domino

See also: dominó, dominò, and Domino

English

Two domino blocks

Etymology

1801, borrowed from French domino (1771), originally the term for a hooded garment, itself from Medieval Latin domino, oblique case of dominus (“lord, master”); compare Medieval Latin dominicale (“a kind of veil”).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) enPR: dŏ'mĭnō, IPA^(key): /ˈdɒmɪnəʊ/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
(US) enPR: dämĭnō, IPA^(key): /ˈdɑmɪnoʊ/

Noun

domino (plural dominos or dominoes)

(dominoes) A tile divided into two squares, each having 0 to 6 (or sometimes more) dots or pips (as in dice), used in the game of dominoes. [from c. 1800]
(politics) A country that is expected to react to events in a neighboring country, according to the domino effect.
A masquerade costume consisting of a hooded robe and a mask covering the upper part of the face.
Synonym: domino costume
- 1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society 1973, p. 485:
  all the women were desirous of having the bundle immediately opened; which operation was at length performed by little Betsy, with the consent of Mr Jones: and the contents were found to be a domino, a mask, and a masquerade ticket.
- 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], OCLC 21345056, page 175:
  The chair being announced, she fastened on her mask, and drew her domino round her, it not being her intention to display her splendid and fantastic costume till supper, when all the guests were expected to unmask.
- 1983, Lawrence Durrell, Sebastian, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 1007:
  Then he hunted for the black carnival domino, supposing that it was the appropriate thing for a penitent to wear.
The mask itself.
Synonyms: domino mask, half mask, eyemask
- 1872, James De Mille, The Cryptogram‎, HTML edition, The Gutenberg Project, published 2009:
  He wore a domino, but beneath it could be seen his whiskers, cut after the English fashion, and long and pendent.
The person wearing the costume.
(geometry) A polyomino made up of two squares.
Synonym: 2-omino
(music, colloquial) A mistake in performing.
- 1932, The Musical Times and Singing-class Circular (page 263)
  Any player is liable to make a 'domino' — that is to say, he goes wool-gathering and continues to play when everyone else has stopped. If he does so at a grown-up concert the fault is irredeemable […]

Derived terms

domino computer
domino effect
dominoes
domino surgery
domino theory
domino whist
polyomino
triomino

Related terms

dominate

n squares	name
1 squares	monomino
2 squares	domino
3 squares	tromino or triomino
4 squares	tetromino
5 squares	pentomino
6 squares	hexomino
7 squares	heptomino
8 squares	octomino
9 squares	nonomino or enneomino
10 squares	decomino
11 squares	undecomino
12 squares	dodecomino
n squares	n-omino
unspecified number squares	polyomino

Translations

block used in dominoes

Catalan: dòmino (ca) m, dominó (ca) m
Czech: dominový kámen n, dominová kostka f
Danish: dominobrik c
Finnish: domino (fi), dominopalikka, dominonappula
Galician: dominó m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: dominobrikke m or f
Nynorsk: dominobrikke f
Plautdietsch: Domieno m
Polish: domino (pl) n
Portuguese: dominó (pt) m
Russian: кость (ru) f (kostʹ), костя́шка (ru) f (kostjáška), colloq. домино́шка (ru) f (dominóška)
Spanish: dominó (es) m
Tagalog: domino
Thai: โดมิโน (th) (doo-mí-nôo)

country responding to the domino effect

Finnish: domino (fi)

masquerade costume

Catalan: dominó (ca) m
Danish: domino (da) c
Finnish: naamiaisasu
Norwegian:
Bokmål: domino m
Nynorsk: domino m
Polish: domino (pl) n
Russian: домино́ (ru) n (dominó)

mask

Catalan: dominó (ca) m
Czech: škraboška (cs) f
Danish: domino (da) c, halvmaske c
Finnish: naamio (fi)
Russian: домино́ (ru) n (dominó)

person wearing the costume

Catalan: dominó (ca)
Polish: domino (pl) n

polyomino made up of two squares

Finnish: domino (fi)

Verb

domino (third-person singular simple present dominoes, present participle dominoing, simple past and past participle dominoed)

(intransitive) To collapse in the manner of dominoes.
- 2010, Ring of Fire: An Indonesian Odyssey, →ISBN, page 107:
  A dismasting often means the dominoing of one mast into the other, down through the decks, cannoning the cargo through the hull below, and sinking the ship very quickly.
(transitive) To cause to collapse in the manner of dominoes.

