*dawwaz
Runic: ᛞᚨᚹᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈdɑw.wɑz/noun · masculine · a-stem
Meanings
alternative form of *dawwą (‘moisture, dew’)
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰowh₂-o-s, from an o-grade form of root *dʰewh₂- (‘smoke, haze’). Cognate with Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰuHmás (‘mist; smoke’) and Lithuanian dúlis (‘mist’).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | dawwaz | dawwōz, dawwōs |
| Acc. | dawwą | dawwanz |
| Gen. | dawwas, dawwis | dawwǫ̂ |
| Dat. | dawwai | dawwamaz |
| Inst. | dawwō | dawwamiz |
| Voc. | daww | dawwōz, dawwōs |
Descendants
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*dauw (Proto-West Germanic)
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*dau, *dou (Old Dutch)
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dau, dauwe (Middle Dutch)
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dauw (Dutch)
- dou (Afrikaans)
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dauw (Dutch)
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dau, dauwe (Middle Dutch)
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*dau, *dou (Old Dutch)
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*dauw (Proto-West Germanic)
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dēaw (Old English)
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dew, deau, deaw, deew, deu, dewe, dewȝ, dieuȝ, dæw (Middle English)
- dew (English)
- dew, deow, dyow (Scots)
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dew, deau, deaw, deew, deu, dewe, dewȝ, dieuȝ, dæw (Middle English)
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dēaw (Old English)
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*dauw (Proto-West Germanic)
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dāw (Old Frisian)
- dauw (North Frisian)
- Dau (Saterland Frisian)
- dau (West Frisian)
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dāw (Old Frisian)
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*dauw (Proto-West Germanic)
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tou (Old High German)
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tou, tau (Middle High German)
- Tau (German)
- Da (Luxembourgish)
- טוי (toy) (Yiddish)
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tou, tau (Middle High German)
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tou (Old High German)
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*dauw (Proto-West Germanic)
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*dau (Old Saxon)
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dow, douwe, dawe, dau (Middle Low German)
- Dau (Low German)
- Deiw (Plautdietsch)
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dow, douwe, dawe, dau (Middle Low German)
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*dau (Old Saxon)
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dǫgg (Old Norse)
- dug (Danish)
- døgg (Faroese)
- dögg (Icelandic)
- dugg, dogg (Norwegian Bokmål)
- dogg (Norwegian Nynorsk)
- dagg (Swedish)