domino

English

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Dominoes

Wikipedia

Etymology

1801, borrowed from French domino (1771), originally the term for a hooded garment, itself from Medieval Latin domino, oblique case of dominus (“lord, master”); compare Medieval Latin dominicale (“a kind of veil”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: dŏ'mĭnō, IPA^(key): /ˈdɒmɪnəʊ/

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• (US) enPR: dämĭnō, IPA^(key): /ˈdɑmɪnoʊ/

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Noun

domino (plural dominos or dominoes)

1. (dominoes) A tile divided into two squares, each having 0 to 6 (or sometimes more) dots or pips (as in dice), used in the game of dominoes.
2. (politics) A country that is expected to react to events in a neighboring country, according to the domino effect.
3. A masquerade costume consisting of a hooded robe and a mask covering the upper part of the face.

   Synonym: domino costume

   • 1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society, published 1973, page 485:

     all the women were desirous of having the bundle immediately opened; which operation was at length performed by little Betsy, with the consent of Mr Jones: and the contents were found to be a domino, a mask, and a masquerade ticket.

   • 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “The Masked Ball”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. , volume III, London: Henry Colburn, , →OCLC, page 175:

     The chair being announced, she fastened on her mask, and drew her domino round her, it not being her intention to display her splendid and fantastic costume till supper, when all the guests were expected to unmask.

   • 1983, Lawrence Durrell, Sebastian (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 1007:

     Then he hunted for the black carnival domino, supposing that it was the appropriate thing for a penitent to wear.

4. The mask itself.

   Synonyms: domino mask, half mask, eyemask

   • 1872, James De Mille, The Cryptogram‎, HTML edition, The Gutenberg Project, published 2009:

     He wore a domino, but beneath it could be seen his whiskers, cut after the English fashion, and long and pendent.

5. The person wearing the costume.
6. (geometry) A polyomino made up of two squares.

   Synonym: 2-omino

7. (music, colloquial) A mistake in performing.
   • 1932, The Musical Times and Singing-class Circular, page 263:

     Any player is liable to make a 'domino' — that is to say, he goes wool-gathering and continues to play when everyone else has stopped. If he does so at a grown-up concert the fault is irredeemable […]

Derived terms

Related terms

• dominate

Translations

Verb

domino (third-person singular simple present dominoes, present participle dominoing, simple past and past participle dominoed)

1. (intransitive) To collapse in the manner of dominoes.
   • 2010, Ring of Fire: An Indonesian Odyssey, →ISBN, page 107:

     A dismasting often means the dominoing of one mast into the other, down through the decks, cannoning the cargo through the hull below, and sinking the ship very quickly.

2. (transitive) To cause to collapse in the manner of dominoes.

Translations

See also

Further reading

• “domino”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “domino”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• monoid

Catalan

Verb

domino

1. first-person singular present indicative of dominar

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Rhymes: -ɪno

Noun

domino n

1. dominoes

Declension

Further reading

• domino in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• domino in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Finnish

Etymology

From French domino.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdomino/,
• Rhymes: -omino
• Syllabification^(key): do‧mi‧no

Noun

domino

1. (dominoes) dominoes
2. (dominoes) a domino (tile)

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• “domino”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• moodin

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin dominō, from Latin dominus (“lord, master”), perhaps from a prayer formula such as "benedicamus domino". The development of the modern meaning is unclear, perhaps from the black color of the early domino tiles.

