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3-letter words (2 found)

DOT,TOD,

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DO,OD,TO,

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Definitions and meaning of dot

dot

Pronunciation

  • (UK) enPR: dŏt, IPA(key): /dɒt/
  • (US) enPR: dät, IPA(key): /dɑt/
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /dɔt/
  • Rhymes: -ɒt

Etymology 1

From Middle English *dot, dotte, from Old English dott (“a dot, point”), from Proto-West Germanic *dott, from Proto-Germanic *duttaz (“wisp”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Dot, Dotte (“a clump”), Dutch dot (“lump, knot, clod”), Low German Dutte (“a plug”), dialectal Swedish dott (“a little heap, bunch, clump”).

Noun

dot (plural dots)

  1. A small, round spot.
    a dot of colour
  2. (grammar) A punctuation mark used to indicate the end of a sentence or an abbreviated part of a word; a full stop; a period.
  3. A point used as a diacritical mark above or below various letters of the Latin script, as in Ȧ, Ạ, Ḅ, Ḃ, Ċ.
  4. (mathematics) A symbol used for separating the fractional part of a decimal number from the whole part, for indicating multiplication or a scalar product, or for various other purposes.
  5. One of the two symbols used in Morse code.
  6. (obsolete) A lump or clot.
  7. Anything small and like a speck comparatively; a small portion or specimen.
    a dot of a child
  8. (cricket, informal) A dot ball.
  9. (MLE) buckshot, projectile from a "dotty" or shotgun
  10. (MLE) Clipping of dotty (“shotgun”).
  11. (MLE, slang, rare) confinement facility
    Synonyms: slammer, can, bin; see also Thesaurus:prison
Synonyms
  • (small spot): speck, spot
  • (at the end of a sentence or abbreviation): full stop (British), period (US), point
  • (as a diacritic): tittle (over the letters i and j)
  • (mathematics, in a decimal): decimal point
  • (in Morse code): dit
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Translations

Verb

dot (third-person singular simple present dots, present participle dotting, simple past and past participle dotted)

  1. (transitive) To cover with small spots (of some liquid).
  2. (transitive) To add a dot (the symbol) or dots to.
  3. To mark by means of dots or small spots.
  4. To mark or diversify with small detached objects.
  5. (colloquial) To punch (a person).
Synonyms
  • stipple
Derived terms
Translations

Preposition

dot

  1. Dot product of the previous vector and the following vector.
    The work is equal to F dot Δx.
Coordinate terms
  • cross
  • ·
Translations

Etymology 2

From French dot.

Alternative forms

  • dote

Noun

dot (plural dots)

  1. (US, Louisiana) A dowry.
Related terms
  • dotal
  • dotation

Anagrams

  • DTO, ODT, OTD, TOD, Tod, tod

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *dhētim, accusative of Proto-Indo-European *dhē (“to put”). Alternatively it might represent a univerbation of do +‎ të; Gustav Meyer opines for a Latin provenance, from in toto.

Particle

dot

  1. Expresses impossibility, thus it corresponds to "Can't" in negative sentences and "can" in interrogative ones.

Related terms

  • do
  • të

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian) [ˈdɔt]
  • Rhymes: -ɔt

Etymology 1

From Latin dōte.

Noun

dot m (plural dots)

  1. dowry
  2. gift, talent
    Synonym: do

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old French hadot. Cognate with English haddock.

Noun

dot m (plural dots)

  1. Atlantic wreckfish (Polyprion americanus)
    Synonyms: pàmpol rascàs, gerna

Further reading

  • “dot” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Dutch

Etymology

A secondary form of dodde (“long, soft raceme, as of a cattail plant”), a word of uncertain but perhaps gibberish origin related to German Dutte, düttenkolb (“bulrush”), themselves linked to words like Zitze, Titte.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɔt/
  • Hyphenation: dot
  • Rhymes: -ɔt

Noun

dot m or f (plural dotten, diminutive dotje n)

  1. a tuft, a bunch, a clump
  2. (informal) a lot, a large amount
    een dot geld - a lot of money
  3. cutie, something small and adorable
  4. darling, sweetie (almost always used in its diminutive form - dotje)
  5. a swab

Synonyms

  • (cutie): kleintje
  • (darling): schatje, liefje

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French dot (16th c.), a borrowing from Latin dos. Doublet of dose.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɔt/
  • Rhymes: -ɔt
  • Homophones: dote, dotent, dotes, dots

Noun

dot f (plural dots)

  1. dowry, marriage portion

Derived terms

  • coureur de dot

Related terms

  • doter

Further reading

  • “dot”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Irish

Alternative forms

  • dod

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d̪ˠɔt̪ˠ/

Contraction

dot (triggers lenition)

  1. (Munster) Contraction of do do (“to your sg, for your sg”).

