo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • dingo in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore

Anagrams

Japanese

Romanization

dingo

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ディンゴ

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

Verb

diñgo

  1. third-person singular past of dingti
  2. third-person plural past of dingti

Malay

Etymology

From English dingo, from Dharug dingu (tame dingo).

Pronunciation

Noun

dingo (Jawi spelling ديڠو, plural dingo-dingo, informal 1st possessive dingoku, 2nd possessive dingomu, 3rd possessive dingonya)

  1. dingo (wild dog native to Australia)

Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from English dingo, from Dharug dingu.

Pronunciation

Noun

dingo m animal (indeclinable)

  1. dingo

Further reading

  • dingo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • dingo in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Noun

dingo m (plural dingos)

  1. dingo (wild dog native to Australia)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French dingo.

Noun

dingo m (uncountable)

  1. dingo

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

Noun

dingo m (plural dingos)

  1. dingo

Further reading

Swedish

Noun

dingo c

  1. a dingo

Declension

References

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish , from English dingo, from Dharug dingu (tame dingo).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: din‧go

Noun

dingo (definite accusative dingoyu, plural dingolar)

  1. a dingo

Declension

Inflection
Nominative dingo
Definite accusative dingoyu
Singular Plural
Nominative dingo dingolar
Definite accusative dingoyu dingoları
Dative dingoya dingolara
Locative dingoda dingolarda
Ablative dingodan dingolardan
Genitive dingonun dingoların
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular dingom dingolarım
2nd singular dingon dingoların
3rd singular dingosu dingoları
1st plural dingomuz dingolarımız
2nd plural dingonuz dingolarınız
3rd plural dingoları dingoları
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular dingomu dingolarımı
2nd singular dingonu dingolarını
3rd singular dingosunu dingolarını
1st plural dingomuzu dingolarımızı
2nd plural dingonuzu dingolarınızı
3rd plural dingolarını dingolarını
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular dingoma dingolarıma
2nd singular dingona dingolarına
3rd singular dingosuna dingolarına
1st plural dingomuza dingolarımıza
2nd plural dingonuza dingolarınıza
3rd plural dingolarına dingolarına
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular dingomda dingolarımda
2nd singular dingonda dingolarında
3rd singular dingosunda dingolarında
1st plural dingomuzda dingolarımızda
2nd plural dingonuzda dingolarınızda
3rd plural dingolarında dingolarında
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular dingomdan dingolarımdan
2nd singular dingondan dingolarından
3rd singular dingosundan dingolarından
1st plural dingomuzdan dingolarımızdan
2nd plural dingonuzdan dingolarınızdan
3rd plural dingolarından dingolarından
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular dingomun dingolarımın
2nd singular dingonun dingolarının
3rd singular dingosunun dingolarının
1st plural dingomuzun dingolarımızın
2nd plural dingonuzun dingolarınızın
3rd plural dingolarının dingolarının