dolos

See also: dološ

English

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly from dollen os

Noun

dolos (plural dolosse)

1. (South Africa, uncommon) The bones that are thrown when throwing the bones for divination.
2. (South Africa, uncommon) The ankle bones of sheep or goats formerly used by children as playthings.
3. Interlocking blocks of concrete, used for protection of seawalls and to preserve beaches from erosion, formerly known as Merryfield blocks.
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Anagrams

• slood, soldo

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dolosus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [doˈloːs]
• Hyphenation: do‧los

• Audio

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Adjective

dolos (strong nominative masculine singular doloser, not comparable)

1. crafty, cunning, deceitful

Declension

Positive forms of dolos (uncomparable)

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist dolos	sie ist dolos	es ist dolos	sie sind dolos
strong declension (without article)	nominative	doloser	dolose	doloses	dolose
	genitive	dolosen	doloser	dolosen	doloser
	dative	dolosem	doloser	dolosem	dolosen
	accusative	dolosen	dolose	doloses	dolose
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der dolose	die dolose	das dolose	die dolosen
	genitive	des dolosen	der dolosen	des dolosen	der dolosen
	dative	dem dolosen	der dolosen	dem dolosen	den dolosen
	accusative	den dolosen	die dolose	das dolose	die dolosen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein doloser	eine dolose	ein doloses	(keine) dolosen
	genitive	eines dolosen	einer dolosen	eines dolosen	(keiner) dolosen
	dative	einem dolosen	einer dolosen	einem dolosen	(keinen) dolosen
	accusative	einen dolosen	eine dolose	ein doloses	(keine) dolosen

Further reading

• “dolos” in Duden online

Latin

Noun

dolōs

1. accusative plural of dolus

Portuguese

Noun

dolos

1. plural of dolo

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dolosus.

Adjective

dolos m or n (feminine singular doloasă, masculine plural doloși, feminine and neuter plural doloase)

1. fraudulent

Declension

Declension of dolos

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	dolos		doloasă	doloși	doloase
	definite	dolosul		doloasa	doloșii	doloasele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	dolos		doloase	doloși	doloase
	definite	dolosului		doloasei	doloșilor	doloaselor

References

• dolos in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdolos/ [ˈd̪o.los]
• Rhymes: -olos
• Syllabification: do‧los

Noun

dolos

1. plural of dolo