das
التعريفات والمعاني
== Translingual ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
From da (“deca-”) + s (“second”).
==== Symbol ====
das
(metrology) Symbol for decasecond, an SI unit of time equal to 101 seconds.
=== Etymology 2 ===
Clipping of English Daho-Doo with s as a placeholder.
==== Symbol ====
das
(international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Daho-Doo.
==== See also ====
Wiktionary’s coverage of Daho-Doo terms
== English ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
==== Pronunciation ====
enPR: däz, IPA(key): /dɑːz/
==== Noun ====
das
plural of da (“father”)
=== Etymology 2 ===
==== Pronunciation ====
enPR: dăs, IPA(key): /dæs/
Rhymes: -æs
==== Contraction ====
das
(dialectical, nonstandard, chiefly African-American Vernacular) Pronunciation spelling of that's, that is.
===== Derived terms =====
=== Anagrams ===
ADS, Ads, ASD, ADs, ad.'s, ads., DSA, AdS, sad, SDA, SAD, ads
== Achang ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tar(l). Cognate to Chinese 單 / 单 (“only, simply”).
=== Pronunciation ===
(Myanmar) /da˧˩/
(Longchuan) [ta³¹]
(Luxi) [ta³¹]
(Xiandao) [ta³¹]
=== Numeral ===
das
one
==== Usage notes ====
Becomes dv- when prefixed to other elements to form compounds.
==== Derived terms ====
dvci
=== Further reading ===
Inglis, Douglas; Sampu, Nasaw; Jaseng, Wilai; Jana, Thocha (2005), A preliminary Ngochang–Kachin–English Lexicon[1], Payap University, page 22
== Afrikaans ==
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Etymology 1 ===
From Dutch das, from Middle Dutch das, from Old Dutch *thas, from Proto-Germanic *þahsuz.
==== Noun ====
das (plural dasse, diminutive dassie)
badger
Synonym: ratel
hyrax
Synonym: dassie
===== Derived terms =====
boomdas
=== Etymology 2 ===
From Dutch das.
==== Noun ====
das (plural dasse, diminutive dassie)
(clothing) tie, necktie
== Aromanian ==
=== Alternative forms ===
dasu, dhas, dhasu
=== Etymology ===
From Greek δάσος (dásos).
=== Noun ===
das n
forest, woods
Synonyms: pãduri, codru, curii, dubrac
== Atong (India) ==
=== Alternative forms ===
dys
=== Etymology ===
From Hindi दस (das).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /das/
=== Numeral ===
das (Bengali script দাস)
ten
==== Synonyms ====
chyigyk
ten
=== References ===
van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary. Stated in Appendix 3.
== Balkan Romani ==
=== Noun ===
das m
(Bugurdži, Sofia Erli) gadjo (non-Romani person)
Synonym: gadžo
(Bugurdži) Serbian
(Bugurdži, Macedonian Arli) Christian
Synonym: gadžo
(Sofia Erli) Bulgarian
(Sofia Erli) slave (male)
==== Derived terms ====
== Carpathian Romani ==
=== Noun ===
das f
(Veršend) Croat
==== Derived terms ====
== Catalan ==
=== Verb ===
das
second-person singular present indicative of dar
== Cornish ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
==== Noun ====
das f (plural deys)
stack, rick
==== Mutation ====
=== Etymology 2 ===
==== Noun ====
das
soft mutation of tas
== Danish ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from German das, a euphemistic contraction of das Haus (“the house”) or das Häuschen (“the little house”).
=== Noun ===
das n (singular definite dasset, plural indefinite dasser)
(colloquial) privy, outhouse
==== Declension ====
=== References ===
“das” in Den Danske Ordbog
== Domari ==
=== Etymology ===
From Sanskrit दश (daśa).
=== Numeral ===
das (attribute ʕašr)
ten
Synonym: ʕašraki
=== References ===
Matras, Yaron (2012), A Grammar of Domari (Mouton Grammar Library)[2], Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN
== Dutch ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /dɑs/
Hyphenation: das
Rhymes: -ɑs
Homophone: da's
=== Etymology 1 ===
From Middle Dutch das, from Old Dutch *thas, from Proto-West Germanic *þahs, from Proto-Germanic *þahsuz.
==== Noun ====
das m (plural dassen, diminutive dasje n)
A badger, various species of genera Meles and Taxidea.
(particularly) Eurasian badger (Meles meles)
===== Derived terms =====
===== Descendants =====
Afrikaans: das, dassie
→ English: dassie
Jersey Dutch: dās
→ West Frisian: das
=== Etymology 2 ===
Uncertain, possibly from Italian dossi (“fur collar”).
==== Noun ====
das f (plural dassen, diminutive dasje n)
necktie
scarf
===== Derived terms =====
===== Descendants =====
Afrikaans: das
Negerhollands: dassie
→ Aukan: dasi
→ Caribbean Hindustani: dás
→ Caribbean Javanese: dhasi
→ Indonesian: dasi
→ Javanese: ꦝꦱꦶ (dhasi)
→ Papiamentu: dashi, dasji
→ Sranan Tongo: das
→ West Frisian: das
=== Etymology 3 ===
==== Contraction ====
das
(text messaging) nonstandard form of da's
=== References ===
M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]
== Fala ==
=== Etymology ===
From Old Galician-Portuguese das, equivalent to de (“of”) + as (feminine plural definite article).
