doe

EtymologyEdit

From Middle English do, from Old English dā (“female deer”), from Proto-Germanic *dajjǭ (“female deer, mother deer”), from Proto-Germanic *dajjaną (“to suckle”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰēy- (“to suck (milk), to suckle”). Cognate with Scots da, dae (“female deer”), Alemannic German tē (“doe”), Danish då (“deer, doe”), Sanskrit धेनुः (dhénā, “cow, milk-cow”), Old English dēon (“to suckle”), Old English delu (“teat”). Related also to fellatio, filial, fetus.

PronunciationEdit

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dəʊ/
• (US) enPR: dō, IPA^(key): /doʊ/
• Rhymes: -əʊ
• Homophones: doh, dough, do (in music)

NounEdit

doe (plural does)

1. A female deer; also used of similar animals such as reindeer, antelope, goat.
2. A female fallow deer.
3. A female rabbit.
4. A female hare.
5. A female squirrel.
6. A female kangaroo

SynonymsEdit

• (female deer): hind (female red deer)
• (female kangaroo): blue flyer (female red kangaroo)

TranslationsEdit

VerbEdit

doe

1. Archaic spelling of do.
   • 1620 Mayflower Compact

     ...a voyage to plant ye first colonie in ye Northerne parts of Virginia, doe by these presents solemnly & mutualy in ye presence of God...

AnagramsEdit

• Edo, EOD, ode, ODE, OED

PronunciationEdit

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -u
• IPA^(key): /du/

VerbEdit

doe

1. first-person singular present indicative of doen
2. singular present subjunctive of doen
3. imperative of doen

AnagramsEdit

• deo

EtymologyEdit

From Old Dutch thū, from Proto-Germanic *þū. Related to English thou.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): [duː˨]

PronounEdit

doe

1. (personal) thou, you (singular)

InflectionEdit

• Dative is nowadays obsolete, use accusative instead.

VerbEdit

doe

1. first-person singular present tense conjunctive of doar
2. third-person singular present tense imperative of doar
3. third-person singular present tense conjunctive of doar

Alternative formsEdit

• ddoe

AdverbEdit

doe

1. yesterday

EtymologyEdit

Related to Old English þā (“then, at that time”).

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /du/, IPA^(key): /duə/

AdverbEdit

doe

1. then, at that time (which is presumably in the past)

   Doe, saken wienen net lykas no. Then, things were not like now.