dug

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English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Verb

dug

  1. simple past and past participle of dig (replacing earlier digged)

Etymology 2

From earlier dugge ("pap, teat"; compare also English dialectal ducky, dukky (“the female breast”)), apparently connected to Danish dægge (“to suckle”), Swedish dägga (“to suck”), Old English dēon (“to suckle”). More at doe. Compare doug

Noun

dug (plural dugs)

  1. (chiefly in the plural) A mammary gland on a domestic mammal with more than two breasts.
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Anagrams

Danish

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Etymology 1

From Old Norse dǫgg (“dew”), from Proto-Germanic *dawwō, *dawwaz (“dew”), cognate with Swedish dagg, English dew, German Tau (“dew”), Dutch dauw.

Pronunciation

Noun

dug c (singular definite duggen, not used in plural form)

  1. dew
Declension
Declension of dug
common
gender 		Singular
indefinite definite
nominative dug duggen
genitive dugs duggens

References

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German dūk, dōk, from Proto-Germanic *dōkaz, cognate with German Tuch, Dutch doek (Old Norse dúkr is also borrowed from Low German).

Pronunciation

Noun

dug c (singular definite dugen, plural indefinite duge)

  1. tablecloth (a cloth used to cover and protect a table, especially for a dining table)
  2. a piece of canvas or cloth
  3. a piece of bunting (material from which flags are made)
Declension
Declension of dug
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dug dugen duge dugene
genitive dugs dugens duges dugenes
Derived terms
terms derived from "dug"

References

Hungarian

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *tuŋke-. Cognate with Finnish tunkea, Erzya (tongoms).

Pronunciation

Verb

dug

  1. (transitive) to stick, tuck, insert, push in (into something: -ba/-be)
    Synonym: illeszt
  2. (transitive) to hide, conceal (into some place: lative suffixes)
    Synonym: (literary) rejt
  3. (transitive, intransitive, informal) to have sex
    Synonyms: szexel, kefél

Conjugation

conjugation of dug
Click for archaic forms 1st person sg 2nd person sg
informal 		3rd person sg,
2nd p. sg formal 		1st person pl 2nd person pl
informal 		3rd person pl,
2nd p. pl formal


Indica­tive
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. dugok dugsz dug dugunk dugtok dugnak
Def. dugom dugod dugja dugjuk dugjátok dugják
2nd-p. o. duglak ―
Past Indef. dugtam dugtál dugott dugtunk dugtatok dugtak
Def. dugtam dugtad dugta dugtuk dugtátok dugták
2nd-p. o. dugtalak ―
Future Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. dugni fog.
Archaic
Preterit 		Indef. dugék dugál duga dugánk dugátok dugának
Def. dugám dugád dugá dugánk dugátok dugák
2nd-p. o. dugálak ―
Archaic Past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. dug vala, dugott vala/volt.
Archaic
Future 		Indef. dugandok dugandasz dugand dugandunk dugandotok dugandanak
Def. dugandom dugandod dugandja dugandjuk dugandjátok dugandják
2nd-p. o. dugandalak ―
Condi­tional
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. dugnék dugnál dugna dugnánk dugnátok dugnának
Def. dugnám dugnád dugná dugnánk
(or dugnók) 		dugnátok dugnák
2nd-p. o. dugnálak ―
Past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. dugott volna
Sub­junc­tive
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. dugjak dugj or
dugjál 		dugjon dugjunk dugjatok dugjanak
Def. dugjam dugd or
dugjad 		dugja dugjuk dugjátok dugják
2nd-p. o. dugjalak ―
(Archaic) Past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. dugott légyen
Infinitive dugni dugnom dugnod dugnia dugnunk dugnotok dugniuk
Other
forms 		Verbal noun Present part. Past part. Future part. Adverbial participle Causative
dugás dugó dugott dugandó dugva (dugván)
The archaic passive conjugation had the same -(t)at/-(t)et suffix as the causative, followed by -ik in the 3rd-person singular
(and the concomitant changes in conditional and subjunctive mostly in the 1st- and 3rd-person singular like with other traditional -ik verbs).
potential conjugation of dug
Click for archaic forms 1st person sg 2nd person sg
informal 		3rd person sg,
2nd p. sg formal 		1st person pl 2nd person pl
informal 		3rd person pl,
2nd p. pl formal
Indica­tive
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. dughatok dughatsz dughat dughatunk dughattok dughatnak
Def. dughatom dughatod dughatja dughatjuk dughatjátok dughatják
2nd-p. o. dughatlak ―
Past Indef. dughattam dughattál dughatott dughattunk dughattatok dughattak
Def. dughattam dughattad dughatta dughattuk dughattátok dughatták
2nd-p. o. dughattalak ―
Archaic
Preterit 		Indef. dughaték dughatál dughata dughatánk dughatátok dughatának
Def. dughatám dughatád dughatá dughatánk dughatátok dughaták
2nd-p. o. dughatálak ―
Archaic Past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. dughat vala, dughatott vala/volt.
Archaic
Future 		Indef. dughatandok
or dugandhatok 		dughatandasz
or dugandhatsz 		dughatand
or dugandhat 		dughatandunk
or dugandhatunk 		dughatandotok
or dugandhattok 		dughatandanak
or dugandhatnak
Def. dughatandom
or dugandhatom 		dughatandod
or dugandhatod 		dughatandja
or dugandhatja 		dughatandjuk
or dugandhatjuk 		dughatandjátok
or dugandhatjátok 		dughatandják
or dugandhatják
2nd-p. o. dughatandalak
or dugandhatlak 		―
Condi­tional
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. dughatnék dughatnál dughatna dughatnánk dughatnátok dughatnának
Def. dughatnám dughatnád dughatná dughatnánk
(or dughatnók) 		dughatnátok dughatnák
2nd-p. o. dughatnálak ―
Past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. dughatott volna
Sub­junc­tive
mood 		Pre­sent Indef. dughassak dughass or
dughassál 		dughasson dughassunk dughassatok dughassanak
Def. dughassam dughasd or
dughassad 		dughassa dughassuk dughassátok dughassák
2nd-p. o. dughassalak ―
(Archaic) Past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. dughatott légyen
Inf. (dughatni) (dughatnom) (dughatnod) (dughatnia) (dughatnunk) (dughatnotok) (dughatniuk)
Positive adjective dugható Neg. adj. dughatatlan Adv. part. (dughatva / dughatván)

