daus

See also: Daus

Catalan

Noun

daus

  1. plural of dau

Icelandic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tøyːs/
  • Rhymes: -øyːs

Etymology 1

From Old Norse dauss, from Old French dous, deus, deuz.

Noun

daus m (genitive singular dauss, nominative plural dausar)

  1. the side of a die with two pips (in dice games, especially backgammon); deuce
Declension
declension of daus
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative daus dausinn dausar dausarnir
accusative daus dausinn dausa dausana
dative daus dausnum dausum dausunum
genitive dauss daussins dausa dausanna

Etymology 2

Uncertain, but possibly from daus (“deuce”), derived from the notion that two was a bad number to get, or because the two pips on the two-eyed side of some dice may have resembled buttocks.

Noun

daus m (genitive singular dauss, nominative plural dausar)

  1. buttocks, arse
Declension
declension of daus
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative daus dausinn dausar dausarnir
accusative daus dausinn dausa dausana
dative daus dausnum dausum dausunum
genitive dauss daussins dausa dausanna

White Hmong

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dau̯˩/

Noun

daus

  1. snow
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