dós

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dos"

Faroese

Etymology

From Danish dåse, from Middle Dutch dōse, possibly via Middle Low German. Dutch doos is directly, and German Dose is indirectly, from the same source.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɔuːs/
• Rhymes: -ɔuːs

Noun

dós f (genitive singular dósar, plural dósir)

1. can, tin
2. box, canister, caddy (container)

Inflection

Declension of dós
f2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	dós	dósin	dósir	dósirnar
accusative	dós	dósina	dósir	dósirnar
dative	dós	dósini	dósum	dósunum
genitive	dósar	dósarinnar	dósa	dósanna

Synonyms

• (can): blikk, ílat
• (box): eskja

Derived terms

• blikkdós
• breyðdós
• dósakjøt
• dósakóking
• dósamatur
• dósamjólk
• dósaopnari
• eldførisdós
• spælidós
• stungudós
• svávuldós
• veðurdós
• øldós

Galician

Etymology

Plural of dó.

Noun

dós m pl

1. plural of dó

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtouːs/

Noun

dós f (genitive singular dósar, nominative plural dósir)

1. tin can

Declension

Declension of dós (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	dós	dósin	dósir	dósirnar
accusative	dós	dósina	dósir	dósirnar
dative	dós	dósinni	dósum	dósunum
genitive	dósar	dósarinnar	dósa	dósanna

Irish

Verb

dós

1. present indicative relative of dóigh (“burn”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of dós

radical	lenition	eclipsis
dós	dhós	ndós

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.