dodo

See also: Dodo, dodó, dodô, dödö, and do do

English

A dodo

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese doudo, obsolete form of doido (“fool, simpleton, silly, stupid”). First attested in the 17th century.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdəʊˌdəʊ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈdoʊˌdoʊ/

Noun

dodo (plural dodoes or dodos)

  1. A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
  2. (figuratively) A person or organisation which is very old or has very old-fashioned views or is not willing to change and adapt.
    As dead as a dodo.

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Anagrams

Cebuano

Etymology

From English dodo, borrowed from Portuguese doudo, obsolete form of doido (“fool, simpleton, silly, stupid”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: do‧do

Verb

dodo

  1. a dodo (Raphus cucullatus)

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdoːdoː/
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Etymology 1

Noun

dodo m (plural dodo's, diminutive dodootje n)

  1. dodo, †Raphus cucullatus.

Etymology 2

From French dodo.

Noun

dodo m (uncountable)

  1. (Belgium, childish) Sleep, nighty night.
    Wil je dodo doen? ― Do you want to go to sleep?
    Synonym: dokes

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Esperanto

Alternative forms

Noun

dodo (accusative singular dodon, plural dodoj, accusative plural dodojn)

  1. dodo

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdodo/

Noun

dodo

  1. dodo (exitinct bird of the family Columbidae)
  2. dodo, †Raphus cucullatus (type species of the family)
  3. solitaire (two extinct birds of the family Columbidae, more specifically Réunion soilitaire, Raphus solitarius and Rodriques solitaire, Pezophaps solitaria)

Usage notes

Declension

Inflection of dodo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative dodo dodot
genitive dodon dodojen
partitive dodoa dodoja
illative dodoon dodoihin
singular plural
nominative dodo dodot
accusative nom. dodo dodot
gen. dodon
genitive dodon dodojen
partitive dodoa dodoja
inessive dodossa dodoissa
elative dodosta dodoista
illative dodoon dodoihin
adessive dodolla dodoilla
ablative dodolta dodoilta
allative dodolle dodoille
essive dodona dodoina
translative dodoksi dodoiksi
instructive — dodoin
abessive dodotta dodoitta
comitative — dodoineen

Synonyms

  • (Raphus cucullatus): mauritiuksendodo

Derived terms

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /do.do/

Etymology 1

Childish reduplication of dormir

Noun

dodo m (plural dodos)

  1. (childish) Sleep, kip.
    Tu veux faire dodo? ― Do you want to go to sleep?

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Portuguese doudo.

Noun

dodo m (plural dodos)

  1. A dodo bird

Further reading

Italian

Noun

dodo m (plural dodi)

  1. dodo

Maquiritari

Etymology

From Spanish loro.

Noun

dodo

  1. a type of parrot

References

  • Ed. Key, Mary Ritchie and Comrie, Bernard. The Intercontinental Dictionary Series, Carib (De'kwana).

Mauritian Creole

Etymology 1

From French dodo.

Noun

dodo

  1. dodo bird

Etymology 2

From French dodo

Verb

dodo

  1. to sleep (childish)

Reference

  • Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Seychellois Creole

Etymology

From French dodo

Verb

dodo

  1. to sleep

Reference

  • Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français

Spanish

Noun

dodo m (plural dodos)

  1. dodo

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Swahili

Noun

dodo (ma class, plural madodo)

  1. breast (organ)

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