dace

Etymology

From Old French dars, nominative form of dart (“dace”). For a similar loss of R compare bass.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deɪs/
• Rhymes: -eɪs

Noun

dace (plural dace or daces)

1. The shoal-forming fish Leuciscus leuciscus common in fast-flowing rivers in England and Wales.
   • 1949, George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Part One, Chapter 3,

     Somewhere near at hand, though out of sight, there was a clear, slow-moving stream where dace were swimming in the pools under the willow trees.

2. (US) Any of various related small fish of the family Cyprinidae that live in freshwater and are native to North America.

Anagrams

• -cade, CEDA, Cade, aced, cade, deca-, ecad

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈda.t͡ʃe]

Adjective

dace f pl, n pl

1. feminine plural nominative form of dac
2. feminine plural accusative form of dac
3. neuter plural nominative form of dac
4. neuter plural accusative form of dac

Noun

dace f pl

1. plural of dacă