=== Contraction ===
das f pl (singular da, masculine du or do, masculine plural dus or dos)
of the
=== References ===
Valeš, Miroslav (2021), Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)[3], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN, page 30
== Fiji Hindi ==
=== Numeral ===
das
ten
=== References ===
Fiji Hindi Dictionary
Siegel, Jeff (1977), Say it in Fiji Hindi, Australia: Pacific Publications, →ISBN, page 28
== French ==
=== Alternative forms ===
dasse
=== Etymology ===
Verlan form of SIDA.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /das/
=== Noun ===
das m (uncountable)
(Verlan) AIDS
== Galician ==
=== Etymology ===
From contraction of de (“of, from”) + as (“the”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /d̪ɐːs̺/
=== Contraction ===
das f pl (masculine do, feminine da, masculine plural dos)
of the; from the
=== Further reading ===
“o”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “das”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
== German ==
=== Alternative forms ===
-'s (as in an's, in's)
-s (as in ans, ins)
's, es (for the article; informal or poetic)
dat (colloquial in western and parts of northern Germany)
det (Berlinian)
dit (colloquial in eastern Germany, especially the federal state of Brandenburg, around Berlin)
des (dialectal)
=== Etymology ===
From Middle High German daȥ, from Old High German daȥ, from Proto-Germanic *þat. Compare Silesian East Central German doas, Dutch dat, English that. Doublet of dass. Distinction from dass is purely orthographical convention.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /das/, /dɑs/ (standard)
IPA(key): /daːs/ (some speakers in south-western Germany; when stressed)
Rhymes: -as
Homophone: dass
=== Article ===
das n (definite)
nominative/accusative neuter singular of der: the
==== Declension ====
=== Pronoun ===
das
nominative/accusative neuter singular of der
(relative) who, that, which
(demonstrative) this, that, it
(regional, Northern Germany) it (subject of an impersonal verb)
==== Usage notes ====
In colloquial writing often confused with dass.
==== Declension ====
=== Conjunction ===
das
obsolete spelling of dass
== Hunsrik ==
=== Alternative forms ===
tas (Wiesemann spelling)
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈtas/
Rhymes: -as
Syllabification: das
Homophone: dass
=== Article ===
das (definite)
nominative/accusative singular neuter of där
==== Declension ====
=== Pronoun ===
das
it
==== Inflection ====
=== References ===
Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “das”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 31, column 2
== Latin ==
=== Pronunciation ===
(Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈdaːs]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈdas]
=== Verb ===
dās
second-person singular present active indicative of dō
== Lower Tanana ==
=== Noun ===
das (Chena, Toklat-Bearpaw)
alternative form of dasr
=== References ===
Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 114
== Middle Dutch ==
=== Etymology ===
From Old Dutch *thas, from Proto-West Germanic *þahs, from Proto-Germanic *þahsuz.
=== Noun ===
das m
(mustelids) badger, European badger
==== Inflection ====
==== Descendants ====
Dutch: dasAfrikaans: das, dassie→ English: dassieJersey Dutch: dās→ West Frisian: das
Limburgish: dasj
West Flemish: das
=== Further reading ===
“das”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “das”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
== Navajo ==
=== Etymology ===
Related to root -DÁÁZ (“to be heavy”).
=== Noun ===
das
weight
=== References ===
Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 118
== Northern Sami ==
=== Determiner ===
das
locative singular of dat
== Portuguese ==
=== Alternative forms ===
d'as (dated)
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: das
=== Contraction ===
das f pl
contraction of de (“of/from”) + as f pl (“the”): feminine plural of do
==== Quotations ====
For quotations using this term, see Citations:do.
== Southern Kam ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ta³²³/
=== Noun ===
das
mountain
== Spanish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈdas/ [ˈd̪as]
Rhymes: -as
Syllabification: das
=== Verb ===
das
inflection of dar:
second-person singular present indicative
second-person singular voseo present indicative
== Tok Pisin ==
=== Etymology ===
From English dust.
=== Noun ===
das
dirt; dust
=== References ===
Volker, C. A. (general editor), et al. (2008), Papua New Guinea Tok Pisin English Dictionary, Oxford University Press in association with Wantok Niuspepa, →ISBN, page 15
== Vlax Romani ==
=== Noun ===
das m
(Gurbet, Macedonian Džambazi) Christian
(Gurbet, Kalderaš, Macedonian Džambazi) gadjo (non-Romani person)
(Gurbet, Kalderaš, Macedonian Džambazi) Serb
(Gurbet, Macedonian Džambazi) Croat
(Gurbet, Macedonian Džambazi) Christian gadjo
(Sremski Gurbet) Serbian
==== Derived terms ====
== Volapük ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from German dass.
=== Conjunction ===
das
(connecting noun clause) that
== West Frisian ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /dɔs/
=== Etymology 1 ===
Borrowed from Dutch das, from Middle Dutch das, from Old Dutch *thas, Proto-West Germanic *þahs, from Proto-Germanic *þahsuz.
==== Noun ====
das c (plural dassen, diminutive daske)
(mustelids) badger
Synonym: taks
===== Further reading =====
“das (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
=== Etymology 2 ===
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
==== Noun ====
das c (plural dassen, diminutive daske)
(clothing, rare) scarf, shawl
===== Further reading =====
“das (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011