das

See also: daş, -daş, and Appendix:Variations of "das"

English

Etymology 1

Noun

das

1. plural of da (“father”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dæs/

Contraction

das

1. (African-American Vernacular) That is; that's

Anagrams

• ADS, ADs, ASD, AdS, Ads, DSA, SAD, SDA, ads, sad

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Afrikaans

Etymology 1

From Dutch das, from Middle Dutch das, from Old Dutch *thas, from Proto-Germanic *þahsuz.

Noun

das (plural dasse, diminutive dassie)

1. badger

   Synonym: ratel

2. hyrax

   Synonym: dassie

Etymology 2

From Dutch das.

Noun

das (plural dasse, diminutive dassie)

1. (clothing) tie, necktie

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Aromanian

Alternative forms

• dasu, dhas, dhasu

Etymology

From Greek δάσος (dásos).

Noun

das n

1. forest, woods

   Synonyms: pãduri, codru, curii, dubrac

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Balkan Romani

Noun

das m

1. (Bugurdži, Sofia Erli) gadjo (non-Romani person)

   Synonym: gadžo

2. (Bugurdži) Serbian
3. (Bugurdži, Macedonian Arli) Christian

   Synonym: gadžo

4. (Sofia Erli) Bulgarian
5. (Sofia Erli) slave (male)

Derived terms

• daseskoro
• dasikanes
• dasikanipe
• Dasikanipe
• dasikano
• dasipe
• dasni

 

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Carpathian Romani

Noun

das f

1. (Veršend) Croat

Derived terms

• dasika
• dasiko
• daskiňa

 

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Cornish

Noun

das

1. Soft mutation of tas.

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Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from German das, a euphemistic contraction of das Haus (“the house”) or das Häuschen (“the little house”).

Noun

das n (singular definite dasset, plural indefinite dasser)

1. (colloquial) privy, outhouse

Declension

Declension of das

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	das	dasset	dasser	dasserne
genitive	das'	dassets	dassers	dassernes

References

• “das” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɑs/

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• Hyphenation: das
• Rhymes: -ɑs
• Homophone: da's

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch das, from Old Dutch *thas, from Proto-Germanic *þahsuz.

Noun

das m (plural dassen, diminutive dasje n)

1. (mustelids) A badger, various species of genera Meles and .

Derived terms

• dasborstel
• dashond
• daskwast
• daslook
• dassenbuil
• dassenburcht
• dassenhaar
• dassenleer
• dassensmout
• dassenvel
• dassenvet
• honingdas
• klipdas
• varkensdas

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: das, dassie
  • → English: dassie
• → West Frisian: das

Etymology 2

Uncertain, possibly from Italian dossi (“fur collar”).

Noun

das f (plural dassen, diminutive dasje n)

1. necktie
2. scarf

Derived terms

• dashouder
• dasknoop
• dassenhanger
• dasspeld
• gedast
• halsdas
• nachtdas
• strikdas
• stropdas
• vlinderdas

 

References

• M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]

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Fala

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese das.

Preposition

das f pl (singular da, masculine do, masculine plural dos)

1. contraction of de (“of”) + as (“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” […]

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Fiji Hindi

Numeral

das

1. ten

References

• Fiji Hindi Dictionary
• Siegel, Jeff (1977) Say it in Fiji Hindi, Australia: Pacific Publications, →ISBN, page 28

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French

Alternative forms

• dasse

Etymology

Verlan of SIDA

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /das/

Noun

das m (uncountable)

1. (slang) AIDS

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Galician

Etymology

From contraction of de (“of, from”) +‎ as (“the”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ɐs̺/

Contraction

das f pl (masculine do, feminine da, masculine plural dos)

1. of the; from the

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German

Alternative forms

• -'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)
• dit (colloquial in eastern Germany, especially the federal state of Brandenburg, around Berlin)

Etymology

From Old High German daz, from Proto-Germanic *þat. Compare Silesian East Central German doas, Dutch dat, English that.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /das/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /daːs/ (some speakers in south-western Germany; when stressed)

• (file)

• (file)

• Rhymes: -as
• Homophone: dass

Article

das n (definite)

1. nominative/accusative neuter singular of der: the

Declension

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

Pronoun

das

1. nominative/accusative neuter singular of der
   1. (relative) who, that, which

      Ich kenne ein Mädchen, das das kann.

      I know a girl who can do that.

   2. (demonstrative) this, that, it

      Das ist mein Haus.

      This is my house.

      Er weiß das bereits.

      He knows that already.

      Ich hab das nicht.

      I don’t have it. (i.e. the thing mentioned)

   3. (regional, Northern Germany) it (subject of an impersonal verb.)

      Das regnet schon wieder.

      It’s raining again.

Declension

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

Conjunction

das

1. Obsolete spelling of dass

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Hunsrik

Alternative forms

• tas (Wiesemann spelling system)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tas/

Article

das (definite)

1. nominative/accusative singular neuter of där

Declension

Hunsrik definite articles

	nominative		accusative		dative
	str.	unstr.	str.	unstr.	str.	unstr.
Masculine	där	de	där	de	dem
Feminine	die		die		där	de
Neuter	das		das		dem
Plural	die		die		den	de

References

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) dās

1. second-person singular present active indicative of dō

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *thas, from Proto-Germanic *þahsuz.

Noun

das m

1. (mustelids) badger, European badger

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: das
  • Afrikaans: das, dassie
    • → English: dassie
  • → West Frisian: das
• Limburgish: dasj

Further reading

• “das”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “das”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

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Navajo

Etymology

From the root -DÁÁZ (“to be heavy”).

Noun

das

1. weight

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Northern Sami

Determiner

das

1. locative singular of dat

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• d'as (dated)

Etymology

Contraction of de (“of”) +‎ as (“the”).

Pronunciation

• (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈdaʃ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdas/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdɐʃ/
• Hyphenation: das

Contraction

das f pl

2. Contraction of de as (“pertaining or relating to the”).; of the; from the (feminine plural)
   • 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

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:do.

See also

• da (singular form)
• dos (masculine form)
• do (singular masculine form)

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Spanish

Verb

das

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) present indicative form of dar.

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Tok Pisin

Etymology

English dust

Noun

das

1. dirt; dust
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Vlax Romani

Noun

das m

1. (Gurbet, Macedonian Džambazi) Christian
2. (Gurbet, Kalderaš, Macedonian Džambazi) gadjo (non-Romani person)
3. (Gurbet, Kalderaš, Macedonian Džambazi) Serb
4. (Gurbet, Macedonian Džambazi) Croat
5. (Gurbet, Macedonian Džambazi) Christian gadjo
6. (Sremski Gurbet) Serbian

Derived terms

• dasengo
• dasengo paćape
• dasenďi ona
• dasesko
• dasikane
• dasikani
• dasikanipe
• dasikano
• dasipe
• dasni
• dasňoři

 

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Volapük

Etymology

Borrowed from German dass.

Conjunction

das

1. (connecting noun clause) that

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West Frisian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dutch das, from Middle Dutch das, from Old Dutch *thas, from Proto-Germanic *þahsuz.

Noun

das c (plural dassen, diminutive daske)

1. (mustelids) badger

   Synonym: taks

Further reading

• “das (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

das c (plural dassen, diminutive daske)

1. (clothing) (rare) scarf, shawl

Further reading

• “das (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

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