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Translingual

Symbol

dot

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Dass.

See also

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) enPR: dŏt, IPA(key): /dɒt/
  • (US) enPR: dät, IPA(key): /dɑt/
    • Audio (US):(file)
  • (Australia) IPA(key): /dɔt/
  • Rhymes: -ɒt

Etymology 1

Etymology tree
Proto-Germanic *duttaz
Proto-West Germanic *dott
Old English dott
Middle English dotte
Middle English *dot
English dot

    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.
      Synonyms: speck, spot
      Hyponyms: pindot, pinprick
      a dot of colour
      • 1845, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, “Morte d’Arthur”, in Poems‎[2], archived from the original on 9 April 2018, lines 269–272:
        Long stood Sir Bedivere / Revolving many memories, till the hull / Look’d one black dot against the verge of dawn / And on the mere the wailing died away.
      • 1914, Rowland R. Gibson, Forces Mining and Undermining China‎[3], 2nd edition, London: Andrew Melrose, →OCLC, →OL, page v:
        THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO
        A VERY SMALL DOT
        IN
        A VERY BIG UNIVERSE
    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.
      Synonyms: (British) full stop, (US) period, point
      The homepage of English Wiktionary is en.wiktionary.org. [read aloud: E-N-dot-wiktionary-dot-org]
    3. A point used as a diacritical mark above or below various letters of the Latin script, as in Ȧ, Ạ, Ḅ, Ḃ, Ċ.
      Hyponym: (over the letters i and j) tittle
    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.
      Synonym: decimal point
    5. In musical notation, a symbol in the form of a small point placed after a note, indicating that its duration is to be augmented by 50%.
    6. One of the two symbols used in Morse code.
      Synonym: dit
      • 1838, William Hamilton, “Report on Prof. Morse’s Electro-Magnetic Telegraph”, in Journal of the Franklin Institute‎[4]:
        The alphabetical signals are made up of combinations of dots and of lines of different lengths.
    7. (obsolete) A lump or clot.
      Synonym: blob
    8. Anything small and like a speck comparatively; a small portion or specimen.
      Synonyms: (amount) dab, ounce, (thing) dicky-bird, itsy-bitsy, minuity; see also Thesaurus:modicum
      a dot of a child
    9. (cricket, informal) A dot ball.
      • 2019 July 14, Stephan Shemilt, “England win Cricket World Cup: Ben Stokes stars in dramatic finale against New Zealand”, in BBC Sport‎[5], London, archived from the original on 9 October 2026:
        That left 15 needed from Boult's final set. Two dots were followed by a heave over deep mid-wicket, then came the outrageous moment of fortune.
    10. (MLE) buckshot, projectile from a "dotty" or shotgun
      Synonym: shotty
      • 2018, “Rolling Round”, HL8 and SimpzBeatz (music), performed by Sparko of OMH:
        Can’t miss no dots
        Every shot let caused I’m hittin
        Used to bag it up in the toilet
        My mumsie thought I was shittin
    11. (MLE) Clipping of dotty (“shotgun”).
      Synonyms: bruckback, broom, scattergun, shotty
      • 2018 September 9, “Hide N Seek”, in C1 (lyrics), Tulse Hill Slums‎[6], from 1:06–1:09:
        We got rambos, glocks and dots,
        It takes two armed jakes to sum off the block
    12. (MLE, slang, rare) confinement facility
      Synonyms: slammer, can, bin; see also Thesaurus:prison
      • 2024 March 17, “Scummy” (0:31 from the start), Trizz #Birmingham (lyrics):
        The feds want me in the dot
        I got luck for selling them drugs
        But when I come out I’m still building a spot
    13. (computing) Clipping of dotfile
    Usage

    As a punctuation mark, dot is the standard term used when reading aloud the '.' element in an email address or URL. For reading decimal numbers, point is used. Version numbers of software are usually read with point (like decimals), but dot is also somewhat common. For the punctuation at the end of a sentence, period (US, Canada, Philippines) or full stop (Commonwealth) is used.

