doh

See also: d'oh and -doh

English

Etymology 1

Popularized by the character Homer Simpson in the TV show the Simpsons (there spelled d'oh). The OED has references from the BBC as far back as 1945, however.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /doʊ/, /doʊʔ/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /dəʊ/, /dəʊʔ/
  • Audio (UK)(file)

Interjection

doh

  1. Expresses surprise and consternation at a stupid mistake made by oneself, or another person.
Translations

Etymology 2

An anglicised spelling of do.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /doʊ/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /dəʊ/
  • Audio (UK)(file)

Noun

doh (plural dohs)

  1. (music) An anglicised spelling of do. A syllable used in solfège to represent the first and eighth tonic of a major scale.
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Hungarian

Etymology

From a Slavic language, compare duh.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdox]
  • The final h is pronounced, just like in potroh, sah, Allah.

Noun

doh (plural dohok)

  1. musty smell

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative doh dohok
accusative dohot dohokat
dative dohnak dohoknak
instrumental dohhal dohokkal
causal-final dohért dohokért
translative dohhá dohokká
terminative dohig dohokig
essive-formal dohként dohokként
essive-modal — —
inessive dohban dohokban
superessive dohon dohokon
adessive dohnál dohoknál
illative dohba dohokba
sublative dohra dohokra
allative dohhoz dohokhoz
elative dohból dohokból
delative dohról dohokról
ablative dohtól dohoktól
Possessive forms of doh
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. dohom dohaim
2nd person sing. dohod dohaid
3rd person sing. doha dohai
1st person plural dohunk dohaink
2nd person plural dohotok dohaitok
3rd person plural dohuk dohaik

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þauh, whence also Old English þēah, Old Norse þó.

Conjunction

doh

  1. though

Tambora

Noun

doh

  1. person
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