dace
See also: Dace
English
Etymology
From Old French dars, nominative form of dart (“dace”). For a similar loss of r, compare bass.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /deɪs/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪs
Noun
dace (plural dace or daces)
- The shoal-forming fish Leuciscus leuciscus common to swift rivers in England and Wales and in Europe.
- 1949, George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Part One, Chapter 3,
- Somewhere near at hand, though out of sight, there was a clear, slow-moving stream where dace were swimming in the pools under the willow trees.
- 1949, George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Part One, Chapter 3,
- (US) Any of various related small fish of the family Cyprinidae that live in freshwater and are native to North America.
Synonyms
- dare, dart
Derived terms
- honed dace
- Japanese dace
- sea dace
Translations
Leuciscus leuciscus
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Anagrams
- -cade, CEDA, Cade, aced, cade, deca-, ecad
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈda.t͡ʃe]
Adjective
dace f pl or n pl
- nominative/accusative feminine/neuter plural of dac
Noun
dace f pl
- plural of dacă