    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).
      His jacket was dotted with splashes of paint.
    2. (transitive) To add a dot (the symbol) or dots to.
      Dot your is and cross your ts.
    3. To mark by means of dots or small spots.
      to dot a line
    4. To mark or diversify with small detached objects.
      to dot a landscape with cottages
      • 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 151:
        The switchback road to Diabaig - pronounced 'Jer-vague' - passes through some of the most exhilarating scenery in Scotland. […] With a final swoop, the road plummets down into Diabaig, where cottages are dotted across the slopes of a rocky semi-circle.
      • 2023 April 14, Rosyln Sulcas, “Review: Grief and Mourning, Delivered With Ecstatic Vitality”, in The New York Times‎[8], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 7 July 2025:
        Wooden crosses, some drunkenly askew, dot a darkened stage at the start of Vuyani Dance Theater’s “Cion: Requiem of Ravel’s Bolero.” There is silence, then the sound of weeping, which escalates to heart-rending, gasping sobs.
      • 2026 July 22, Tom Edwards, “New Trains: Testing times”, in RAIL, number 1066, page 30:
        "We've got power upgrades at substations dotted all the way along the Piccadilly line.
    5. (colloquial) To punch (a person).
      • 2016, Kerry Greenwood, Murder and Mendelssohn, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page 332:
        `Which means,' said John, `that someone dotted him a good one, shoved him into the bathtub, ran the water, then opened his mouth and poured champagne into it until he drowned.'
    Synonyms
    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
    Translations

    Etymology 2

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-
    Proto-Indo-European *-tós
    Proto-Indo-European *-is
    Proto-Indo-European *-tis
    Proto-Indo-European *déh₃tis
    Proto-Italic *dōtis
    Latin dosbor.
    Middle French dot
    French dotbor.
    English dot

      From French dot.

      Alternative forms

      Noun

      dot (plural dots)

      1. (US, Louisiana) A dowry.

      Anagrams

      Albanian

      Etymology

      Etymology tree
      Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-
      Proto-Albanian *dētim
      Albanian do
      Albanian të
      ?
      Albanian dot

        From Proto-Albanian *dētim, accusative of Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“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.
          Nuk e bëj dot.
          I can't do it.
          A vjen dot?
          Can you come?

        Catalan

        Pronunciation

        Etymology 1

        Etymology tree
        Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-
        Proto-Indo-European *-tós
        Proto-Indo-European *-is
        Proto-Indo-European *-tis
        Proto-Indo-European *déh₃tis
        Proto-Italic *dōtis
        Latin dōs
        Latin dōteder.
        Catalan dot

          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: rascàs, pàmpol rascàs, gerna, famfre

            Further reading

            Champenois

            Alternative forms

            • (Rémois) doil, doilleute

            Etymology

            Etymology tree
            Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ-
            Proto-Indo-European *deyǵ-
            Proto-Italic *digitosder.
            Latin digitus
            Old French doit
            Champenois dot

              Inherited from Old French doit, from Latin digitus.

              Pronunciation

              Noun

              dot m (plural dots)

              1. (Troyen, Langrois) finger

              References

              • Daunay, Jean (1998), Parlers de Champagne : Pour un classement thématique du vocabulaire des anciens parlers de Champagne (Aube - Marne - Haute-Marne)‎[9] (in French), Rumilly-lés-Vaudes
              • Baudoin, Alphonse (1885), Glossaire de la forêt de Clairvaux‎[10] (in French), Troyes

              Dutch

              Etymology

              Etymology tree
              Proto-Germanic *duttaz
              Dutch dodde
              Dutch dot

                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/
                • Audio:(file)
                • 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

                French

                Etymology

                Etymology tree
                Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-
                Proto-Indo-European *-tós
                Proto-Indo-European *-is
                Proto-Indo-European *-tis
                Proto-Indo-European *déh₃tis
                Proto-Italic *dōtis
                Latin dosbor.
                Middle French dot
                French dot

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

                  Pronunciation

                  Noun

                  dot f (plural dots)

