Dem
See also: Appendix:Variations of "dem"
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɛm/
- Rhymes: -ɛm
Noun
Dem (plural Dems)
- (US politics) Clipping of Democrat.
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Anagrams
Albanian
Proper noun
Dem m (definite Demi)
- a male given name
Declension
singular | ||
---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | Dem | Demi |
accusative | Demin | |
dat./abl. | Demi | Demit |
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɛm/, [d̥ɛm] or IPA(key): /dəm/, [d̥m̩], [b̥m̩]
Pronoun
Dem
- (personal, formal) you (object pronoun: the person being addressed)
See also
Danish personal pronouns
Number | Person | Type | Nominative | Oblique | Possessive | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
common | neuter | plural | |||||
Singular | First | – | jeg | mig | min | mit | mine |
Second | modern / informal | du | dig | din | dit | dine | |
formal (uncommon) | De | Dem | Deres | ||||
Third | masculine (person) | han | ham | hans | |||
feminine (person) | hun | hende | hendes | ||||
common (noun) | den | dens | |||||
neuter (noun) | det | dets | |||||
indefinite | man | en | ens | ||||
reflexive | – | sig | sin | sit | sine | ||
Plural | First | modern | vi | os | vores | ||
archaic / formal | vor | vort | vore | ||||
Second | – | I | jer | jeres | |||
Third | – | de | dem | deres | |||
reflexive | – | sig |
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Dem in 1936. Derived from Limburgish dem (“dam”). Named after a complex of workers' barracks.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɛm/
- Hyphenation: Dem
- Rhymes: -ɛm
Proper noun
Dem n
- a neighbourhood of Heerlen, Limburg, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “dem”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronoun
Dem
- accusative of De