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Webster 1913 Edition


Domino

Dom′i-no

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Dominos
or
(esp. the pieces for a game)
Dominoes
(#)
.
[F.
domino
, or It.
dominò
, or Sp.
dominó
, fr. L.
dominus
master. The
domino
was orig. a hood worn by the canons of a cathedral. See
Don
,
Dame
.]
1.
A kind of hood worn by the canons of a cathedral church; a sort of amice.
Kersey.
2.
A mourning veil formerly worn by women.
3.
A kind of mask; particularly, a half mask worn at masquerades, to conceal the upper part of the face. Dominos were formerly worn by ladies in traveling.
4.
A costume worn as a disguise at masquerades, consisting of a robe with a hood adjustable at pleasure.
5.
A person wearing a domino.
6.
pl.
A game played by two or more persons, with twenty-eight pieces of wood, bone, or ivory, of a flat, oblong shape, plain at the back, but on the face divided by a line in the middle, and either left blank or variously dotted after the manner of dice. The game is played by matching the spots or the blank of an unmatched half of a domino already played
Hoyle.

Webster 1828 Edition


Domino

DOMINO

,
Noun.
A kind of hood; a long dress; a masquerade dress.

Definition 2024


dominó

dominó

See also: domino, dominò, and Domino

Hungarian

Noun

dominó (plural dominók)

  1. dominoes (game played by arranging domino tiles)
  2. domino (domino tile)

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative dominó dominók
accusative dominót dominókat
dative dominónak dominóknak
instrumental dominóval dominókkal
causal-final dominóért dominókért
translative dominóvá dominókká
terminative dominóig dominókig
essive-formal dominóként dominókként
essive-modal
inessive dominóban dominókban
superessive dominón dominókon
adessive dominónál dominóknál
illative dominóba dominókba
sublative dominóra dominókra
allative dominóhoz dominókhoz
elative dominóból dominókból
delative dominóról dominókról
ablative dominótól dominóktól
Possessive forms of dominó
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. dominóm dominóim
2nd person sing. dominód dominóid
3rd person sing. dominója dominói
1st person plural dominónk dominóink
2nd person plural dominótok dominóitok
3rd person plural dominójuk dominóik

Portuguese

dominó

Etymology

From French domino, from Medieval Latin (benedicamus) domino, from Latin dominus (lord, master).

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɔ.mi.ˈnɔ/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌdo.mi.ˈnɔ/
  • Hyphenation: do‧mi‧nó

Noun

dominó m (plural dominós)

  1. dominoes (game played by arranging domino tiles)
  2. domino (domino tile)

Spanish

Noun

dominó m (plural dominós)

  1. dominoes (game played by arranging domino tiles)
  2. domino (domino tile)

Verb

dominó

  1. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) preterite indicative form of dominar.