# domino
## English
### Etymology

1801, borrowed from French domino (1771), originally the term for a hooded garment, itself from Medieval Latin domino, oblique case of dominus (“lord, master”); compare Medieval Latin dominicale (“a kind of veil”).

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) enPR: dŏ'mĭnō, IPA: /ˈdɒmɪnəʊ/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (US) enPR: dämĭnō, IPA: /ˈdɑmɪnoʊ/
* Audio (US):(file)

### Noun

domino (plural dominos or dominoes)
* (dominoes) A tile divided into two squares, each having 0 to 6 (or sometimes more) dots or pips (as in dice), used in the game of dominoes. [from c. 1800]
** 2000, “The Hollow”, performed by A Perfect Circle:Dominoes of indiscretions down Falling all around, in cycles, in circles Constantly consuming Conquer and devour
** 2012 July 11, Tony Plakas, “Mitt's Mormon marriage march”, in Sun-Sentinel‎:The Mormon church's past anti-gay positions and its role in financing Proposition 8 – California's 2008 ban on same-sex marriage – may have been the first dominoes to fall around the faithful, but vetting Mitt Romney as a presidential candidate links the straightforward similarities between Mormonophobia and homophobia.
* (politics) A country that is expected to react to events in a neighboring country, according to the domino effect.
* A masquerade costume consisting of a hooded robe and a mask covering the upper part of the face.
    Synonym: domino costume
** 1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society, published 1973, page 485:all the women were desirous of having the bundle immediately opened; which operation was at length performed by little Betsy, with the consent of Mr Jones: and the contents were found to be a domino, a mask, and a masquerade ticket.
** 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “The Masked Ball”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 175:The chair being announced, she fastened on her mask, and drew her domino round her, it not being her intention to display her splendid and fantastic costume till supper, when all the guests were expected to unmask.
** 1904–1905, Baroness Orczy [i.e., Emma Orczy], “The Affair at the Novelty Theatre”, in The Case of Miss Elliott, London: T[homas] Fisher Unwin, published 1905, →OCLC; republished as popular edition, London: Greening & Co., 1909, OCLC 11192831, quoted in The Case of Miss Elliott (ebook no. 2000141h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg of Australia, February 2020:For this scene, a large number of supers are engaged, and in order to further swell the crowd, practically all the available stage hands have to ‘walk on’ dressed in various coloured dominoes, and all wearing masks.
** 1983, Lawrence Durrell, Sebastian (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 1007:Then he hunted for the black carnival domino, supposing that it was the appropriate thing for a penitent to wear.
* The mask itself.
    Synonyms: domino mask, half mask, eyemask
** 1872, James De Mille, The Cryptogram‎, HTML edition, The Gutenberg Project, published 2009:He wore a domino, but beneath it could be seen his whiskers, cut after the English fashion, and long and pendent.
* The person wearing the costume.
* (geometry) A polyomino made up of two squares.
    Synonym: 2-omino
* (music, colloquial) A mistake in performing.
** 1932, The Musical Times and Singing-class Circular, page 263:Any player is liable to make a 'domino' — that is to say, he goes wool-gathering and continues to play when everyone else has stopped. If he does so at a grown-up concert the fault is irredeemable […]

#### Derived terms

* domino computer
* domino effect
* dominoes
* Dominoid
* dominolike
* domino surgery
* domino theory
* domino whist
* galloping domino
* polyomino
* triomino

#### Related terms

* dominate
| n squares | name |
| 1 squares | monomino |
| 2 squares | domino |
| 3 squares | tromino or triomino |
| 4 squares | tetromino |
| 5 squares | pentomino |
| 6 squares | hexomino |
| 7 squares | heptomino |
| 8 squares | octomino |
| 9 squares | nonomino or enneomino |
| 10 squares | decomino |
| 11 squares | undecomino |
| 12 squares | dodecomino |
| n squares | n-omino |
| unspecified number squares | polyomino |

#### Translations
### Verb

domino (third-person singular simple present dominoes, present participle dominoing, simple past and past participle dominoed)
* (intransitive) To collapse in the manner of dominoes.
** 2010, Ring of Fire: An Indonesian Odyssey, →ISBN, page 107:A dismasting often means the dominoing of one mast into the other, down through the decks, cannoning the cargo through the hull below, and sinking the ship very quickly.
* (transitive) To cause to collapse in the manner of dominoes.

#### Translations
### See also

* a non domino
* pro domino

### Further reading

* “domino”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
* William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “domino”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.

