English Explanatory Dictionary

dace

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A shoal-forming fish of species Leuciscus leuciscus, common to swift rivers in England and Wales and in Europe.
  2. Any of various related small fish of the family Cyprinidae that live in freshwater and are native to North America.

Pronunciation

/deɪs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dace.wav

Word forms

dace daces

Etymology

Old variant of earlier darse, from Late Middle English darse (also as dace already), from Old French darz, oblique plural form of dart (“spear; javelin”). For a similar loss of r, compare bass, while for the pronunciation with /eɪ/, see scarce.

Synonyms

dare dart

Derived words

dacelike honed dace Japanese dace sea dace
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