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Icelandic
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[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Old Norse dauss, from Old French dous, deus, deuz.
Noun
[edit]daus m (genitive singular dauss, nominative plural dausar)
- the side of a die with two pips (in dice games, especially backgammon); deuce
Declension
[edit]Declension of daus | ||||
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m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | daus | dausinn | dausar | dausarnir |
accusative | daus | dausinn | dausa | dausana |
dative | daus | dausnum | dausum | dausunum |
genitive | dauss | daussins | dausa | dausanna |
Etymology 2
[edit]Uncertain, but possibly from daus (“deuce”), derived from the notion that two was a bad number to get, or because the two pips on the two-eyed side of some dice may have resembled buttocks.
Noun
[edit]daus m (genitive singular dauss, nominative plural dausar)
Declension
[edit]Declension of daus | ||||
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m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | daus | dausinn | dausar | dausarnir |
accusative | daus | dausinn | dausa | dausana |
dative | daus | dausnum | dausum | dausunum |
genitive | dauss | daussins | dausa | dausanna |
White Hmong
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