### Anagrams

* monoid

## Catalan
### Verb

domino
* first-person singular present indicative of dominar

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈdomɪno]
* Rhymes: -ɪno

### Noun

domino n
* dominoes

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “domino”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “domino”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

## Finnish
### Etymology

From French domino.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdomino/, [ˈdo̞mino̞]
* Rhymes: -omino
* Hyphenation: do‧mi‧no

### Noun

domino
* (dominoes) dominoes
* (dominoes) a domino (tile)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of domino (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
dominoni
dominoni
accusative
nom.
dominoni
dominoni
gen.
dominoni
genitive
dominoni
dominojeni dominoideni dominoitteni
partitive
dominoani
dominojani dominoitani
inessive
dominossani
dominoissani
elative
dominostani
dominoistani
illative
dominooni
dominoihini
adessive
dominollani
dominoillani
ablative
dominoltani
dominoiltani
allative
dominolleni
dominoilleni
essive
dominonani
dominoinani
translative
dominokseni
dominoikseni
abessive
dominottani
dominoittani
instructive
comitative
—dominoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
dominosi
dominosi
accusative
nom.
dominosi
dominosi
gen.
dominosi
genitive
dominosi
dominojesi dominoidesi dominoittesi
partitive
dominoasi
dominojasi dominoitasi
inessive
dominossasi
dominoissasi
elative
dominostasi
dominoistasi
illative
dominoosi
dominoihisi
adessive
dominollasi
dominoillasi
ablative
dominoltasi
dominoiltasi
allative
dominollesi
dominoillesi
essive
dominonasi
dominoinasi
translative
dominoksesi
dominoiksesi
abessive
dominottasi
dominoittasi
instructive
comitative
—dominoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
dominomme
dominomme
accusative
nom.
dominomme
dominomme
gen.
dominomme
genitive
dominomme
dominojemme dominoidemme dominoittemme
partitive
dominoamme
dominojamme dominoitamme
inessive
dominossamme
dominoissamme
elative
dominostamme
dominoistamme
illative
dominoomme
dominoihimme
adessive
dominollamme
dominoillamme
ablative
dominoltamme
dominoiltamme
allative
dominollemme
dominoillemme
essive
dominonamme
dominoinamme
translative
dominoksemme
dominoiksemme
abessive
dominottamme
dominoittamme
instructive
comitative
—dominoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
dominonne
dominonne
accusative
nom.
dominonne
dominonne
gen.
dominonne
genitive
dominonne
dominojenne dominoidenne dominoittenne
partitive
dominoanne
dominojanne dominoitanne
inessive
dominossanne
dominoissanne
elative
dominostanne
dominoistanne
illative
dominoonne
dominoihinne
adessive
dominollanne
dominoillanne
ablative
dominoltanne
dominoiltanne
allative
dominollenne
dominoillenne
essive
dominonanne
dominoinanne
translative
dominoksenne
dominoiksenne
abessive
dominottanne
dominoittanne
instructive
comitative
—dominoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
dominonsa
dominonsa
accusative
nom.
dominonsa
dominonsa
gen.
dominonsa
genitive
dominonsa
dominojensa dominoidensa dominoittensa
partitive
dominoaan dominoansa
dominojaan dominoitaan dominojansa dominoitansa
inessive
dominossaan dominossansa
dominoissaan dominoissansa
elative
dominostaan dominostansa
dominoistaan dominoistansa
illative
dominoonsa
dominoihinsa
adessive
dominollaan dominollansa
dominoillaan dominoillansa
ablative
dominoltaan dominoltansa
dominoiltaan dominoiltansa
allative
dominolleen dominollensa
dominoilleen dominoillensa
essive
dominonaan dominonansa
dominoinaan dominoinansa
translative
dominokseen dominoksensa
dominoikseen dominoiksensa
abessive
dominottaan dominottansa
dominoittaan dominoittansa
instructive
comitative
—dominoineen dominoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* dominoida
* dominoefekti
* dominoilmiö
* dominonappula
* dominopeli
* dominoteoria
* dominovaikutus

### Further reading

* “domino”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

### Anagrams

* moodin

## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin dominō, from Latin dominus (“lord, master”), perhaps from a prayer formula such as "benedicamus domino". The development of the modern meaning is unclear, perhaps from the black color of the early domino tiles.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

domino m (plural dominos)
* black hooded cloak worn by priests in winter [1401]
* hooded garment worn at balls [1665]
** 1941 "Suzanne ramena sur sa tête le capuchon du domino, fit un pas et déclama soudain [...]" (Georges Duhamel, Suzanne et les jeunes hommes, p. 144)
* a paper marked with figures used to play board games [1514]
* dominoes [1771]
* (in the plural) a domino set
* (in the singular) a domino tile

#### Derived terms

* effet domino

#### Descendants

* → English: domino
* → Italian: domino
* → Norwegian Bokmål: domino
* → Norwegian Nynorsk: domino
* → Polish: domino
* → Portuguese: dominó
* → Romanian: domino

### Further reading

* “domino”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Haitian Creole
### Etymology

From French domino.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /domino/

### Noun

domino
* dominoes

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Borrowed from English domino, from French domino, originally the term for a hooded garment, itself from Medieval Latin domino, oblique case of dominus (“lord, master”).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /doˈmino/ [doˈmi.no]
* Rhymes: -ino
* Syllabification: do‧mi‧no

