dot

See also: Dot, DOT, dót, Dớt, dot-, do't, đốt, and đột

dot - English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) enPR: dŏt, IPA: /dɒt/

Noun

dot (plural dots)

  1. A small, round spot.
    • a dot of colour
  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.
  3. A point used as a diacritical mark above or below various letters of the Latin script, as in Ȧ, Ạ, Ḅ, Ḃ, Ċ.
  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.
  5. One of the two symbols used in Morse code.
  6. (obsolete) A lump or clot.
  7. Anything small and like a speck comparatively; a small portion or specimen.
    • a dot of a child
  8. (cricket, informal) A dot ball.
  9. (MLE) buckshot, projectile from a "dotty" or shotgun
  10. (MLE) Clipping of dotty (shotgun).

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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
  5. (colloquial) To punch (a person).

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Translations

  • Maori: whakaingoingo
  • Polish: kropkować impf, zakropkować pf, zakropkowywać impf, wykropkować impf, wykropkowywać pf, cętkować impf

Preposition

dot

  1. Dot product of the previous vector and the following vector.
    • The work is equal to F dot Δx.

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Alternative forms

Noun

dot (plural dots)

  1. (US, Louisiana) A dowry.

Anagrams

dot - Albanian

Verb

dot

  1. "Can't" in negative sentences and "can" in interrogative ones. Can be added in sentences with mund to add emphasis.
    • Nuk e bëj dot.
      • I can't do it.
    • A vjen dot?
      • Can you come?

dot - Catalan

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA: /ˈdɔt/

Noun

dot m (plural dots)

  1. dowry
  2. gift, talent

Synonyms

  • (gift): do

Noun

dot m (plural dots)

  1. The Atlantic wreckfish (Polyprion americanus).
    • Synonyms: pàmpol rascàs, gerna

dot - Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /dɔt/
  • Hyphenation: dot

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

dot - French

Pronunciation

Noun

dot f (plural dots)

  1. dowry, marriage portion

Derived terms

  • coureur de dot

dot - Irish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /d̪ˠɔt̪ˠ/

Contraction

dot (triggers lenition)

  1. (Munster) Contraction of do do (to your sg, for your sg).
    • An bhfuilir dílis dot chéile?
      • Are you faithful to your spouse?
Basic form Contracted with Copular forms
an (the sg)na (the pl)mo (my)do (your)a (his, her, their; which (present))ár (our)ar (which (past))(before consonant)(present/future before vowel)(past/conditional before vowel)
de (“from”)dende na desna*de mo dem*de do ded*, det* dárdardarbdarbh
do (“to, for”)dondo na dosna*do mo dom*do do dod*, dot* dárdardarbdarbh
faoi (“under, about”)faoinfaoi nafaoi mofaoi dofaoinafaoinár faoinarfaoinarbfaoinarbh
i (“in”)sa, sansnai mo im*i do id*, it*inainár inarinarbinarbh
le (“with”)leis anleis nale mo lem*le do led*, let*lenalenár lenarlenarblenarbh
ó (“from, since”)ónó na ósna*ó mo óm*ó do ód*, ót*ónaónár ónarónarbónarbh
trí (“through”)tríd antrí natrí motrí dotrínatrínár trínartrínarbtrínarbh
*Dialectal.

dot - Klamath-Modoc

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Alternative forms

  • tút (Gatschet)

Noun

dot

  1. tooth

dot - Latvian

Pronunciation

  • IPA: [duɔ̯t]

Verb

dot (tr., no conj., pres. dodu, dod, dod, past devu)

