dö

See also: Appendix:Variations of "do"

North Frisian

Alternative forms

• du (Föhr-Amrum)
• düünj (Mooring)

Etymology

From Old Frisian dwā, from Proto-Germanic *dōną.

Verb

dö

1. (Sylt) to do

Conjugation

Conjugation of dö (Sylt dialect)

infinitive I	dö
infinitive II	(tö) dön
past participle	dön
imperative	dö
	present	past
1st singular	dö	dör
2nd singular	dērst	dörst
3rd singular	dēr	dör
plural / dual	dö	dör
	perfect	pluperfect
1st singular	haa dön	her dön
2nd singular	heest dön	herst dön
3rd singular	heer dön	her dön
plural / dual	haa dön	her dön
	future (skel)	future (wel)
1st singular	skel dö	wel dö
2nd singular	sket dö	wet dö
3rd singular	skel dö	wel dö
plural / dual	skel dö	wel dö

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish dø̄ia, from Old Norse deyja (“to die”) (compare English die), from Proto-Germanic *dawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰew-. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål dø, Danish dø, Icelandic deyja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /døː/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -øː

Verb

dö (present dör, preterite dog, supine dött, imperative dö)

1. to die

Conjugation

Conjugation of dö (class 6 strong)

	active		passive
infinitive	dö		—
supine	dött		—
imperative	dö		—
imper. plural1	dön		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	dör	dog	—	—
ind. plural1	dö	dogo	—	—
subjunctive2	dö	doge	—	—
present participle		döende
past participle		—

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Synonyms

• avlida
• falla (“to fall (in battle)”)
• förgås (“to perish”)
• förolyckas (“to die in an accident”)
• ge upp andan (“to give up the ghost”)
• gå bort (“to pass away”)
• gå till de sälla jaktmarkerna (“to go to the happy hunting ground”)
• gå till sina fäder
• gå ur tiden
• gå åt
• kila runt hörnet (“to scurry around the corner”)
• kila vidare (“to scurry along”)
• kola
• krepera
• omkomma (“to die in an accident or disaster”)
• ryckas bort
• samlas till sina fäder
• somna in
• stryka med
• stupa (“to fall (in battle)”)
• ta ner skylten (“to take down the sign”)
• ta sitt sista andetag (“draw one's last breath”)
• trilla av pinn (“to fall off the perch”)

Antonyms

• leva
• födas

Derived terms

• dö knall och fall (“die suddenly and unexpectedly”)

Related terms

• död
• döda
• dö ut
• utdö

References

• “dö”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “dö”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “dö”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Anagrams

• öd

Volapük

Etymology

Borrowed from French de (“of, about”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dø/

Preposition

dö

1. about, of, concerning.

See also

• za (“about, around, approximately”)

Xârâcùù

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ⁿdɔ]

Noun

dö

1. hen