### Noun

domino (plural domino-domino)
* dominoes: any of several games played by arranging domino tiles on a flat surface
* (dominoes) domino: a tile divided into two squares, each having 0 to 6 (or sometimes more) dots or pips (as in dice), used in the game of dominoes

#### Alternative forms

* dom (apocopic form)

### Further reading

* “domino” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Italian
### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin dominus. Doublet of don.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdɔ.mi.no/
* Rhymes: -ɔmino
* Hyphenation: dò‧mi‧no

#### Noun

domino m (plural domini, feminine domina)
* (archaic) lord, master

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from French domino, from Medieval Latin dominō, dative of Latin dominus (“lord, master”); possibly from the liturgical phrase benedīcāmus Dominō (literally “let us bless the Lord”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdɔ.mi.no/
* Rhymes: -ɔmino
* Hyphenation: dò‧mi‧no

#### Noun

domino m (invariable)
* long robe shaped as a cloak with a hood, worn at masked balls
* (by extension) person wearing such a robe

### Etymology 3

Borrowed from French domino, originally the same as Etymology 2; see above.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdɔ.mi.no/
* Rhymes: -ɔmino
* Hyphenation: dò‧mi‧no

#### Noun

domino m (uncountable)
* dominoes (board game)

### Etymology 4
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdo.mi.no/, /ˈdɔ.mi.no/
* Rhymes: -omino, -ɔmino
* Hyphenation: dó‧mi‧no, dò‧mi‧no

#### Verb

domino
* inflection of domare:
** third-person plural present subjunctive
** third-person plural imperative

### Etymology 5
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdɔ.mi.no/
* Rhymes: -ɔmino
* Hyphenation: dò‧mi‧no

#### Verb

domino
* first-person singular present indicative of dominare

### References

* ↑ domino$^2$ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana.
* ↑ domino$^3$ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana.
* ↑ domo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

### Anagrams

* indomo

## Japanese
### Romanization

domino
* Rōmaji transcription of ドミノ

## Latin
### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈdo.mi.noː/, [ˈd̪ɔmɪnoː]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈdo.mi.no/, [ˈd̪ɔːmino]

### Verb

dominō (present infinitive domināre, perfect active domināvī, supine dominātum); first conjugation
* (rare) Alternative form of dominor (“rule, control”)
    Synonyms: devinco, supero, conquesto, subigo, vinco, profligo, caedo, pello, domo

#### Conjugation
### Noun

dominō
* dative/ablative singular of dominus

### References

* domino in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2025), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
* “domino”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
* "domino", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From French domino, from Latin dominus.

### Noun

domino m (definite singular dominoen, indefinite plural dominoer, definite plural dominoene)
* dominoes (game)
* a domino (cloak)

#### Derived terms

* dominobrikke

### References

* “domino” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
* “domino_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
* “domino_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From French domino, from Latin dominus.

### Noun

domino m (definite singular dominoen, indefinite plural dominoar, definite plural dominoane)
* dominoes (game)
* a domino (cloak)

#### Derived terms

* dominobrikke

### References

* “domino” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dɔˈmi.nɔ/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -inɔ
* Syllabification: do‧mi‧no

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from French domino.

#### Noun

domino n (related adjective dominowy)
* (dominoes) dominoes (any of several games played by arranging domino tiles on a flat surface)

##### Declension
#### Noun

domino n
* domino costume (loose hooded cloak worn with a half mask, worn especially at masquerades)
    Hypernym: płaszcz

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

domino f
* vocative singular of domina

### Further reading

* domino in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* domino in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* domino in PWN's encyclopedia

## Portuguese
### Verb

domino
* first-person singular present indicative of dominar

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French domino.

### Noun

domino n (plural dominouri)
* domino

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Verb

domino
* first-person singular present indicative of dominar

## Swedish
### Noun

domino n (uncountable)
* dominoes; a type of game

#### Declension
## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish dominó, from French domino, from Medieval Latin domino, oblique case of dominus (“lord, master”).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog)
** IPA: /domiˈno/ [d̪o.mɪˈn̪o]
*** Rhymes: -o
** IPA: /ˈdomino/ [ˌd̪oː.mɪˈn̪o] (Latin or English influence)
*** Rhymes: -omino
* Syllabification: do‧mi‧no

### Noun

dominó or dóminó (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜋᜒᜈᜓ)
* dominoes (game)
* domino tile
* a kind of cloak with wide sleeves, hood, and mask (worn at masquerades)
* a small, black mask for the eyes

#### Derived terms

* magdomino

#### Related terms

* dominante
* dominasyon
* dominiko
* Dominiko
* dominyo
* Dominggo
* don
* donselya
* donya
* Linggo
* linggo
* madam
* mamsir
* mayordomo

### Further reading

* “domino”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018