Pronunciation

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Noun

domino m (plural dominos)

1. black hooded cloak worn by priests in winter
2. hooded garment worn at balls
   • 1941 "Suzanne ramena sur sa tête le capuchon du domino, fit un pas et déclama soudain " (Georges Duhamel, Suzanne et les jeunes hommes, p. 144)
3. a paper marked with figures used to play board games
4. dominoes
5. (in the plural) a domino set
6. (in the singular) a domino tile

Derived terms

• effet domino

Descendants

Further reading

• “domino”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French domino.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /domino/

Noun

domino

1. dominoes

Italian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin dominus. Doublet of don.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɔ.mi.no/
• Rhymes: -ɔmino
• Hyphenation: dò‧mi‧no

Noun

domino m (plural domini, feminine domina)

1. (archaic) lord, master

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French domino, from Medieval Latin dominō, dative of Latin dominus (“lord, master”); possibly from the liturgical phrase benedīcāmus Dominō (literally “let us bless the Lord”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɔ.mi.no/
• Rhymes: -ɔmino
• Hyphenation: dò‧mi‧no

Noun

domino m (invariable)

1. long robe shaped as a cloak with a hood, worn at masked balls
2. (by extension) person wearing such a robe

Etymology 3

Borrowed from French domino, originally the same as Etymology 2; see above.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɔ.mi.no/
• Rhymes: -ɔmino
• Hyphenation: dò‧mi‧no

Noun

domino m (uncountable)

1. dominoes (board game)

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdo.mi.no/, /ˈdɔ.mi.no/
• Rhymes: -omino, -ɔmino
• Hyphenation: dó‧mi‧no, dò‧mi‧no

Verb

domino

1. inflection of domare:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɔ.mi.no/
• Rhymes: -ɔmino
• Hyphenation: dò‧mi‧no

Verb

domino

1. first-person singular present indicative of dominare

References

Anagrams

• indomo

Japanese

Romanization

domino

1. Rōmaji transcription of ドミノ

Latin

Verb

dominō (present infinitive domināre, perfect active domināvī, supine dominātum); first conjugation

1. (rare) Alternative form of dominor (“rule, control”)

   Synonyms: devinco, supero, conquesto, subigo, vinco, profligo, caedo, pello, domo

Usage notes

This is a regularised active form of the deponent verb dominor, which is much more common. The consequence of this situation is that dominor can occasionally mean "I am ruled" as well as the more usual sense "I rule".

Conjugation

Noun

dominō

1. dative/ablative singular of dominus

References

• domino in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2024), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
• “domino”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• domino in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

domino

Wikipedia ^no

Etymology

From French domino, from Latin dominus.

Noun

domino m (definite singular dominoen, indefinite plural dominoer, definite plural dominoene)

1. dominoes (game)
2. a domino (cloak)

Derived terms

• dominobrikke

References

• “domino” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “domino_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “domino_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French domino, from Latin dominus.

Noun

domino m (definite singular dominoen, indefinite plural dominoar, definite plural dominoane)

1. dominoes (game)
2. a domino (cloak)

Derived terms

• dominobrikke

References

• “domino” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

domino

Wikipedia ^pl

domino sense 1

domino sense 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔˈmi.nɔ/

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• Rhymes: -inɔ
• Syllabification: do‧mi‧no

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French domino.

Noun

domino n (related adjective dominowy)

2. (dominoes) dominoes (any of several games played by arranging domino tiles on a flat surface)

Declension

Noun

domino n

2. domino costume (loose hooded cloak worn with a half mask, worn especially at masquerades)

   Hypernym: płaszcz

Declension

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

domino f

1. vocative singular of domina

Further reading

• domino in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• domino in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• domino in PWN's encyclopedia

Portuguese

Verb

domino

1. first-person singular present indicative of dominar

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French domino.

Noun

domino n (plural dominouri)

1. domino

Declension

Spanish

Verb

domino

1. first-person singular present indicative of dominar

Swedish

Noun

domino n (uncountable)

1. dominoes; a type of game

Declension

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish dominó, from French domino, from Medieval Latin domino, oblique case of dominus (“lord, master”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /domiˈno/,

• IPA^(key): /ˈdomino/, (Latin or English influence)
• Hyphenation: do‧mi‧no

Noun

dominó or dóminó (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜋᜒᜈᜓ)

1. dominoes (game)
2. domino tile
3. a kind of cloak with wide sleeves, hood, and mask (worn at masquerades)
4. a small, black mask for the eyes

Derived terms

• magdomino

Related terms

Further reading

• “domino”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018