                  1. dowry, marriage portion

                  Derived terms

                  Further reading

                  Irish

                  Alternative forms

                  Pronunciation

                  • IPA(key): /d̪ˠɔt̪ˠ/

                  Contraction

                  dot (triggers lenition)

                  1. (Munster) contraction of do +‎ do, literally “to your sg, for your sg”
                    An bhfuilir dílis dot chéile?
                    Are you faithful to your spouse?
                  Irish preposition contractions
                  contracted with copular forms
                  base form an (“the sg”) na (“the pl”) mo (“my”) do (“your”) a (“his, her, their; which (present)”) ár (“our”) ar (“which (past)”) before a consonant before a vowel
                  present/future past/conditional
                  de (“from”) den de na
                  desna*                  		 de mo
                  dem*                  		 de do
                  ded*, det*                  		 dá dár dar darb darbh
                  do (“to, for”) don do na
                  dosna*                  		 do mo
                  dom*                  		 do do
                  dod*, dot*                  		 dá dár dar darb darbh
                  faoi (“under, about”) faoin faoi na faoi mo faoi do faoina faoinár faoinar faoinarb faoinarbh
                  i (“in”) sa, san sna i mo
                  im*                  		 i do
                  id*, it*                  		 ina inár inar inarb inarbh
                  le (“with”) leis an leis na le mo
                  lem*                  		 le do
                  led*, let*                  		 lena lenár lenar lenarb lenarbh
                  ó (“from, since”) ón ó na
                  ósna*                  		 ó mo
                  óm*                  		 ó do
                  ód*, ót*                  		 óna ónár ónar ónarb ónarbh
                  trí (“through”) tríd an trí na trí mo trí do trína trínár trínar trínarb trínarbh

                  *dialectal

                  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

                  Etymology tree
                  Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-redup.
                  Proto-Indo-European *-ti
                  Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti
                  Proto-Balto-Slavic *dṓˀtei
                  Latvian *duotider.
                  ▲
                  Latvian *duotider.
                  Latvian dot

                    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).[1]

                    Pronunciation

                    • IPA(key): [duɔ̯t]
                    • Audio:(file)

                    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

                    Conjugation of dot (1st)
                    indicative (īstenības izteiksme) imperative
                    (pavēles izteiksme)
                    present
                    (tagadne)                     		past
                    (pagātne)                     		future
                    (nākotne)
                    1st person sg es dodu devu došu —
                    2nd person sg tu dod devi dosi dod
                    3rd person sg viņš, viņa dod deva dos lai dod
                    1st person pl mēs dodam devām dosim dosim
                    2nd person pl jūs dodat devāt dosiet,
                    dosit                     		dodiet
                    3rd person pl viņi, viņas dod deva dos lai dod
                    renarrative (atstāstījuma izteiksme) participles (divdabji)
                    present dodot present active 1 (adj.) dodošs
                    past esot devis present active 2 (adv.) dodams
                    future došot present active 3 (adv.) dodot
                    imperative lai dodot present active 4 (obj.) dodam
                    conditional (vēlējuma izteiksme) past active devis
                    present dotu present passive dodams
                    past būtu devis past passive dots
                    debitive (vajadzības izteiksme) nominal forms
                    indicative (būt) jādod infinitive (nenoteiksme) dot
                    conjunctive 1 esot jādod negative infinitive nedot
                    conjunctive 2 jādodot verbal noun došana

                    Derived terms

                    prefixed verbs:
                    other derived terms:

                    Derived terms

                    References

                    1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “dot”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca [Latvian Etymological Dictionary]‎[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN

                    Luxembourgish

                    Pronunciation

                    • IPA(key): /doːt/

                    Verb

                    dot

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

                    Malay

                    Etymology

                    Etymology tree
                    Proto-Germanic *duttaz
                    Dutch dodde
                    Dutch dotbor.
                    Malay dot

                      Borrowed from Dutch dot

                      Noun

                      dot (plural dot-dot)

                      1. artifical nipple or teat

                      Northern Kurdish

                      Etymology

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

                        Noun

                        dot f

                        1. daughter

                        Northern Sami

                        Etymology

                          From Proto-Sami *totë.

