das

[das, dahs]

noun

plural

dases, dasses 

1. hyrax.

Word History and Origins

Origin of das¹

< Afrikaans; compare Dutch, Middle Dutch das badger, cognate with German Dachs; compare Norwegian svintoks

Example Sentences

The front cover of the April 15 issue of the celebrity magazine Die Aktuelle promoted the interview with Mr. Schumacher, who is German, as his first since the accident: “das erste interview.”

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She started labeling objects around the house with German vocabulary words — das Regal, die Blumen.

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The outbreak appears to have subsided, and the monitored monkey population has stabilized overall and even increased a little inside the Poço das Antas Biological Reserve.

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There's a phrase for when the snow is plentiful too - das weisse Gold - white gold.

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Finally he led his team to Joe’s door while he sang in creative German, “We are the world. We are das Welt.”

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