dolos

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See also: dološ

English

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly from dollen os

Noun

dolos (plural dolosse)

  1. (South Africa, uncommon) The bones that are thrown when throwing the bones for divination.
  2. (South Africa, uncommon) The ankle bones of sheep or goats formerly used by children as playthings.
  3. Interlocking blocks of concrete, used for protection of seawalls and to preserve beaches from erosion, formerly known as Merryfield blocks.

Anagrams

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dolosus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: do‧los
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

dolos (strong nominative masculine singular doloser, not comparable)

  1. crafty, cunning, deceitful

Declension

Positive forms of dolos (uncomparable)
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist dolos sie ist dolos es ist dolos sie sind dolos
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative doloser dolose doloses dolose
genitive dolosen doloser dolosen doloser
dative dolosem doloser dolosem dolosen
accusative dolosen dolose doloses dolose
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der dolose die dolose das dolose die dolosen
genitive des dolosen der dolosen des dolosen der dolosen
dative dem dolosen der dolosen dem dolosen den dolosen
accusative den dolosen die dolose das dolose die dolosen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein doloser eine dolose ein doloses (keine) dolosen
genitive eines dolosen einer dolosen eines dolosen (keiner) dolosen
dative einem dolosen einer dolosen einem dolosen (keinen) dolosen
accusative einen dolosen eine dolose ein doloses (keine) dolosen

Further reading

  • “dolos” in Duden online

Latin

Noun

dolōs

  1. accusative plural of dolus

Portuguese

Noun

dolos

  1. plural of dolo

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dolosus.

Adjective

dolos m or n (feminine singular doloasă, masculine plural doloși, feminine and neuter plural doloase)

  1. fraudulent

Declension

singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative 		indefinite dolos doloasă doloși doloase
definite dolosul doloasa doloșii doloasele
genitive-
dative 		indefinite dolos doloase doloși doloase
definite dolosului doloasei doloșilor doloaselor

References

  • dolos in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdolos/
  • Rhymes: -olos
  • Syllabification: do‧los

Noun

dolos

  1. plural of dolo
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