doe

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Middle English do, from Old English  (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  (doe), Danish  (deer, doe), Sanskrit धेनुः (dhénā, cow, milk-cow), Old English dēon (to suckle), Old English delu (teat). Related also to fellatio, filial, fetus.

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

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

Synonyms [edit]

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

Translations [edit]

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Verb [edit]

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...

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Dutch [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Verb [edit]

doe

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

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Limburgish [edit]

Etymology [edit]

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

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: [duː˨]

Pronoun [edit]

doe

  1. (personal) thou, you (singular)

Inflection [edit]

Singular Dual Plural
nominative doe, se jee geer, g'r
genitive diener, diens öcher öcher
locative diches öches öches
vocative de! jee! jee!
dative dir öch öch
accusative¹ dich öch öch
  • Dative is nowadays obsolete, use accusative instead.

Portuguese [edit]

Verb [edit]

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

Welsh [edit]

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Adverb [edit]

doe

  1. yesterday

West Frisian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

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

Pronunciation [edit]

Adverb [edit]

doe

  1. then, at that time (which is presumably in the past)
    Doe, saken wienen net lykas no. Then, things were not like now.