dodo

See also: Dodo, dodó, dodô, dödö, and do do

English

A dodo

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Portuguese doudo, obsolete form of doido (“fool, simpleton, silly, stupid”). First attested in the 17th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdəʊˌdəʊ/
• IPA^(key): /ˈdoʊˌdoʊ/

Noun

dodo (plural dodoes or dodos)

1. A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
2. (figuratively) A person or organisation which is very old or has very old-fashioned views or is not willing to change and adapt.

   As dead as a dodo.

Synonyms

• (bird): †

Derived terms

• as dead as a dodo
• dead as a dodo
• dodo bird
• dodoesque
• dodoism
• dodolike
• dodo tree
• go the way of the dodo
• little dodo

 

Translations

Raphus cucullatus

• Assamese: ড’ড’ (dödö)
• Bulgarian: додо (bg) m (dodo)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 嘟嘟鳥／嘟嘟鸟 (dūdūniǎo), 嘟嘟鸟 (dūdūniǎo), 毛里求斯渡渡鳥, 毛里求斯渡渡鸟 (Máolǐqiúsī dùdùniǎo), 渡渡鳥／渡渡鸟 (zh) (dùdùniǎo), 渡渡鸟 (zh) (dùdùniǎo), 愚鳩／愚鸠 (yújiū), 愚鸠 (yújiū), 孤鴿／孤鸽 (gūgē), 孤鸽 (gūgē)

• Czech: dronte mauricijský (cs) m, blboun nejapný (cs) m, dodo (cs) m
• Danish: dronte c
• Dutch: dodo (nl) m, walghvogel
• Esperanto: dodo (eo), dronto
• Estonian: dront (et)
• Finnish: drontti (fi), dodo (fi)
• French: dodo (fr) m, dronte (fr) m
• German: Dodo (de) m, Dronte (de) m, Doudo m, Dudu m
• Greek: διδώ f (didó), δοδώ f (dodó)
• Hebrew: דודו m (dodo)
• Hungarian: dodó, dodógalamb
• Icelandic: dúdúfugl (is) m
• Ido: dronto (io)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Interlingua: dodo
• Italian: dodo m, dronte m
• Japanese: ドードー (ja) (dōdō)
• Korean: 도도 (ko) (dodo)
• Latin: raphus cucullatus
• Norwegian: dodo (no) m (Bokmål), dronte m (Nynorsk)
• Polish: dodo (pl) m
• Portuguese: (Portugal) dodó (pt) m, (Brazil) dodô (pt) m, dronte m
• Romanian: pasărea dodo f, dront m
• Russian: додо́ (ru) m (dodó), дронт (ru) m (dront)
• Spanish: dodo m, dronte m
• Swahili: doda
• Swedish: dront c
• Tamil: டோடோ (ṭōṭō)
• Thai: โดโด้ (doo-dôo)
• Turkish: dodo (tr), Mauritius dodosu
• Urdu: ڈو ڈو m (dodo)

old-fashioned person or institution

• Dutch: dodo (nl) m
• Finnish: fossiili (fi)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• French: fossile (fr) m

See also

• didine
• ratite

Etymology 2

Noun

dodo (plural dodos)

1. (Nigeria) Fried plantain.
   • 2015, Kemi Quinn, African Dishes Made Easy:

     Dodo is everybody's favorite! It is a superb snack, a side dish, a breakfast food or a dessert all rolled into one. The best dodo is made from soft (almost over ripe) plantain which is cut in 1/2 inch thick diagonal slices and fried to a crispy golden brown.

   • 2015, Chigozie Obioma, The Fishermen: A Novel:

     Mother had banned it a year or so earlier after Obembe and I stole pieces from Mother's cooler, and lied that we'd seen rats eating the dodos.

   • 2018, Remmi Smith, The Healthy Teen Cookbook: Around the World In 80 Fantastic Recipes:

     One popular Nigerian dish is fried plantain, which is called “dodo.”

Anagrams

• dood

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Cebuano

Etymology

From English dodo, borrowed from Portuguese doudo, obsolete form of doido (“fool, simpleton, silly, stupid”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: do‧do

Noun

dodo

1. a dodo (Raphus cucullatus)

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdoːdoː/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: do‧do

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Portuguese dodô.

Noun

dodo m (plural dodo's, diminutive dodootje n)

1. dodo, †Raphus cucullatus

   Synonyms: dodaars, dronte, walgvogel

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French dodo.

Noun

dodo m (uncountable)

1. (Belgium, childish) Sleep, nighty night.

   Wil je dodo doen? ― Do you want to go to sleep?

   Synonym: dokes

Anagrams

• dood

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Esperanto

Alternative forms

• dido

Noun

dodo (accusative singular dodon, plural dodoj, accusative plural dodojn)

1. dodo

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdodo/, [ˈdo̞do̞]
• Rhymes: -odo
• Syllabification^(key): do‧do

Noun

dodo

1. dodo (exitinct bird of the family Columbidae)
2. dodo, †Raphus cucullatus (type species of the family)
3. solitaire (two extinct birds of the family Columbidae, more specifically Réunion soilitaire, and Rodriques solitaire, )

Usage notes

• Réunion solitaire has been reclassified taxonomically and is now preferably called Réunion ibis, .

