Dod

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dod"

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Gheg variant of Standard Albanian Dodë. See Dodë for more.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɔːdə/ (Standard)
  • IPA(key): /dɔːd/ (loss of ending -ë (/ə/) in Gheg)

Proper noun

Dod f (plural Dod(ë), definite Doda, definite plural Dod(ë)t)

  1. a male given name
  2. indefinite form of Doda

Declension

  • Note that Dodë is a male given name but the ending forms of this declension are of feminine gender.
  • The final (Schwa) in the nominative/accusative singular/plural forms of Dodë can be dropped, resulting in Dod (common among Gheg dialects).
Declension of Dod
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative Dod Doda Dod(ë) Dod(ë)t
accusative Dod(ë)n
dative Dode Dod(ë)s Dod(ë)ve Dod(ë)ve
ablative Dod(ë)sh

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Old High German tōd, from Proto-West Germanic *dauþu, from Proto-Germanic *dauþuz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /toːt/

Noun

Dod m (plural Dod)

  1. death
    De Dod kommd fer ihn.
    Death is coming to him.

Further reading

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Tod, Dutch dood, English death.

Noun

Dod m (plural Dod)

  1. death

Derived terms

Scots

Alternative forms

Etymology

From a childish pronunciation of the name George.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dod], [dɔd]

Proper noun

Dod

  1. a diminutive of the male given name George
  2. (rare) a diminutive of the female given name Georgia or Georgina