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daag

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /daːx/
  • Audio:(file)

Etymology 1

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By apocope from Middle Dutch dage, plural of dach.

Alternative forms

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Noun

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daag

  1. (archaic or dialectal) plural of dag, used after numerals, particularly veertien

Interjection

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daag!

  1. (East and West Flanders) bye

Etymology 2

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Verb

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daag

  1. inflection of dagen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

Jamaican Creole

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Etymology

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Derived from English dog.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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daag (plural daag dem, quantified daag)

  1. dog
    • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Filipiyan 3:2:
      Mi a waan unu, wach out fi di daag aat piipl dem. Wach out fi dem — dem a uol wikid. Wach out fi dem man de we aalwiez a kot kot op dem bad
      Look out for the dogs, look out for the evildoers, look out for those who mutilate the flesh.
    • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Matyu 7:6:
      “An, no tek unu gud kliin sitn dem, we a fi Gad, gi daag, an unu gud gud porl dash gi pig. Dem naa go tep tep op pan dem, den ton roun tier unu op.
      "Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you.

Further reading

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  • daag on the Jamaican Creole Wikipedia.Wikipedia jam
  • daag at majstro.com
  • Larry Chang (2014) Biesik Jumiekan: Introduction to Jamaican Language, Chuu Wod, →ISBN, page 198

Limburgish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch dach, from Old Dutch dag, from Proto-Germanic *dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (to burn, to be illuminated).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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daag m (plural daag or dage, diminutive daegske or daegsje or deëgske or deëgsje)

  1. day (period of 24 hours)
  2. daytime (time between sunrise and sunset)

Etymology 2

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From a shortening of gouwe daag (good day).

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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daag!

  1. hello
  2. goodbye

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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daag

  1. nominative/genitive/dative/accusative plural of daag