Related terms

Klamath-Modoc

Alternative forms

  • tút (Gatschet)

Noun

dot

  1. tooth

References

  • Barker, M. A. R. (1963). Klamath Dictionary. University of California Publications in Linguistics 31. Berkeley/Los Angeles: University of California Press.
  • Gatschet, Samuel S. (1890). The Klamath Indians of southwestern Oregon. Volume II, Part II. United States Government Printing Office.

Latvian

Etymology

From earlier *duoti, *duotie, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dṓˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti (“to give”). The present tense forms are new formations, replacing the old athematic forms (still attested in dialectal forms like domu (“I give”) instead of dodu). The past tense forms are from earlier *davu (cf. Lithuanian daviaũ); the e was extended from the past active participle form devis (< *devens < *de-d-wens).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [duɔ̯t]

Verb

dot (transitive, no conjugation, present dodu, dod, dod, past devu)

  1. to give (to hand to someone, so that s/he can have it)
    dot lakatu mātei ― to give a scarf to (one's) mother
    dot ziedus ― to give flowers
    dot draugam grāmatu izlasīt ― to give a friend a book to read
    dot atslēgas ― to give the keys
    dot kasierei naudu ― to give money to the cashier
    dot bērnam maizes šķēli ― to give a child a slice of bread
    dot govīm sienu ― to give hay to the cows
    dot sienu ― to give hay (to throw it with a fork)
    dot mēslojumu ― to give fertilizer, to fertilize (land, soil)
    dot ēst ― to give food (lit. to give to eat)
    dot bērnam krūti ― to give (one's) breast to a child (= to nurse, breastfeed a child)
    dot roku ― to give (one's) hand (= to wave, to greet someone, to shake hands, to hold hands)
    dot maizi ― to give bread; to provide food (e.g., in old age)
    bet kas tad tev vecumā dos maizi? ― but who will give you bread (= provide you with food) in (your) old age?
  2. to give, to provide (to allow the use of a material object, to free a place for someone else's use)
    dot autobusu ekskursijai ― to give a bus to the excursion
    dot naktsmājas tūristiem ― to provide accommodation for tourists
    dot asinis, kaula smadzenes ― to give (= donate) blood, bone marrow
    dot trolejbusā vietu vecākiem pasažieriem ― to give one's place on the trolley to older passengers
    kā es vēlāk uzzināju, mājas pagaidām dod tikai ģimenēm ― as I later found out, for the time being they are giving houses only to families
  3. (colloquial) to give in marriage
    krievi, krievi, leiši, leiši... visi man draugi, radi; krievam devu savu māsiņu, pats es ņēmu leišu meitu ― Russians, Russians, Lithuanians, Lithuanians... all friends, relatives to me; to a Russian I gave my little sister, (and) I myself took a Lithuanian girl (as wife)
  4. (colloquial) to allow (e.g., a son or daughter) to work, to be employed
    dot dēlu par ganu ― to give a son as a shepherd (= to allow a son to work as a shepherd)
  5. to give, to grant, to procure, to secure (a state, circumstances)
    dot darbu ― to give work
    dot atvaļinājumu ― to give a holiday
    dot patstāvību, brīvību ― to give autonomy, freedom
    dot priekšroku ― to give (one's) preference (to...)
    dot iespēju ― to give the opportunity, the possibility (of...)
    man bija dots mēness, lai atpūstos pēc ziemas darbiem ― a month was given to me, so that I would rest after winter's work
  6. to give, to dedicate, to donate, to provide (at birth)
    tev, meistar, dodam mīlestību savu ― to you, master, we give our love
    arī tas taisnums māksla, to iemācīties nevarēja, tas cilvēkam vai nu dots no paša sākuma, vai palika visu mūžu nesasniegts ― also that straightness (is) art, one can't learn it, either it is given from the very beginning (= from birth), or it remains unobtained (for one's) whole life
  7. (dated sense) to allow, to permit
    stāstu mātei, ka Dāvis man dod braukt patstāvīgi ― I tell (my) mother that Dāvis gave (= allowed) me to drive by myself
  8. to give (to express orally or in writing)
    dot rīkojumu ― to give instructions, orders
    dot pavēli ― to give a command, an order
    dot norādījumus ― to give instructions
    dot atļauju ― to give permission
    dot solījumu ― to make (lit. give) a promise
    dot zvērestu ― to take (lit. give) an oath
    dot ieteikumu ― to give a recommendation
    dot parakstu ― to give (one's) signature (= to sign)
    dot liecību ― to bear, give testimony
    dot norēķinu ― to give a report (of one's actions)
    dot vārdu, nosaukumu ― to give a name, a denomination
    dot ziņu ― to give knowledge of (= to report; to announce)
  9. to give (to add to a text)
    dot vārdnīcai stilistiskās norādes ― to give a dictionary stylistic references
    piezīmes dotas parindēs ― comments (are) given in parentheses
  10. (mathematics, usually in the past passive participle form dots) to be given, to be known from the start
    dotais lielums ― given quantity
    uzdevums bija kvadrāta un taisnstūra laukuma aprēķināšana, ja dots perimetrs ― the task was the calculation of the square and rectangular area, if the perimeter is given
    kopu uzskata par dotu, ja ir dots pilns tās elementu saraksts ― a set is considered to be given if a full list of its elements is given
  11. (of physical or mental states) to give (to create, to inspire, to generate)
    dot drosmi cīņā ― to give courage in (= to) fight
    dot možumu ― to give liveliness
    dot prieku ― to give joy, pleasure
    dot mieru ― to give peace (of mind)
    dot iemeslu ― to give (= create, be) a reason
    cerība viņus sildīja un deva jaunus spēkus cīņai par savu dzīvību ― hope warmed them and gave (them) new strength for the fight for their lives
    neesmu taču ne mazāko iemeslu devis, kas tai būtu varējis modināt cerības ― I haven't given even the slightest reason to arouse expectations, hopes
  12. (of results, effects) to give, to provide, to be the cause (of something)
    eksperiments dod gaidītos resultātus ― the experiment is giving the expected results
    pētījums dod jaunas atziņas ― the study gives new insights
    dot ēnu, paēnu ― to give (= create) shade, a shadow (e.g., a tree)
    ko tas (mums) dod? ― what does this give (us)? (= what good is there in it for us?)
  13. (of material objects, values; also of spiritual or cultural values) to give, to produce, to create
    dot produkciju virs plāna ― to give production (= to produce) above the plan
    govs dod daudz piena ― (this) cow gives a lot of milk
    jaunā aitu šķirne dod augstvērtīgu vilnu ― the new breed of sheep gives high-quality wool
    augļu koki pēc dziļām ziemām dažkārt dod bagātīgas augļu ražas ― fruit trees after deep winters sometimes give abundant fruit harvests
    elektriskais motors dos baltu, spodru gaismu ― the electric motor will give white, bright light
    pēdējā laikā gleznotājs devis vairākas vērtīgas gleznas ― in recent times, (this) painter has given (= produced) many valuable paintings
    visvairāk latviešu literārā valodā iesakņojušos jaunvārdu devuši J. Alunāns, Kronvaldu Atis, Rainis un A. Upīts ― most of the new words that struck root in the Latvian literary languages (were) given (by) J. Alunāns, Kronvaldu Atis, Rainis and A. Upīts
  14. (colloquial) to give, to pay
    jauna mašīna maksā četrus tūkstošus, jūsēja ir pietiekami nobraukta, lai par to nedotu pat pusotra ― a new car costs four thousand, (but) yours is quite traveled, so that (one) wouldn't give one and a half thousand (= fifteen hundred)
  15. (colloquial, a person's age, by sight) to give, to estimate as
    Mare vēl bija izskatīga sieva, četrdesmit sešus viņai gandrīz nevarēja dot ― Mare was still a handsome woman, you almost couldn't give her forty-six (years of age)
  16. (colloquial) to hit
    dot pa ādu ― to give on the skin (= to beat, to flog, to thrash)
    tevi kāds sit, dod pretī, neļaujies apvainot! ― (if) someone hits you, give (= hit) back, don't let (him) offend you!
    viņš deva ar cirvi lācim pa pauri, lācis beigts ― he gave (hit) the bear on the top of the head with an axe, the bear (is now) finished (= dead)
    es šim vīram devu vienu pliķi ― I gave this man a slap (= I slapped his face)
  17. (colloquial) to shoot, to give a shot
    nedomā kustēt! ja bēgsi, no abiem stobriem tev došu stilbos ― don't (even) think about moving! if you run, from both barrels I will give (= shoot) (you) in the leg