  1. to give (to hand to someone, so that s/he can have it)
    • dot lakatu māteito give a scarf to (one's) mother
    • dot ziedusto give flowers
    • dot draugam grāmatu izlasītto give a friend a book to read
    • dot atslēgasto give the keys
    • dot kasierei nauduto give money to the cashier
    • dot bērnam maizes šķēlito give a child a slice of bread
    • dot govīm sienuto give hay to the cows
    • dot sienuto give hay (to throw it with a fork)
    • dot mēslojumuto give fertilizer, to fertilize (land, soil)
    • dot ēstto give food (lit. to give to eat)
    • dot bērnam krūtito give (one's) breast to a child (= to nurse, breastfeed a child)
    • dot rokuto give (one's) hand (= to wave, to greet someone, to shake hands, to hold hands)
    • dot maizito 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 ekskursijaito give a bus to the excursion
    • dot naktsmājas tūristiemto provide accommodation for tourists
    • dot asinis, kaula smadzenesto give (= donate) blood, bone marrow
    • dot trolejbusā vietu vecākiem pasažieriemto give one's place on the trolley to older passengers
    • kā es vēlāk uzzināju, mājas pagaidām dod tikai ģimenēmas 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 meituRussians, 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 ganuto 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 darbuto give work
    • dot atvaļinājumuto give a holiday
    • dot patstāvību, brīvībuto give autonomy, freedom
    • dot priekšrokuto give (one's) preference (to...)
    • dot iespējuto give the opportunity, the possibility (of...)
    • man bija dots mēness, lai atpūstos pēc ziemas darbiema 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 savuto 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 nesasniegtsalso 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 patstāvīgiI tell (my) mother that Dāvis gave (= allowed) me to drive by myself
  8. to give (to express orally or in writing)
    • dot rīkojumuto give instructions, orders
    • dot pavēlito give a command, an order
    • dot norādījumusto give instructions
    • dot atļaujuto give permission
    • dot solījumuto make (lit. give) a promise
    • dot zvērestuto take (lit. give) an oath
    • dot ieteikumuto give a recommendation
    • dot parakstuto give (one's) signature (= to sign)
    • dot liecībuto bear, give testimony
    • dot norēķinuto give a report (of one's actions)
    • dot vārdu, nosaukumuto give a name, a denomination
    • dot ziņuto give knowledge of (= to report; to announce)
  9. to give (to add to a text)
    • dot vārdnīcai stilistiskās norādesto give a dictionary stylistic references
    • piezīmes dotas parindēscomments (are) given in parentheses
  10. (mathematics, usually in the past passive participle form dots) to be given, to be known from the start
    • dotais lielumsgiven quantity
    • uzdevums bija kvadrāta un taisnstūra laukuma aprēķināšana, ja dots perimetrsthe 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 sarakstsa 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 cīņāto give courage in (= to) fight
    • dot možumuto give liveliness
    • dot priekuto give joy, pleasure
    • dot mieruto give peace (of mind)
    • dot iemesluto give (= create, be) a reason
    • cerība viņus sildīja un deva jaunus spēkus cīņai par savu dzīvībuhope warmed them and gave (them) new strength for the fight for their lives
    • neesmu taču ne mazāko iemeslu devis, kas tai būtu varējis modināt cerībasI 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 resultātusthe experiment is giving the expected results
    • pētījums dod jaunas atziņasthe study gives new insights
    • dot ēnu, paēnuto 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 plānato give production (= to produce) above the plan
    • govs dod daudz piena(this) cow gives a lot of milk
    • jaunā aitu šķirne dod augstvērtīgu vilnuthe new breed of sheep gives high-quality wool
    • augļu koki pēc dziļām ziemām dažkārt dod bagātīgas augļu ražasfruit trees after deep winters sometimes give abundant fruit harvests
    • elektriskais motors dos baltu, spodru gaismuthe electric motor will give white, bright light
    • pēdējā laikā gleznotājs devis vairākas vērtīgas gleznasin recent times, (this) painter has given (= produced) many valuable paintings
    • visvairāk latviešu literārā valodā iesakņojušos jaunvārdu devuši J. Alunāns, Kronvaldu Atis, Rainis un A. Upītsmost 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 pusotraa 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 dotMare was still a handsome woman, you almost couldn't give her forty-six (years of age)
  16. (colloquial) to hit
    • dot pa āduto 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 beigtshe gave (hit) the bear on the top of the head with an axe, the bear (is now) finished (= dead)
    • es šim vīram devu vienu pliķiI 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 stilbosdon't (even) think about moving! if you run, from both barrels I will give (= shoot) (you) in the leg

Conjugation

INDICATIVE (īstenības izteiksme) IMPERATIVE (pavēles izteiksme)
Present (tagadne) Past (pagātne) Future (nākotne)
1st pers. sg. es dodu devu došu
2nd pers. sg. tu dod devi dosi dod
3rd pers. sg. viņš, viņa dod deva dos lai dod
1st pers. pl. mēs dodam devām dosim dosim
2nd pers. pl. jūs dodat devāt dosiet, dosit dodiet
3rd pers. 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:

dot - Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /doːt/

Verb

dot

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

dot - Malay

Noun

dot (plural dot-dot, informal 1st possessive dotku, 2nd possessive dotmu, 3rd possessive dotnya)

  1. nipple, teat

dot - Northern Kurdish

Noun

dot f

  1. daughter

dot - Northern Sami

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA: /ˈtoːh(t)/

Determiner

dōt

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

Inflection

Pronominal inflection
Nominative dōt
Genitive dōn

dot - Old Dutch

Adjective

dōt

  1. dead

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

Descendants

dot - Pennsylvania German

Adjective

dot

  1. dead

dot - Volapük

Noun

dot (nominative plural dots)

  1. doubt

Declension

singular plural
nominative dot dots
genitive dota dotas
dative dote dotes
accusative doti dotis
vocative 1 o dot! o dots!
predicative 2 dotu dotus
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
Meaning and Definition of dot
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