dundo

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Dalmatian [Term?], ultimately from Latin dominus. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

dundo m anim (Cyrillic spelling дундо)

  1. paternal uncle (father's brother)
    Synonyms: stric, čiča, amidža
  2. maternal uncle (mother's brother)
    Synonyms: ujak, daidža

Usage notes

Originally only referred to a paternal uncle, it came to refer to a maternal one as well later on.

Declension

Declension of dundo
singular plural
nominative dundo dunde
genitive dunde dunda
dative dundi dundama
accusative dundu dunde
vocative dundo dunde
locative dundi dundama
instrumental dundom dundama

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “dundo”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdundo/ [ˈd̪ũn̪.d̪o]
  • Rhymes: -undo
  • Syllabification: dun‧do

Adjective

dundo (feminine dunda, masculine plural dundos, feminine plural dundas)

  1. (colloquial, Central America, Colombia, Dominican Republic) dumb; stupid
    Synonym: tonto

Noun

dundo m (plural dundos, feminine dunda, feminine plural dundas)

  1. (colloquial, Central America, Colombia, Dominican Republic) a dumb person; a fool
    Synonym: tonto

Further reading

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