                          Pronunciation

                          • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈtoːh(t)/

                          Determiner

                          dōt

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

                          Inflection

                          Pronominal inflection
                          Nominative dōt
                          Genitive dōn
                          Singular Plural
                          Nominative dōt dōt
                          Accusative dōn dōid
                          Genitive dōn dōid
                          Illative dōsa dōidda
                          Locative dōs dōin
                          Comitative dōinna dōiguin
                          Essive dōnin

                          Further reading

                          • Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[11], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

                          Old Dutch

                          Etymology

                          Etymology tree
                          Proto-Indo-European *dʰew-der.
                          Proto-Germanic *dawjaną
                          Proto-Germanic *daudaz
                          Proto-West Germanic *daud
                          Old Dutch dot

                            From Proto-West Germanic *daud.

                            Adjective

                            dōt

                            1. dead

                            Inflection

                            Declension of dōt (a-stem)
                            strong declension
                            case masculine feminine neuter plural
                            nominative dōt dōt dōt dōda, dōde
                            accusative dōdan, dōden dōda dōt dōda, dōde
                            genitive dōdes dōdero dōdes dōdero
                            dative dōdin, dōdemo dōdero dōdin, dōdemo dōdon
                            weak declension
                            case masculine feminine neuter plural
                            nominative dōdo dōda dōda dōdon
                            accusative dōdon dōdon dōda dōdon
                            genitive dōdin dōdon dōdin dōdono
                            dative dōdin dōdon dōdin dōdon

                            Derived terms

                            Descendants

                            • Middle Dutch: dôot
                              • Dutch: dood
                                • Afrikaans: dood
                                • Berbice Creole Dutch: doto
                                • Petjo: doot
                              • 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 (genitive dota, plural dots)

                              1. doubt

                              Declension

                              Declension of dot
                              Singular Plural
                              Nominative dot dots
                              Genitive dota dotas
                              Dative dote dotes
                              Accusative doti dotis
                              Predicative1 dotu dotus
                              Vocative o dot o dots
                              1. Introduced in Volapük Nulik.

                              Welsh

                              Pronunciation

                              • IPA(key): /dɔt/

                              Etymology 1

                                Borrowed from English dot.

                                Noun

                                dot m (plural dotiau, diminutive dotyn)

                                1. dot
                                Derived terms
                                • dotio (“to dot”)
                                • dotiog (“dotted”)
                                • i dot (“(the letter) i”)

                                Etymology 2

                                  Borrowed from English dot.

                                  Noun

                                  dot f

                                  1. vertigo
                                    Synonyms: pendro, madrondod, penysgafnder

                                  Adjective

                                  dot (feminine singular dot, plural dot, comparative mwy dot, equative mor ddot, superlative mwyaf dot)

                                  1. dizzy, giddy
                                    Synonyms: penysgafn, dryslyd

                                  Mutation

                                  Mutated forms of dot
                                  radical soft nasal aspirate
                                  dot ddot not unchanged

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

                                  Etymology 3

                                  See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

                                  Noun

                                  dot

                                  1. soft mutation of tot (“tot, mug”)

                                  Mutation

                                  Mutated forms of tot
                                  radical soft nasal aspirate
                                  tot dot nhot thot

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

                                  Further reading

                                  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “dot”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
                                  • 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

                                  Zhuang

                                  Pronunciation

                                  (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /toːt˧˥/

                                  • Tone numbers: dod7
                                  • Hyphenation: dot

                                  Adjective

                                  dot (Sawndip forms 𰤀 or ⿰痛楽 or ⿸疒托 or ⿸广夺 or 𱱦 or 脱, 1957–1982 spelling dot)

                                  1. Severe pain

                                  References

                                  • “𰤀”, in ZDIC (汉典) (in Chinese)
                                  • “𰤀”, in zi.tools (in Chinese), 30 October 2026 (last accessed)
                                  • “𰤀”, in 古壮字字典 (in Chinese), (Can we date this quote?), page 137, character 5
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