domino

See also: dominó, dominò, and Domino

English

Two domino blocks

Etymology

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Borrowed from French domino (1801), from Medieval Latin domino, from Latin dominus (“lord, master”); compare Medieval Latin dominicale (“a kind of veil”). The game is said to be so called from the black under surface or part of the pieces with which it is played.

Pronunciation

• enPR: dŏ'mĭnō, IPA^(key): /ˈdɒmɪnəʊ/
• enPR: dämĭnō, IPA^(key): /ˈdɑmɪnoʊ/

Noun

domino (plural dominos or dominoes)

1. (dominoes) A tile divided into two squares, each having 0 to 6 (or sometimes more) dots or pips (as in dice), used in the game of dominoes. [from c. 1800]
2. (politics) A country that is expected to react to events in a neighboring country, according to the domino effect.
3. A masquerade costume consisting of a hooded robe and a mask covering the upper part of the face.

   Synonym: domino costume

   • 1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society 1973, p. 485:

     all the women were desirous of having the bundle immediately opened; which operation was at length performed by little Betsy, with the consent of Mr Jones: and the contents were found to be a domino, a mask, and a masquerade ticket.

   • 1983, Lawrence Durrell, Sebastian, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 1007:

     Then he hunted for the black carnival domino, supposing that it was the appropriate thing for a penitent to wear.

4. The mask itself.

   Synonyms: domino mask, half mask, eyemask

   • 1872, James De Mille, The Cryptogram‎^[1], HTML edition, The Gutenberg Project, published 2009:

     He wore a domino, but beneath it could be seen his whiskers, cut after the English fashion, and long and pendent.

5. The person wearing the costume.
6. (geometry) A polyomino made up of two squares.

   Synonym: 2-omino

Derived terms

Derived terms

• domino effect
• dominoes

• polyomino
• triomino

Related terms

• dominate

n squares	name
1 squares	monomino
2 squares	domino
3 squares	tromino or triomino
4 squares	tetromino
5 squares	pentomino
6 squares	hexomino
7 squares	heptomino
8 squares	octomino
9 squares	nonomino or enneomino
10 squares	decomino
11 squares	undecomino
12 squares	dodecomino
n squares	n-omino
unspecified number squares	polyomino

Translations

block used in dominoes

• Catalan: dòmino (ca) m, dominó (ca) m
• Czech: dominový kámen n, dominová kostka f
• Danish: dominobrik c
• Finnish: domino (fi), dominopalikka, dominonappula
• Galician: dominó m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: dominobrikke m or f

  Nynorsk: dominobrikke f

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• Polish: domino (pl) n
• Portuguese: dominó (pt) m
• Russian: кость (ru) f (kostʹ), костя́шка (ru) f (kostjáška), colloq. домино́шка (ru) f (dominóška)
• Spanish: dominó (es) m
• Tagalog: domino
• Thai: โดมิโน (th) (doo-mí-nôo)

country responding to the domino effect

• Finnish: domino (fi)
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masquerade costume

• Catalan: dominó (ca) m
• Danish: domino (da) c
• Finnish: naamiaisasu
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: domino m

  Nynorsk: domino m

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• Russian: домино́ (ru) n (dominó)

mask

• Catalan: dominó (ca) m
• Czech: škraboška (cs) f
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• Danish: domino (da) c, halvmaske c
• Finnish: naamio (fi)
• Russian: домино́ (ru) n (dominó)

person wearing the costume

• Catalan: dominó (ca)
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• Polish: domino (pl) n

polyomino made up of two squares

• Finnish: domino (fi)
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Verb

1. (intransitive) To collapse in the manner of dominoes.
   • 2010, Ring of Fire: An Indonesian Odyssey →ISBN, page 107:

     A dismasting often means the dominoing of one mast into the other, down through the decks, cannoning the cargo through the hull below, and sinking the ship very quickly.

2. (transitive) To cause to collapse in the manner of dominoes.

Translations

collapse in the manner of dominoes

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cause to collapse in the manner of dominoes

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Further reading

• “domino”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “domino”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• monoid

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Catalan

Verb

domino

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdomɪno]
• Rhymes: -ɪno

Noun

domino n

1. dominoes

Further reading

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdomino/, [ˈdo̞mino̞]
• Rhymes: -omino
• Syllabification^(key): do‧mi‧no

Noun

domino

1. (dominoes) dominoes
2. (dominoes) a domino (tile)