Declension

Inflection of dodo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		dodo	dodot
genitive		dodon	dodojen
partitive		dodoa	dodoja
illative		dodoon	dodoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		dodo	dodot
accusative	nom.	dodo	dodot
	gen.	dodon
genitive		dodon	dodojen
partitive		dodoa	dodoja
inessive		dodossa	dodoissa
elative		dodosta	dodoista
illative		dodoon	dodoihin
adessive		dodolla	dodoilla
ablative		dodolta	dodoilta
allative		dodolle	dodoille
essive		dodona	dodoina
translative		dodoksi	dodoiksi
abessive		dodotta	dodoitta
instructive		—	dodoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of dodo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative dodoni dodoni accusative nom. dodoni dodoni gen. dodoni genitive dodoni dodojeni partitive dodoani dodojani inessive dodossani dodoissani elative dodostani dodoistani illative dodooni dodoihini adessive dodollani dodoillani ablative dodoltani dodoiltani allative dodolleni dodoilleni essive dodonani dodoinani translative dodokseni dodoikseni abessive dodottani dodoittani instructive — — comitative — dodoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative dodosi dodosi accusative nom. dodosi dodosi gen. dodosi genitive dodosi dodojesi partitive dodoasi dodojasi inessive dodossasi dodoissasi elative dodostasi dodoistasi illative dodoosi dodoihisi adessive dodollasi dodoillasi ablative dodoltasi dodoiltasi allative dodollesi dodoillesi essive dodonasi dodoinasi translative dodoksesi dodoiksesi abessive dodottasi dodoittasi instructive — — comitative — dodoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative dodomme dodomme accusative nom. dodomme dodomme gen. dodomme genitive dodomme dodojemme partitive dodoamme dodojamme inessive dodossamme dodoissamme elative dodostamme dodoistamme illative dodoomme dodoihimme adessive dodollamme dodoillamme ablative dodoltamme dodoiltamme allative dodollemme dodoillemme essive dodonamme dodoinamme translative dodoksemme dodoiksemme abessive dodottamme dodoittamme instructive — — comitative — dodoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative dodonne dodonne accusative nom. dodonne dodonne gen. dodonne genitive dodonne dodojenne partitive dodoanne dodojanne inessive dodossanne dodoissanne elative dodostanne dodoistanne illative dodoonne dodoihinne adessive dodollanne dodoillanne ablative dodoltanne dodoiltanne allative dodollenne dodoillenne essive dodonanne dodoinanne translative dodoksenne dodoiksenne abessive dodottanne dodoittanne instructive — — comitative — dodoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative dodonsa dodonsa accusative nom. dodonsa dodonsa gen. dodonsa genitive dodonsa dodojensa partitive dodoaan dodoansa dodojaan dodojansa inessive dodossaan dodossansa dodoissaan dodoissansa elative dodostaan dodostansa dodoistaan dodoistansa illative dodoonsa dodoihinsa adessive dodollaan dodollansa dodoillaan dodoillansa ablative dodoltaan dodoltansa dodoiltaan dodoiltansa allative dodolleen dodollensa dodoilleen dodoillensa essive dodonaan dodonansa dodoinaan dodoinansa translative dodokseen dodoksensa dodoikseen dodoiksensa abessive dodottaan dodottansa dodoittaan dodoittansa instructive — — comitative — dodoineen dodoinensa

Synonyms

• (Raphus cucullatus): mauritiuksendodo

Derived terms

• mauritiuksendodo, Raphus cucullatus (dodo)
• reunionindodo, Raphus solitarius (Réunion solitaire)
• rodriguezindodo, Pezophaps solitaria (Rodrigues solitaire)

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /do.do/

Etymology 1

Childish reduplication of dormir

Noun

dodo m (plural dodos)

1. (childish) Sleep, kip.

   Tu veux faire dodo? ― Do you want to go to sleep?

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Portuguese doudo.

Noun

dodo m (plural dodos)

1. A dodo bird

Further reading

• “dodo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɔ.do/
• Rhymes: -ɔdo

Noun

dodo m (plural dodi)

1. dodo

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Maquiritari

Etymology

From Spanish loro.

Noun

dodo

1. a type of parrot

References

• Ed. Key, Mary Ritchie and Comrie, Bernard. The Intercontinental Dictionary Series, Carib (De'kwana).

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Mauritian Creole

Etymology 1

From French dodo.

Noun

dodo

1. dodo bird

Etymology 2

From French dodo

Verb

dodo

1. to sleep (childish)

References

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

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Old Dutch

Etymology

Substantive form of dōt (“dead”).

Noun

dōdo m

1. dead person

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: dôde
  • Dutch: dode

Further reading

• “dōdo”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

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Seychellois Creole

Etymology

From French dodo

Verb

dodo

1. to sleep

References

• Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français

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Spanish

Noun

dodo m (plural dodos)

1. dodo

Synonyms

• dronte (obsolete)

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Swahili

Noun

dodo (ma class, plural madodo)

1. breast (organ)

Synonyms

• ziwa