Translations

collapse in the manner of dominoes

cause to collapse in the manner of dominoes

Anagrams

monoid

Catalan

Verb

domino

first-person singular present indicative form of dominar

Czech

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈdomɪno]
Rhymes: -ɪno

Noun

domino n

dominoes

Finnish

Etymology

From French domino.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdomino/, [ˈdo̞mino̞]
Rhymes: -omino
Syllabification^(key): do‧mi‧no

Noun

domino

(dominoes) dominoes
(dominoes) a domino (tile)

Declension

Inflection of domino (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
nominative		domino	dominot
genitive		dominon	dominojen dominoiden dominoitten
partitive		dominoa	dominoja dominoita
illative		dominoon	dominoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		domino	dominot
accusative	nom.	domino	dominot
accusative	gen.	dominon	dominot
genitive		dominon	dominojen dominoiden dominoitten
partitive		dominoa	dominoja dominoita
inessive		dominossa	dominoissa
elative		dominosta	dominoista
illative		dominoon	dominoihin
adessive		dominolla	dominoilla
ablative		dominolta	dominoilta
allative		dominolle	dominoille
essive		dominona	dominoina
translative		dominoksi	dominoiksi
instructive		—	dominoin
abessive		dominotta	dominoitta
comitative		—	dominoineen

Possessive forms of domino (type palvelu)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	dominoni	dominomme
2nd person	dominosi	dominonne
3rd person	dominonsa

Anagrams

moodin

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin domino, from Latin dominus (“lord, master”),perhaps from a prayer formula such as "benedicamus domino". The development of the modern meaning is unclear, perhaps from the black color of the early domino tiles.

Pronunciation

Audio (file)

Noun

domino m (plural dominos)

black hooded cloak worn by priests in winter [1401]
hooded garment worn at balls [1665]
1941 "Suzanne ramena sur sa tête le capuchon du domino, fit un pas et déclama soudain [...]" (Georges Duhamel, Suzanne et les jeunes hommes, p. 144)
a paper marked with figures used to play board games [1514]
dominoes [1771]
(in the plural) a domino set
(in the singular) a domino tile

Derived terms

effet domino

Descendants

→ English: domino
→ Italian: domino
→ Norwegian Bokmål: domino
→ Norwegian Nynorsk: domino
→ Polish: domino
→ Portuguese: dominó
→ Romanian: domino

Italian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin dominus. Doublet of don.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdɔ.mi.no/
Rhymes: -ɔmino
Hyphenation: dò‧mi‧no

Noun

domino m (plural domini, feminine domina)

(archaic) lord, master

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French domino, from Medieval Latin dominō, dative of Latin dominus (“lord, master”); possibly from the liturgical phrase benedīcāmus Dominō (literally “let us bless the Lord”).[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdɔ.mi.no/
Rhymes: -ɔmino
Hyphenation: dò‧mi‧no

Noun

domino m (invariable)

long robe shaped as a cloak with a hood, worn at masked balls
(by extension) person wearing such a robe

Etymology 3

Borrowed from French domino, originally the same as Etymology 2; see above.[2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdɔ.mi.no/
Rhymes: -ɔmino
Hyphenation: dò‧mi‧no

Noun

domino m (uncountable)

dominoes (board game)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdo.mi.no/, /ˈdɔ.mi.no/[3]
Rhymes: -omino, -ɔmino
Hyphenation: dó‧mi‧no, dò‧mi‧no

Verb

domino

inflection of domare:
1. third-person plural present subjunctive
2. third-person plural imperative

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdɔ.mi.no/
Rhymes: -ɔmino
Hyphenation: dò‧mi‧no

Verb

domino

first-person singular present indicative of dominare

References

domino² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana.
domino³ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana.
domo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Anagrams

indomo

Japanese

Romanization

domino

Rōmaji transcription of ドミノ

Latin

Verb

dominō (present infinitive domināre, perfect active domināvī, supine dominātum); first conjugation

(rare) Alternative form of dominor (“rule, control”)
Synonyms: devinco, supero, conquesto, subigo, vinco, profligo, caedo, pello, domo

Usage notes

This is a regularised active form of the deponent verb dominor, which is much more common. The consequence of this situation is that dominor can occasionally mean "I am ruled" as well as the more usual sense "I rule".