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

Expressions

Further reading

  • dug in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
  • dug in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)

Middle English

Noun

dug

  1. (rare, Early Middle English) Alternative form of duk (“duke”)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

dug

  1. imperative of duga

Scots

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English docga (“hound, powerful breed of dog”). Cognate with English dog.

Pronunciation

Noun

dug (plural dugs)

  1. dog

Verb

dug (third-person singular simple present dugs, present participle duggin, simple past duggit, past participle duggit)

  1. To stand up to; to outlast.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dъlgъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

dȗg m (Cyrillic spelling ду̑г)

  1. debt
Declension
Declension of dug
singular plural
nominative dȗg dȕgovi
genitive duga dugova
dative dugu dugovima
accusative dug dugove
vocative duže dugovi
locative dugu dugovima
instrumental dugom dugovima

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dьlgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dílˀgas. Cognate with Czech dlouhý.

Pronunciation

Adjective

dȕg (definite dȕgī, comparative dȕžī, Cyrillic spelling ду̏г)

  2. long
Declension
positive indefinite forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative dug duga dugo
genitive duga duge duga
dative dugu dugoj dugu
accusative inanimate
animate 		dug
duga 		dugu dugo
vocative dug duga dugo
locative dugu dugoj dugu
instrumental dugim dugom dugim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative dugi duge duga
genitive dugih dugih dugih
dative dugim(a) dugim(a) dugim(a)
accusative duge duge duga
vocative dugi duge duga
locative dugim(a) dugim(a) dugim(a)
instrumental dugim(a) dugim(a) dugim(a)
positive definite forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative dugi duga dugo
genitive dugog(a) duge dugog(a)
dative dugom(u/e) dugoj dugom(u/e)
accusative inanimate
animate 		dugi
dugog(a) 		dugu dugo
vocative dugi duga dugo
locative dugom(e/u) dugoj dugom(e/u)
instrumental dugim dugom dugim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative dugi duge duga
genitive dugih dugih dugih
dative dugim(a) dugim(a) dugim(a)
accusative duge duge duga
vocative dugi duge duga
locative dugim(a) dugim(a) dugim(a)
instrumental dugim(a) dugim(a) dugim(a)
comparative forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative duži duža duže
genitive dužeg(a) duže dužeg(a)
dative dužem(u) dužoj dužem(u)
accusative inanimate
animate 		duži
dužeg(a) 		dužu duže
vocative duži duža duže
locative dužem(u) dužoj dužem(u)
instrumental dužim dužom dužim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative duži duže duža
genitive dužih dužih dužih
dative dužim(a) dužim(a) dužim(a)
accusative duže duže duža
vocative duži duže duža
locative dužim(a) dužim(a) dužim(a)
instrumental dužim(a) dužim(a) dužim(a)
superlative forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative najduži najduža najduže
genitive najdužeg(a) najduže najdužeg(a)
dative najdužem(u) najdužoj najdužem(u)
accusative inanimate
animate 		najduži
najdužeg(a) 		najdužu najduže
vocative najduži najduža najduže
locative najdužem(u) najdužoj najdužem(u)
instrumental najdužim najdužom najdužim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative najduži najduže najduža
genitive najdužih najdužih najdužih
dative najdužim(a) najdužim(a) najdužim(a)
accusative najduže najduže najduža
vocative najduži najduže najduža
locative najdužim(a) najdužim(a) najdužim(a)
instrumental najdužim(a) najdužim(a) najdužim(a)

Sumerian

Romanization

dug

  1. Romanization of 𒂁 (dug)

Swedish

Pronunciation

Verb

dug

  1. imperative of duga

Anagrams

Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle English duk, itself a borrowing from Old French duc, from Latin dux.

Noun

dug m (plural dugiaid, feminine duges)

  1. duke
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Inflected form of dwyn (“to steal”).

Verb

dug

  1. (obsolete, literary) third-person singular past of dwyn

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
dug ddug nug unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “dug”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Yola

Etymology

From Middle English dogge, from Old English docga.

Pronunciation

Noun

dug (plural duggès)

  1. dog
    • 1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 71:
      Dinna thar a dug.
      Don't vex the dog.

Derived terms

References

  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 36
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