does
See also: Does, dös, and -dös
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English dos, variant of doth, doþ (“doth; doeth; does”), equivalent to do + -s.
Pronunciation
- (stressed) enPR: dŭz, IPA(key): /ˈdʌz/
- (unstressed) IPA(key): /dəz/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ʌz
Verb
does
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of do
Alternative forms
- -'s (after interrogative pronouns)
Etymology 2
From the noun doe (“female deer”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) enPR: dōz, IPA(key): /doʊz/
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: dōz, IPA(key): /dəʊz/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -əʊz
- Homophones: dohs, doughs, doze, dos (in music)
Noun
does
- plural of doe
Anagrams
- SOED, deos, deso, dose, odes
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from West Frisian dûs, ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *dwās (“stupid”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dus/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: does
- Rhymes: -us
Adjective
does (comparative doezer, superlative meest does or doest)
- sleepy, dozy, not fully awake or to one's senses
Inflection
| Inflection of does | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | does | |||
| inflected | doeze | |||
| comparative | doezer | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | does | doezer | het doest het doeste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | doeze | doezere | doeste |
| n. sing. | does | doezer | doeste | |
| plural | doeze | doezere | doeste | |
| definite | doeze | doezere | doeste | |
| partitive | does | doezers | — | |
Derived terms
- doezen
Portuguese
Verb
does
- second-person singular present subjunctive of doar
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /doːɨ̯s/
- Rhymes: -oːɨ̯s
Verb
does
- third-person singular existential negative colloquial of bod
- Does dim llaeth yn y tŷ.
- There’s no milk in the house.