Conjugation

Conjugation of dominō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
indicative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	dominō	dominās	dominat	domināmus	dominātis	dominant
	imperfect	dominābam	dominābās	dominābat	dominābāmus	dominābātis	dominābant
	future	dominābō	dominābis	dominābit	dominābimus	dominābitis	dominābunt
	perfect	domināvī	domināvistī	domināvit	domināvimus	domināvistis	domināvērunt, domināvēre
	pluperfect	domināveram	domināverās	domināverat	domināverāmus	domināverātis	domināverant
	future perfect	domināverō	domināveris	domināverit	domināverimus	domināveritis	domināverint
passive	present	dominor	domināris, domināre	dominātur	domināmur	domināminī	dominantur
	imperfect	dominābar	dominābāris, dominābāre	dominābātur	dominābāmur	dominābāminī	dominābantur
	future	dominābor	domināberis, dominābere	dominābitur	dominābimur	dominābiminī	dominābuntur
	perfect	dominātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	dominātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	dominātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
subjunctive		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	dominem	dominēs	dominet	dominēmus	dominētis	dominent
	imperfect	dominārem	dominārēs	domināret	dominārēmus	dominārētis	dominārent
	perfect	domināverim	domināverīs	domināverit	domināverīmus	domināverītis	domināverint
	pluperfect	domināvissem	domināvissēs	domināvisset	domināvissēmus	domināvissētis	domināvissent
passive	present	dominer	dominēris, dominēre	dominētur	dominēmur	dominēminī	dominentur
	imperfect	dominārer	dominārēris, dominārēre	dominārētur	dominārēmur	dominārēminī	dominārentur
	perfect	dominātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	dominātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
imperative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	dominā	—	—	domināte	—
active	future	—	dominātō	dominātō	—	dominātōte	dominantō
passive	present	—	domināre	—	—	domināminī	—
passive	future	—	dominātor	dominātor	—	—	dominantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
non-finite forms		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		domināre	domināvisse	dominātūrum esse	dominārī	dominātum esse	dominātum īrī
participles		domināns	—	dominātūrus	—	dominātus	dominandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		dominandī	dominandō	dominandum	dominandō	dominātum	dominātū

Noun

dominō

dative/ablative singular of dominus

References

domino in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2023) Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
“domino”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
domino in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French domino, from Latin dominus.

Noun

domino m (definite singular dominoen, indefinite plural dominoer, definite plural dominoene)

dominoes (game)
a domino (cloak)

Derived terms

dominobrikke

References

“domino” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“domino_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
“domino_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French domino, from Latin dominus.

Noun

domino m (definite singular dominoen, indefinite plural dominoar, definite plural dominoane)

dominoes (game)
a domino (cloak)

Derived terms

dominobrikke

References

“domino” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French domino, from Medieval Latin dominō, from Latin dominus (“lord, master”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dɔˈmi.nɔ/
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -inɔ
Syllabification: do‧mi‧no

Noun

domino n

(dominoes) dominoes

Declension

Declension of domino

	singular
nominative	domino
genitive	domina
dative	dominu
accusative	domino
instrumental	dominem
locative	dominie
vocative	domino

Noun

domino n

domino costume (masquerade costume)

Declension

Declension of domino

	singular	plural
nominative	domino	domina
genitive	domina	domin
dative	dominu	dominom
accusative	domino	domina
instrumental	dominem	dominami
locative	dominie	dominach
vocative	domino	domina

Derived terms

adjective

dominowy

Portuguese

Verb

domino

first-person singular present indicative of dominar

Romanian

Etymology

From French domino.

Noun

domino n (plural dominouri)

domino

Declension

Declension of domino

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) domino	dominoul	(niște) dominouri	dominourile
genitive/dative	(unui) domino	dominoului	(unor) dominouri	dominourilor
vocative	dominoule		dominourilor

Spanish

Verb

domino

first-person singular present indicative of dominar

Swedish

Noun

domino n (uncountable)

dominoes; a type of game

Declension

Declension of domino
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	domino	dominot	—	—
Genitive	dominos	dominots	—	—

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish dominó (“domino”).

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: do‧mi‧no

IPA^(key): /ˌdomiˈno/, [ˌdo.mɪˈno]

Noun

dóminó

dominoes (game)
domino tile
a kind of cloak with wide sleeves, hood, and mask (worn at masquerades)
a small, black mask for the eyes

Derived terms

magdomino

[1] ² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana.

[2] ³ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana.

[3] Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

domino

English

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Catalan

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Czech

Pronunciation

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Finnish

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French

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

Italian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

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Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Noun

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Pronunciation

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Japanese

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Latin

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Noun

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

Derived terms

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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Polish

Etymology

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Noun

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Noun

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Portuguese

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Romanian

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Noun