domino
Etymology
Borrowed from Francuski domino (1801), from Medieval Latin domino, from Latinski dominus (“lord, master”); compare Medieval Latin dominicale (“a kind of veil”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: dŏ'mĭnō, MFA(ključ): /ˈdɒmɪnəʊ/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (US) enPR: dämĭnō, MFA(ključ): /ˈdɑmɪnoʊ/
Noun
domino (plural dominos or dominoes)
- (dominoes) A tile divided into two squares, each having 0 to 6 (or sometimes more) dots or pips (as in dice), used in the game of dominoes. [from c. 1800]
- (politics) A country that is expected to react to events in a neighboring country, according to the domino effect.
- A masquerade costume consisting of a hooded robe and a mask covering the upper part of the face.
- Sinonim: domino costume
- 1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society 1973, p. 485:
- all the women were desirous of having the bundle immediately opened; which operation was at length performed by little Betsy, with the consent of Mr Jones: and the contents were found to be a domino, a mask, and a masquerade ticket.
- 1837, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Ethel Churchill, volume 3, strana 175:
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- 1983, Lawrence Durrell, Sebastian, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 1007:
- Then he hunted for the black carnival domino, supposing that it was the appropriate thing for a penitent to wear.
- The mask itself.
- Sinonims: domino mask, half mask, eyemask
- 1872, James De Mille, The Cryptogram[1], HTML edition, The Gutenberg Project, published 2009:
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- The person wearing the costume.
- (geometry) A polyomino made up of two squares.
- Sinonim: 2-omino
- (music, colloquial) A mistake in performing.
- 1932, The Musical Times and Singing-class Circular (page 263)
- Any player is liable to make a 'domino' — that is to say, he goes wool-gathering and continues to play when everyone else has stopped. If he does so at a grown-up concert the fault is irredeemable […]
- 1932, The Musical Times and Singing-class Circular (page 263)
Derived terms
Related terms
n | name |
---|---|
1 | monomino |
2 | domino |
3 | tromino or triomino |
4 | tetromino |
5 | pentomino |
6 | hexomino |
7 | heptomino |
8 | octomino |
9 | nonomino or enneomino |
10 | decomino |
11 | undecomino |
12 | dodecomino |
Translations
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Verb
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- (intransitive) To collapse in the manner of dominoes.
- 2010, Ring of Fire: An Indonesian Odyssey →ISBN 981426010X, page 107:
- A dismasting often means the dominoing of one mast into the other, down through the decks, cannoning the cargo through the hull below, and sinking the ship very quickly.
- 2010, Ring of Fire: An Indonesian Odyssey →ISBN 981426010X, page 107:
- (transitive) To cause to collapse in the manner of dominoes.
Translations
Further reading
- domino in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- domino in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Anagrams
- monoid (alphagram dimnoo)
Catalan
Verb
domino
- first-person singular present indicative form of dominar
Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
domino n
Further reading
- domino in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- domino in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Finnish
Pronunciation
Noun
domino
Declension
Inflection of domino (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | domino | dominot | |
genitive | dominon | dominojen dominoiden dominoitten | |
partitive | dominoa | dominoja dominoita | |
illative | dominoon | dominoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | domino | dominot | |
accusative | nom. | domino | dominot |
gen. | dominon | ||
genitive | dominon | dominojen dominoiden dominoitten | |
partitive | dominoa | dominoja dominoita | |
inessive | dominossa | dominoissa | |
elative | dominosta | dominoista | |
illative | dominoon | dominoihin | |
adessive | dominolla | dominoilla | |
ablative | dominolta | dominoilta | |
allative | dominolle | dominoille | |
essive | dominona | dominoina | |
translative | dominoksi | dominoiksi | |
instructive | — | dominoin | |
abessive | dominotta | dominoitta | |
comitative | — | dominoineen |
Possessive forms of domino (type palvelu) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | dominoni | dominomme |
2nd person | dominosi | dominonne |
3rd person | dominonsa |
Anagrams
- moodin (alphagram dimnoo)
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin domino, from Latinski dominus (“lord, master”).
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
domino m (plural dominos)
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- “domino” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Etymology 1
Pozajmljeno od Latinski dominus. Dubleti of don.
Pronunciation
Noun
domino m (plural domini, feminine +)
Etymology 2
Pozajmljeno od Francuski domino, from Medieval Latin dominō, dative of Latinski dominus (“lord, master”); possibly from the liturgical phrase benedīcāmus Dominō (literally “let us bless the Lord”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
domino m (plural #)
- long robe shaped as a cloak with a hood, worn at masked balls
- (by extension) person wearing such a robe
Etymology 3
Pozajmljeno od Francuski domino, originally the same as Etymology 2; see above.[2]
Pronunciation
Noun
domino m (invariable)
- dominoes (board game)
Etymology 4
Pronunciation
Verb
domino
- inflection of domare:
- treće lice množine prezenta subjunctive
- treće lice množine imperativa
Etymology 5
Pronunciation
Verb
domino
- prvo lice jednine prezenta indikativa of dominare
References
Anagrams
- indomo (alphagram dimnoo)
Romanization
domino
Etymology
See dominor.
Verb
domino
Usage notes
This is a regularised active form of the deponent verb dominor, which is much more common. The consequence of this situation is that dominor can occasionally mean "I am ruled" as well as the more usual sense "I rule".
Conjugation
Descendants
See dominor.
Noun
dominō
- dativa/ablativa jednine of dominus
References
- Šablon:R:la:Olivetti
- “domino”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- domino in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Francuski domino, from Latinski dominus
Noun
domino m (definite singular dominoen, indefinite plural dominoer, definite plural dominoene)
Derived terms
References
- “domino” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “domino_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “domino_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Francuski domino, from Latinski dominus
Noun
domino m (definite singular dominoen, indefinite plural dominoar, definite plural dominoane)
Derived terms
References
- “domino” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
Pozajmljeno od Francuski domino, from Medieval Latin dominō, from Latinski dominus (“lord, master”).
Pronunciation
Noun
domino n
Declension
Noun
domino n
- domino costume Galicijski
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- domino in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- domino in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Verb
domino
- prvo lice jednine prezenta indikativa of dominar
Romanian
Etymology
Noun
domino n (plural dominouri)
Declension
singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) domino | dominoul | (niște) dominouri | dominourile |
genitive/dative | (unui) domino | dominoului | (unor) dominouri | dominourilor |
vocative | dominoule | dominourilor |
Verb
domino
Swedish
Noun
domino n (uncountable)
- dominoes; a type of game
Declension
Declension of domino | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | domino | dominot | — | — |
Genitive | dominos | dominots | — | — |
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Španski dominó (“domino”).
Pronunciation
Noun
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- dominoes Galicijski
- domino tile
- a kind of cloak with wide sleeves, hood, and mask Galicijski
- a small, black mask for the eyes