dug

English

Etymology

From earlier dugge ("pap, teat"; compare also English dialectal ducky, dukky (“the female breast”)), apparently connected to Danish dægge (“to suckle”), Swedish dägga (“to suck”), Old English dēon (“to suckle”). More at doe.

Pronunciation

• enPR: dŭg, IPA^(key): /dʌɡ/
• Rhymes: -ʌɡ
• Homophone: Doug

Noun

dug (plural dugs)

1. (chiefly in the plural) A mammary gland on a domestic mammal with more than two breasts.

Translations

mammary gland on domestic mammal

• Bulgarian: цицка (cicka), бозка (bg) (bozka)

Verb

dug

1. simple past tense and past participle of dig

Anagrams

• UDG, gud

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Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse dǫgg (“dew”), from Proto-Germanic *dawwō (“dew”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“smoke, haze”). Cognate with German Tau (“dew”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /duɡ/, [d̥uɡ̊]

Noun

dug c (singular definite duggen, not used in plural form)

1. dew

Etymology 2

From Old Norse dúkr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /duːɡ/, [d̥uːˀ]

Noun

dug c (singular definite dugen, plural indefinite duge)

1. tablecloth (a cloth used to cover and protect a table, especially for a dining table)
2. a piece of canvas or cloth
3. a piece of bunting (material from which flags are made)

Derived terms

terms derived from "dug"

• damaskdug c
• damaskesdug c
• dugedrejl n
• flagdug c

• kammerdug c
• lysedug c
• netteldug c, n
• olmerdug c

• ravndug c
• sejldug c
• teltdug c
• voksdug c

Declension

Declension of dug

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	dug	dugen	duge	dugene
genitive	dugs	dugens	duges	dugenes

References

• “dug” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈduɡ]

Verb

dug

1. to insert; push in
2. to hide, conceal
3. (informal) to have sex

Conjugation

conjugation of dug

Infinitive			dugni
Past participle			dugott
Present participle			dugó
Future participle			dugandó
Adverbial participle			dugva
Potential			dughat
			1st person sg	2nd person sg informal	3rd person sg, 2nd person sg formal	1st person pl	2nd person pl informal	3rd person pl, 2nd person pl formal
Indicative mood	Present	Indefinite	dugok	dugsz	dug	dugunk	dugtok	dugnak
		Definite	dugom én téged/titeket duglak	dugod	dugja	dugjuk	dugjátok	dugják
	Past	Indefinite	dugtam	dugtál	dugott	dugtunk	dugtatok	dugtak
		Definite	dugtam én téged/titeket dugtalak	dugtad	dugta	dugtuk	dugtátok	dugták
Conditional mood	Present	Indefinite	dugnék	dugnál	dugna	dugnánk	dugnátok	dugnának
		Definite	dugnám én téged/titeket dugnálak	dugnád	dugná	dugnánk	dugnátok	dugnák
Subjunctive mood	Present	Indefinite	dugjak	dugj or dugjál	dugjon	dugjunk	dugjatok	dugjanak
		Definite	dugjam én téged/titeket dugjalak	dugd or dugjad	dugja	dugjuk	dugjátok	dugják
Conjugated infinitive			dugnom	dugnod	dugnia	dugnunk	dugnotok	dugniuk

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

• átdug
• bedug
• eldug
• feldug
• földug
• kidug
• ledug
• megdug
• odadug
• összedug
• rádug
• visszadug

Synonyms

• (insert): illeszt
• (hide): rejt

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Lojban

Rafsi

dug

1. rafsi of dugri.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

dug

1. imperative of duga and duge

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Scots

Alternative forms

• duggie (diminutive)

Etymology

From Old English docga (“hound, powerful breed of dog”). Cognate with English dog.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʌɡ/

Noun

dug (plural dugs)

1. dog.

Verb

dug (third-person singular present dugs, present participle duggin, past duggit, past participle duggit)

1. To stand up to; to outlast.

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *dъlgъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dûːɡ/

Noun

dȗg m (Cyrillic spelling ду̑г)

1. debt

Declension

Declension of dug

	singular	plural
nominative	dȗg	dȕgovi
genitive	duga	dugova
dative	dugu	dugovima
accusative	dug	dugove
vocative	duže	dugovi
locative	dugu	dugovima
instrumental	dugom	dugovima

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *dьlgъ. Cognated with Czech dlouhý.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dûɡ/

Adjective

dȕg (definite dȕgī, comparative dȕžī, Cyrillic spelling ду̏г)

1. long

Declension

positive indefinite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		dug	duga	dugo
genitive		duga	duge	duga
dative		dugu	dugoj	dugu
accusative	inanimate animate	dug duga	dugu	dugo
vocative		dug	duga	dugo
locative		dugu	dugoj	dugu
instrumental		dugim	dugom	dugim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		dugi	duge	duga
genitive		dugih	dugih	dugih
dative		dugim(a)	dugim(a)	dugim(a)
accusative		duge	duge	duga
vocative		dugi	duge	duga
locative		dugim(a)	dugim(a)	dugim(a)
instrumental		dugim(a)	dugim(a)	dugim(a)

positive definite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		dugi	duga	dugo
genitive		dugog(a)	duge	dugog(a)
dative		dugom(u/e)	dugoj	dugom(u/e)
accusative	inanimate animate	dugi dugog(a)	dugu	dugo
vocative		dugi	duga	dugo
locative		dugom(e/u)	dugoj	dugom(e/u)
instrumental		dugim	dugom	dugim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		dugi	duge	duga
genitive		dugih	dugih	dugih
dative		dugim(a)	dugim(a)	dugim(a)
accusative		duge	duge	duga
vocative		dugi	duge	duga
locative		dugim(a)	dugim(a)	dugim(a)
instrumental		dugim(a)	dugim(a)	dugim(a)

comparative forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		duži	duža	duže
genitive		dužeg(a)	duže	dužeg(a)
dative		dužem(u)	dužoj	dužem(u)
accusative	inanimate animate	duži dužeg(a)	dužu	duže
vocative		duži	duža	duže
locative		dužem(u)	dužoj	dužem(u)
instrumental		dužim	dužom	dužim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		duži	duže	duža
genitive		dužih	dužih	dužih
dative		dužim(a)	dužim(a)	dužim(a)
accusative		duže	duže	duža
vocative		duži	duže	duža
locative		dužim(a)	dužim(a)	dužim(a)
instrumental		dužim(a)	dužim(a)	dužim(a)

superlative forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		najduži	najduža	najduže
genitive		najdužeg(a)	najduže	najdužeg(a)
dative		najdužem(u)	najdužoj	najdužem(u)
accusative	inanimate animate	najduži najdužeg(a)	najdužu	najduže
vocative		najduži	najduža	najduže
locative		najdužem(u)	najdužoj	najdužem(u)
instrumental		najdužim	najdužom	najdužim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		najduži	najduže	najduža
genitive		najdužih	najdužih	najdužih
dative		najdužim(a)	najdužim(a)	najdužim(a)
accusative		najduže	najduže	najduža
vocative		najduži	najduže	najduža
locative		najdužim(a)	najdužim(a)	najdužim(a)
instrumental		najdužim(a)	najdužim(a)	najdužim(a)

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Swedish

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʉːɡ

Verb

dug

1. imperative of duga.

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Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /dɨːɡ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /diːɡ/

Verb

dug

1. (obsolete, literary) third-person singular past of dwyn

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
dug	ddug	nug	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Yola

Noun

dug

1. dog

References

• J. Poole W. Barnes, A Glossary, with Some Pieces of Verse, of the Old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy (1867)