das

Etymology 1

Etymology 2

Anagrams

• ADS, ADs, ASD, Ads, SAD, SDA, ads, sad

Etymology 1

From Dutch das, from Middle Dutch das, from Old Dutch *thas, from Proto-Germanic *þahsuz.

Etymology 2

From Dutch das.

Alternative forms

• dasu, dhas, dhasu

Etymology

From Greek δάσος (dásos).

Noun

das n

1. forest, woods

Noun

das

1. Soft mutation of tas.

Etymology

Borrowed from German das, a euphemistic contraction of das Haus (“the house”) or das Häuschen (“the little house”).

Noun

das n (singular definite dasset, plural indefinite dasser)

1. (colloquial) privy, outhouse

References

• “das” in Den Danske Ordbog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɑs/
• Rhymes: -ɑs

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• Homophone: da's

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch das, from Old Dutch *thas, from Proto-Germanic *þahsuz.

Etymology 2

Uncertain, possibly from Italian dossi (“fur collar”).

References

• M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]

Etymology

From Old Portuguese das, from de + as.

Preposition

das f pl (singular da, masculine do, masculine plural dos)

1. 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” […]

Numeral

das

1. (cardinal) The number ten

References

• Fiji Hindi Dictionary
• Siegel, Jeff (1977) Say it in Fiji Hindi, Australia: Pacific Publications, →ISBN, page 28

Alternative forms

• dasse

Etymology

Verlan of SIDA

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /das/

Noun

das m (uncountable)

1. (slang) AIDS

Etymology

From contraction of preposition de (“of, from”) + feminine plural definite article as (“the”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ɐs̺/

Contraction

das f pl (masculine do, feminine da, masculine plural dos)

1. of the; from the

Alternative forms

• -'s (as in an's, in's)
• -s (as in ans, ins)
• 's, es (for the article; informal or poetic)
• dat (colloquial in western and parts of northern Germany)

Etymology

From Old High German daz, from Proto-Germanic *þat. Compare Dutch dat, English that.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /das/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /daːs/ (some speakers in south-western Germany; when stressed)

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• Rhymes: -as
• Homophone: dass

Article

das n (definite, nominative)

1. the; nominative singular neuter of der
2. the; accusative singular neuter of der

Pronoun

das

1. (relative) who, that, which

   Ich kenne ein Mädchen, das das kann.

   I know a girl who can do that.

2. (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)

3. (regional, Northern Germany) it (subject of an impersonal verb.)

   Das regnet schon wieder.

   It’s raining again.

Conjunction

das

1. Obsolete spelling of dass

Verb

dās

1. second-person singular present active indicative of dō

Etymology

From Old Dutch *thas, from Proto-Germanic *þahsuz.

Noun

das m

1. badger, European badger

Further reading

• “das”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “das”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Etymology

From the root -DÁÁZ (“to be heavy”).

Noun

das

1. weight

Alternative forms

• d'as (dated)

Etymology

Contraction of de (“of”) + as (“the”).

Pronunciation

• (Carioca) IPA^(key): /ˈdaʃ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdas/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdɐʃ/
• Hyphenation: das

Contraction

das f pl

1. Contraction of de as.; of the; from the (feminine plural)
   • 1572, Luís Vaz de Camões, Os Lusíadas, 5th canto:

     Animais que elles tem em mais eſtima / Que todo o outro gado das manadas:

     Animals which they hold in higher esteem / Than any other cattle of the herds:

See also

• da (singular form)
• dos (masculine form)
• do (singular masculine form)

Verb

das

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) present indicative form of dar.

Etymology

English dust

Noun

das

1. dirt; dust
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Genesis 3:14 (translation here):

     Na God, Bikpela i tokim snek olsem, “Yu bin mekim dispela pasin nogut, olsem na nau mi gat strongpela tok bilong daunim yu. Bai yu gat bikpela hevi. Hevi yu karim bai i winim hevi bilong olgeta arapela animal. Nau na long olgeta taim bihain bai yu wokabaut long bel bilong yu tasol. Na bai yu kaikai das bilong graun.

Etymology

Borrowed from German dass (“that”).

Conjunction

das

1. (connecting noun clause) that

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dutch das, from Middle Dutch das, from Old Dutch *thas, from Proto-Germanic *þahsuz.

Etymology 2

Origin unknown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daːs/, /dæːs/

  Rhymes: -áːs, -ǽːs

Noun

das f (definite singular dasa, plural daser, definite plural dasen)

1. Alternative form of dȧs (“sheep”)