dolos
See also: dološ
English
Etymology
Unknown. Possibly from dollen os
Noun
dolos (plural dolosse)
- (South Africa, uncommon) The bones that are thrown when throwing the bones for divination.
- (South Africa, uncommon) The ankle bones of sheep or goats formerly used by children as playthings.
- Interlocking blocks of concrete, used for protection of seawalls and to preserve beaches from erosion, formerly known as Merryfield blocks.
Anagrams
- slood, soldo
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dolosus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [doˈloːs]
- Hyphenation: do‧los
Audio (file)
Adjective
dolos (strong nominative masculine singular doloser, not comparable)
- crafty, cunning, deceitful
Declension
Positive forms of dolos (uncomparable)
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist dolos | sie ist dolos | es ist dolos | sie sind dolos | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | doloser | dolose | doloses | dolose |
| genitive | dolosen | doloser | dolosen | doloser | |
| dative | dolosem | doloser | dolosem | dolosen | |
| accusative | dolosen | dolose | doloses | dolose | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der dolose | die dolose | das dolose | die dolosen |
| genitive | des dolosen | der dolosen | des dolosen | der dolosen | |
| dative | dem dolosen | der dolosen | dem dolosen | den dolosen | |
| accusative | den dolosen | die dolose | das dolose | die dolosen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein doloser | eine dolose | ein doloses | (keine) dolosen |
| genitive | eines dolosen | einer dolosen | eines dolosen | (keiner) dolosen | |
| dative | einem dolosen | einer dolosen | einem dolosen | (keinen) dolosen | |
| accusative | einen dolosen | eine dolose | ein doloses | (keine) dolosen | |
Further reading
- “dolos” in Duden online
Latin
Noun
dolōs
- accusative plural of dolus
Portuguese
Noun
dolos
- plural of dolo
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dolosus.
Adjective
dolos m or n (feminine singular doloasă, masculine plural doloși, feminine and neuter plural doloase)
- fraudulent
Declension
Declension of dolos
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative | indefinite | dolos | doloasă | doloși | doloase | ||
| definite | dolosul | doloasa | doloșii | doloasele | |||
| genitive/ dative | indefinite | dolos | doloase | doloși | doloase | ||
| definite | dolosului | doloasei | doloșilor | doloaselor | |||
References
- dolos in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdolos/ [ˈd̪o.los]
- Rhymes: -olos
- Syllabification: do‧los
Noun
dolos
- plural of dolo