das
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dæs/
Afrikaans
Etymology 1
From Dutch das, from Middle Dutch das, from Old Dutch *thas, from Proto-Germanic *þahsuz.
Aromanian
Alternative forms
- dasu, dhas, dhasu
Cornish
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from German das, a euphemistic contraction of das Haus (“the house”) or das Häuschen (“the little house”).
Declension
neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | das | dasset | dasser | dasserne |
genitive | das' | dassets | dassers | dassernes |
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɑs/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: das
- Rhymes: -ɑs
- Homophone: da's
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch das, from Old Dutch *thas, from Proto-Germanic *þahsuz.
Noun
Derived terms
- dasborstel
- daskwast
- daslook
- dassenbuil
- dashond
- dassenburcht
- dassenhaar
- dassenleer
- dassensmout
- dassenvel
- dassenvet
- klipdas
- varkensdas
Etymology 2
Uncertain, possibly from Italian dossi (“fur collar”).
Derived terms
- dashouder
- dasknoop
- dasspeld
- dassenhanger
- 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]
Fala
Etymology
From Old Portuguese das, from de + as.
Preposition
das f pl (singular da, masculine do, masculine plural dos)
- 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
References
- Fiji Hindi Dictionary
- Siegel, Jeff (1977) Say it in Fiji Hindi, Australia: Pacific Publications, →ISBN, page 28
French
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /das/
Galician
Etymology
From contraction of preposition de (“of, from”) + feminine plural definite article as (“the”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d̪ɐs̺/
German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old High German daz, from Proto-Germanic *þat. Compare Silesian 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, nominative)
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
- (relative) who, that, which
- Ich kenne ein Mädchen, das das kann.
- I know a girl who can do that.
- Ich kenne ein Mädchen, das das kann.
- (demonstrative) this, that, it
- Das ist mein Haus.
- This is my house.
- Ich hab das nicht.
- I don’t have it. (i.e. the thing mentioned)
- Das ist mein Haus.
- (regional, Northern Germany) it (subject of an impersonal verb.)
- Das regnet schon wieder.
- It’s raining again.
- Das regnet schon wieder.
Latin
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *thas, from Proto-Germanic *þahsuz.
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Northern Sami
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- d'as (dated)
Pronunciation
Contraction
das f pl
Quotations
- For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:do.
Tok Pisin
Noun
das
- dirt; dust
- 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, 3:14:
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
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West Frisian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Dutch das, from Middle Dutch das, from Old Dutch *thas, from Proto-Germanic *þahsuz.
Further reading
- “das (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Westrobothnian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /daːs/, /dæːs/
- Rhymes: -áːs, -ǽːs