Dod

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dod"

Albanian

Alternative forms

• Ded (Gheg)
• Dedë (Standard)
• Dodë (Standard)

Etymology

Gheg variant of Standard Albanian Dodë. See Dodë for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔːdə/ (Standard)
• IPA^(key): /dɔːd/ (loss of ending -ë (/ə/) in Gheg)

Proper noun

Dod f (plural Dod(ë), definite Doda, definite plural Dod(ë)t)

1. a male given name
2. indefinite form of Doda

Declension

• Note that Dodë is a male given name but the ending forms of this declension are of feminine gender.
• The final -ë (Schwa) in the nominative/accusative singular/plural forms of Dodë can be dropped, resulting in Dod (common among Gheg dialects).

Declension of Dod

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	Dod	Doda	Dod(ë)	Dod(ë)t
accusative		Dod(ë)n
dative	Dodeje	Dod(ë)s	Dod(ë)ve	Dod(ë)ve
ablative			Dod(ë)sh

Related terms

• Dodë
• Doda
• Dodaj
• Ded (Gheg)
• Dedë
• Deda
• Dedaj

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Old High German tōd, from Proto-West Germanic *dauþu, from Proto-Germanic *dauþuz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /toːt/

Noun

Dod m (plural Dod)

1. death

   De Dod kommd fer ihn.

   Death is coming to him.

Further reading

• Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Dod”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 36

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Tod, Dutch dood, English death.

Noun

Dod m (plural Dod)

1. death

Derived terms

• Dodesfall

Scots

Alternative forms

• Doddie, Dodie, Dodge

Etymology

From a childish pronunciation of the name George.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dod], [dɔd]

Proper noun

Dod

1. a diminutive of the male given name George
2. (rare) a diminutive of the female given name Georgia or Georgina