das
EnglishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
das
Etymology 2Edit
PronunciationEdit
ContractionEdit
das
AnagramsEdit
AfrikaansEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Dutch das, from Middle Dutch das, from Old Dutch *thas, from Proto-Germanic *þahsuz.
NounEdit
das (plural dasse, diminutive dassie)
Etymology 2Edit
NounEdit
AromanianEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
das n
Atong (India)Edit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NumeralEdit
das (Bengali script দাস)
SynonymsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary. Stated in Appendix 3.
Balkan RomaniEdit
NounEdit
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 termsEdit
Carpathian RomaniEdit
NounEdit
das f
- (Veršend) Croat
Derived termsEdit
CornishEdit
NounEdit
das
- Soft mutation of tas.
DanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from German das, a euphemistic contraction of das Haus (“the house”) or das Häuschen (“the little house”).
NounEdit
das n (singular definite dasset, plural indefinite dasser)
DeclensionEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “das” in Den Danske Ordbog
DomariEdit
EtymologyEdit
NumeralEdit
das (attribute ʕašr)
ReferencesEdit
DutchEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Middle Dutch das, from Old Dutch *thas, from Proto-West Germanic *þahs, from Proto-Germanic *þahsuz.
NounEdit
das m (plural dassen, diminutive dasje n)
- A badger, various species of genera Meles and Taxidea.
- (particularly) The Eurasian badger, Meles meles
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
Uncertain, possibly from Italian dossi (“fur collar”).
NounEdit
das f (plural dassen, diminutive dasje n)
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- Afrikaans: das
- Negerhollands: dassie
- → Aukan: dasi
- → Caribbean Hindustani: dás
- → Caribbean Javanese: dhasi
- → Indonesian: dasi
- → Javanese: dhasi
- → Papiamentu: dashi, dasji
- → Sranan Tongo: das
- → West Frisian: das
ReferencesEdit
- M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]
FalaEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Galician-Portuguese das, equivalent to de (“of”) + as (feminine plural definite article).
ContractionEdit
das f pl (singular da, masculine du or do, masculine plural dus or dos)
- of the
- 2000, Domingo Frades Gaspar, Vamus a falal: Notas pâ coñocel y platical en nosa fala, Editora regional da Extremadura, Theme III, Chapter 1: A “F” Inicial en Nossa Fala:
- Un-a das características que mais nos diferencia das forma de falal de nossus vidiñus, cacereñus i salmantinus, é o mantinimentu da “F” inicial latina […]
- One of the characteristics which most sets us apart from our neighbour’s, from Cáceres and Salamanca, way of speaking is the keeping of the Latin initial “F” […]
ReferencesEdit
Fiji HindiEdit
NumeralEdit
das
ReferencesEdit
- Fiji Hindi Dictionary
- Siegel, Jeff (1977) Say it in Fiji Hindi, Australia: Pacific Publications, →ISBN, page 28
FrenchEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
das m (uncountable)
GalicianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From contraction of de (“of, from”) + as (“the”).
PronunciationEdit
ContractionEdit
GermanEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- -'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)
EtymologyEdit
From Middle High German daz, from Old High German daz, from Proto-Germanic *þat. Compare Silesian German doas, Dutch dat, English that.
PronunciationEdit
- IPA(key): /das/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /daːs/ (some speakers in south-western Germany; when stressed)
(file) (file) - Rhymes: -as
- Homophone: dass
ArticleEdit
das n (definite)
DeclensionEdit
German definite articles | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural | |
Nominative | der | die | das | die |
Genitive | des | der | des | der |
Dative | dem | der | dem | den |
Accusative | den | die | das | die |
PronounEdit
das
- nominative/accusative neuter singular of der
- (relative) who, that, which
- (demonstrative) this, that, it
- Das ist mein Haus.
- This is my house.
- Ich hab das nicht.
- I don’t have it. (i.e. the thing mentioned)
- (regional, Northern Germany) it (subject of an impersonal verb)
- Das regnet schon wieder.
- It’s raining again.
- Wissen Sie, wie spät das ist?
- Do you know what time it is?
DeclensionEdit
Declension of der | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | |
nominative | der | die | das | die |
genitive | dessen | deren younger also: derer |
dessen | derer deren |
dative | dem | der | dem | denen |
accusative | den | die | das | die |
ConjunctionEdit
das
- Obsolete spelling of dass
HunsrikEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- tas (Wiesemann spelling system)
PronunciationEdit
ArticleEdit
das (definite)
DeclensionEdit
ReferencesEdit
LatinEdit
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
dās
Middle DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Dutch *thas, from Proto-West Germanic *þahs, from Proto-Germanic *þahsuz.
NounEdit
das m
- (mustelids) badger, European badger
InflectionEdit
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
DescendantsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “das”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “das”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Edit
EtymologyEdit
From the root -DÁÁZ (“to be heavy”).
NounEdit
das
Northern SamiEdit
DeterminerEdit
das
PortugueseEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- d'as (dated)
PronunciationEdit
- Hyphenation: das
ContractionEdit
das f pl
- Contraction of de as (“of/from the (feminine plural)”): feminine plural of do
- 1572, Luís Vaz de Camões, Os Lusíadas, line 5:
- Animais que elles tem em mais eſtima / Que todo o outro gado das manadas
- Animals which they hold in higher esteem / Than any other cattle of the herds
QuotationsEdit
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:do.
Southern KamEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
das
SpanishEdit
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
das
- inflection of dar:
Tok PisinEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
das
- dirt; dust
- 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 3:14:
- Na God, Bikpela i tokim snek olsem, “Yu bin mekim dispela pasin nogut, olsem na nau mi gat strongpela tok bilong daunim yu. Bai yu gat bikpela hevi. Hevi yu karim bai i winim hevi bilong olgeta arapela animal. Nau na long olgeta taim bihain bai yu wokabaut long bel bilong yu tasol. Na bai yu kaikai das bilong graun.
Vlax RomaniEdit
NounEdit
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 termsEdit
VolapükEdit
EtymologyEdit
ConjunctionEdit
das
- (connecting noun clause) that
West FrisianEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Borrowed from Dutch das, from Middle Dutch das, from Old Dutch *thas, Proto-West Germanic *þahs, from Proto-Germanic *þahsuz.
NounEdit
das c (plural dassen, diminutive daske)
Further readingEdit
- “das (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Etymology 2Edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
NounEdit
das c (plural dassen, diminutive daske)
Further readingEdit
- “das (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
WestrobothnianEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
das f (definite singular dasa, plural daser, definite plural dasen)
- Alternative form of dȧs (“sheep”)