dominant

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English

Etymology

From Middle French dominant.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈdɒmɪnənt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈdɑmənənt/

Noun

dominant (plural dominants)

2. (music) The fifth major tone of a musical scale (five major steps above the note in question); thus G is the dominant of C, A of D, and so on.
4. (music) The triad built on the dominant tone.
6. (genetics) Of an allele, that a heterozygote for the allele has the same phenotype as the homozygote.
8. A species or organism that is dominant.
10. (BDSM) The dominating partner in sadomasochistic sexual activity.

    Antonym: submissive

    Hyponyms: dominatrix, dominator

Synonyms

• dominator

Derived terms

Descendants

• → Polish: dominant

Translations

Adjective

dominant (comparative more dominant, superlative most dominant)

1. Ruling; governing; prevailing
2. Predominant, common, prevalent, of greatest importance.
3. (of a body part) Preferred and used with greater dexterity than the other, as the right hand of a right-handed person or the left hand of a left-handed one.
4. (medicine) Designating the follicle which will survive atresia and permit ovulation.
5. (music) Being the dominant

   Dominant seventh

Synonyms

• (ruling, governing): imposing
• (predominant, common): prevalent

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “ruling”): obedient, submissive (one who obeys); defiant, rebellious (one who defys)

Derived terms

Translations

Catalan

Etymology 1

Adjective

dominant m or f (masculine and feminine plural dominants)

1. dominant, ruling
2. (music) dominant
3. (genetics) dominant

Etymology 2

Verb

dominant

1. gerund of dominar

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French dominant, from Middle French dominant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌdoː.miˈnɑnt/
• Hyphenation: do‧mi‧nant
• Rhymes: -ɑnt

Adjective

dominant (comparative dominanter, superlative dominantst)

1. dominant

   Synonym: overheersend

2. (genetics) dominant

Declension

Derived terms

• dominantie

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔ.mi.nɑ̃/

Participle

dominant

1. present participle of dominer

Adjective

dominant (feminine dominante, masculine plural dominants, feminine plural dominantes)

1. dominant

Derived terms

• vent dominant

Descendants

• → Turkish: dominant

Further reading

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

German

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ant

Adjective

dominant (strong nominative masculine singular dominanter, comparative dominanter, superlative am dominantesten)

1. dominant

Declension

Further reading

• “dominant” in Duden online
• “dominant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔˈmi.nant/
• Rhymes: -inant
• Syllabification: do‧mi‧nant

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English dominant.

Noun

dominant m animal

1. (biology) dominant (species or organism that is dominant)

Declension

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

dominant f

1. genitive plural of dominanta

References

Further reading

• dominant in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• dominant in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• dominant in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French dominant.

Adjective

dominant m or n (feminine singular dominantă, masculine plural dominanți, feminine and neuter plural dominante)

1. dominant

Declension

Swedish

Adjective

dominant (comparative dominantare, superlative dominantast)

1. dominant
2. (biology, genetics) dominant

   Antonym: recessiv

3. (of a hand, etc.) dominant
4. (BDSM) dominant

   Antonym: undergiven

Declension

Noun

dominant c

1. (rare) a dominating person
2. (music) a dominant

Declension

Related terms

• dominans
• dominera

References

• dominant in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• dominant in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• dominant in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Turkish

Etymology

From French dominante.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔ.mi.nɑnt/

Adjective

dominant

1. dominant

   Synonym: baskın

Declension