doze
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Middle English *dosen, from Old Norse dúsa (“to doze, rest, remain quiet”), from Proto-Germanic *dusēnan (“to be dizzy”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewes-, *dʰeus- (“to fly, whirl”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeu- (“to fly, shake, reek, steam, smolder”). Cognate with Icelandic dúsa (“to doze”), Swedish dialectal dusa (“to doze, slumber”), Danish døse (“to doze”), Old English dysiġ (“foolish, stupid”), Scots dosnit (“stunned, stupefied”), Icelandic dúra (“to nap, slumber”). More at dizzy.
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Verb
doze (third-person singular simple present dozes, present participle dozing, simple past and past participle dozed)
[edit] Translations
to nap
[edit] Noun
doze (plural dozes)
- (countable) a light, short sleep or nap
- I felt much better after a short doze.
[edit] Synonyms
- See Wikisaurus:sleep
[edit] Translations
short sleep or nap
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] See also
[edit] Anglo-Norman
[edit] Etymology
From Latin duodecim.
[edit] Cardinal number
doze
[edit] Portuguese
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[edit] Etymology
From Latin duodecim.
[edit] Cardinal number
doze m. and f.
[edit] Noun
doze m.
[edit] Walloon
[edit] Cardinal number
doze
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- en:Sleep
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