Declension

Inflection of domino (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
nominative		domino	dominot
genitive		dominon	dominojen dominoiden dominoitten
partitive		dominoa	dominoja dominoita
illative		dominoon	dominoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		domino	dominot
accusative	nom.	domino	dominot
	gen.	dominon
genitive		dominon	dominojen dominoiden dominoitten
partitive		dominoa	dominoja dominoita
inessive		dominossa	dominoissa
elative		dominosta	dominoista
illative		dominoon	dominoihin
adessive		dominolla	dominoilla
ablative		dominolta	dominoilta
allative		dominolle	dominoille
essive		dominona	dominoina
translative		dominoksi	dominoiksi
abessive		dominotta	dominoitta
instructive		—	dominoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of domino (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative dominoni dominoni accusative nom. dominoni dominoni gen. dominoni genitive dominoni dominojeni dominoideni dominoitteni partitive dominoani dominojani dominoitani inessive dominossani dominoissani elative dominostani dominoistani illative dominooni dominoihini adessive dominollani dominoillani ablative dominoltani dominoiltani allative dominolleni dominoilleni essive dominonani dominoinani translative dominokseni dominoikseni abessive dominottani dominoittani instructive — — comitative — dominoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative dominosi dominosi accusative nom. dominosi dominosi gen. dominosi genitive dominosi dominojesi dominoidesi dominoittesi partitive dominoasi dominojasi dominoitasi inessive dominossasi dominoissasi elative dominostasi dominoistasi illative dominoosi dominoihisi adessive dominollasi dominoillasi ablative dominoltasi dominoiltasi allative dominollesi dominoillesi essive dominonasi dominoinasi translative dominoksesi dominoiksesi abessive dominottasi dominoittasi instructive — — comitative — dominoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative dominomme dominomme accusative nom. dominomme dominomme gen. dominomme genitive dominomme dominojemme dominoidemme dominoittemme partitive dominoamme dominojamme dominoitamme inessive dominossamme dominoissamme elative dominostamme dominoistamme illative dominoomme dominoihimme adessive dominollamme dominoillamme ablative dominoltamme dominoiltamme allative dominollemme dominoillemme essive dominonamme dominoinamme translative dominoksemme dominoiksemme abessive dominottamme dominoittamme instructive — — comitative — dominoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative dominonne dominonne accusative nom. dominonne dominonne gen. dominonne genitive dominonne dominojenne dominoidenne dominoittenne partitive dominoanne dominojanne dominoitanne inessive dominossanne dominoissanne elative dominostanne dominoistanne illative dominoonne dominoihinne adessive dominollanne dominoillanne ablative dominoltanne dominoiltanne allative dominollenne dominoillenne essive dominonanne dominoinanne translative dominoksenne dominoiksenne abessive dominottanne dominoittanne instructive — — comitative — dominoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative dominonsa dominonsa accusative nom. dominonsa dominonsa gen. dominonsa genitive dominonsa dominojensa dominoidensa dominoittensa partitive dominoaan dominoansa dominojaan dominoitaan dominojansa dominoitansa inessive dominossaan dominossansa dominoissaan dominoissansa elative dominostaan dominostansa dominoistaan dominoistansa illative dominoonsa dominoihinsa adessive dominollaan dominollansa dominoillaan dominoillansa ablative dominoltaan dominoltansa dominoiltaan dominoiltansa allative dominolleen dominollensa dominoilleen dominoillensa essive dominonaan dominonansa dominoinaan dominoinansa translative dominokseen dominoksensa dominoikseen dominoiksensa abessive dominottaan dominottansa dominoittaan dominoittansa instructive — — comitative — dominoineen dominoinensa

Anagrams

• moodin

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin domino, from Latin dominus (“lord, master”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

domino m (plural dominos)

1. dominoes

Further reading

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

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French domino, from Medieval Latin domino, from Latin dominus (“lord, master”).

Noun

domino m (plural domini)

1. dominoes

Verb

domino

1. third-person plural present subjunctive of domare
2. third-person plural imperative of domare

Verb

domino

1. first-person singular present indicative of dominare

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Latin

Noun

(deprecated template usage) dominō

1. dative singular of dominus
2. ablative singular of dominus

References

• “domino”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• domino in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French domino, from Latin dominus

Noun

domino m (definite singular dominoen, indefinite plural dominoer, definite plural dominoene)

1. dominoes (game)
2. a domino (cloak)

Derived terms

• dominobrikke

References

• “domino” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “domino_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “domino_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French domino, from Latin dominus

Noun

domino m (definite singular dominoen, indefinite plural dominoar, definite plural dominoane)

1. dominoes (game)
2. a domino (cloak)

Derived terms

• dominobrikke

References

• “domino” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Portuguese

Verb

domino

1. first-person singular present indicative of dominar

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Spanish

Verb

domino

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of dominar.

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Swedish

Noun

domino n (uncountable)

1. dominoes; a type of game

Declension

Declension of domino
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	domino	dominot	—	—
Genitive	dominos	dominots	—	—

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish dominó (“domino”).

Noun

dominó

1. domino