Conjugation

Derived terms

prefixed verbs:
other derived terms:
  • devējs
  • devums
  • doties

References

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /doːt/

Verb

dot

  1. inflection of doen:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Malay

Noun

dot (plural dot-dot, informal 1st possessive dotku, 2nd possessive dotmu, 3rd possessive dotnya)

  1. nipple, teat

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *dúgdā (“daughter”). Cognate with Persian دختر (doxtar), دخت (doxt), Pashto لور (lur).

Noun

dot f

  1. daughter

Related terms

  • dotmam
  • keç
  • pis

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *totë.

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈtoːh(t)/

Determiner

dōt

  1. yonder, that way over there (very far from speaker and listener)

Inflection

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[7], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *daud.

Adjective

dōt

  1. dead

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

  • dōdo

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: dôot
    • Dutch: dood
      • Afrikaans: dood
    • Limburgish: doead

Further reading

  • “dōt”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Rhine Franconian dot, from a Central German variant of Middle High German tōt, from Old High German tōt, from Proto-West Germanic *daud, from Proto-Germanic *daudaz. Compare German tot, Dutch dood, English dead, Swedish död, Icelandic dauður.

Adjective

dot

  1. dead

Volapük

Noun

dot (nominative plural dots)

  1. doubt

Declension

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English dot.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɔt/

Noun

dot m (plural dotiau)

  1. dot

Derived terms

  • dotio (“to dot”)
  • dotiog (“dotted”)
  • i dot (“(the letter) i”)

Mutation

References

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “dot”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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