dé

• IPA^(key): [ˈdɛː]

dé n (indeclinable)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter D/d.

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

An emphatically stressed variant of the definite article de.

• IPA^(key): /ˈˈdə/

dé

1. the most excellent

   Dit is dé oplossing tegen muggen ― This is the solution against mosquitoes

• Like the unstressed version, the article is used with masculine and feminine nouns in the singular as well as plural nouns of all genders.

From Latin diem.

• IPA^(key): /ˈde/

dé m (plural dé)

1. day

• IPA^(key): /de/

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• Rhymes: -e

Inherited from Old French dé, of obscure origin: perhaps from a Vulgar Latin *dadu, itself from Latin dātum, or alternatively of Arabic origin; cf أَعْدَاد (ʔaʕdād). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?) Compare Catalan dau; Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish dado.

dé m (plural dés)

1. die (dice)
2. diced slice (of meat)

• les dés sont jetés

From an alteration of Old French deel (influenced by the above word), from Late Latin digitāle < Latin digitālis.

dé m (plural dés)

1. thimble

• dé à coudre

Inherited from Latin dē.

dé m (plural dés)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter D/d.

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

• ed, éd.

• IPA^(key): [ˈdeː]

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• Rhymes: -deː

dé

1. The name of the Latin-script letter D/d.

• (Latin-script letter names) betű; a, á, bé, cé, csé, dé, dzé, dzsé, e, é, eff, gé, gyé, há, i, í, jé, ká, ell, ellipszilon / elly / ejj, emm, enn, enny, o, ó, ö, ő, pé, kú, err, ess, essz, té, tyé, u, ú, ü, ű, vé, dupla vé / vevé, iksz, ipszilon, zé, zsé. (See also: Latin script letters.)

• IPA^(key): /tjɛː/
• Rhymes: -ɛː

dé n (genitive singular dés, nominative plural dé)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter D/d.

• IPA^(key): /dʲeː/

From Old Irish dé, from Proto-Celtic *dwīyūss, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-.

dé f (genitive singular déithe, nominative plural déithe)

1. (literary) smoke
2. puff, breath
3. glimmer

dé sg

1. genitive singular of dia (“day”)

dé m sg

1. inflection of dia (“god”):
   1. (nonstandard) vocative singular
   2. genitive singular

dé?

1. clipping of cad é

From Latin dē.

dé

1. The name of the Latin-script letter d/D.

• (Latin-script letter names) litir; á, bé, cé, dé, é, eif, gé, héis, í, jé, cá, eil, eim, ein, ó, pé, cú, ear, eas, té, ú, vé, wae, ex, yé, zae
• Note: The English names are also widely used by Irish speakers.

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dé”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “dé”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “dé”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025

dé (1st declension, 3rd person singular idé, male equivalent padzú) (Kipeá)

1. mother
   • 1699, Luis Vincencio Mamiani, Arte de grammatica da lingua brasilica da naçam kiriri, page 78:

     Enkè inhuræ, no netçokie dide inhà.

     Their son cries, because he does not see his own mother.

     (literally, “Their son cries, because his own mother is not seen by him.”)

   • 1699, Luis Vincencio Mamiani, Arte de grammatica da lingua brasilica da naçam kiriri, page 90:

     Enke vinù iwobohò didè

     The boy cries for longing of his own mother

   • 1699, Luis Vincencio Mamiani, Arte de grammatica da lingua brasilica da naçam kiriri, page 101:

     Dicri do ide

     They gave to their mother

     (literally, “It was given to their mother”)

   • 1698, Luis Vincencio Mamiani, Catecismo da doutrina christãa na lingua braſilica da nação kiriri, page 9:

     Acá dó epadzú dó edé nódehẽdi.

     You will love your father and your mother.

     (literally, “You will love your father, your mother as well.”)

• Arion Dall’Igna Rodrigues (1942) “DE”, in “Vocabulários Português-Kirirí e Kirirí-Português”, in Arquivos do Museu Paranaense, volume 2, page 203

From Latin dāre (“to give”).

dé

1. (Gherdëina, Badiot) to give (changing ownership)

   Synonym: scinché

   Mi fëna me à dat na nueva ëura.. ― My wife gave me a new watch.

2. (Gherdëina, Badiot) to hand, to pass, to put within reach

   Da me chël! ― Give me that!

   Da me la man. ― Give me your hand (to hold).

   Pos'a me dé chëla biro? ― Could you hand me that pen?

3. (Gherdëina, Badiot) Used to indicate that something exists (often with a certain property and/or in a certain location). Usually translated as there is/are or there exist(s)

   Dal pa de bona scoles tlo ntëur? ― Are there good schools in the neighborhood?

   L ne da deguna ega tl desert. ― There is no water in this desert.

   Chësc ne dal pu nia! ― This is nothing that could possibly exist!

4. (Gherdëina, Badiot) to communicate (helpful information such as a hint or advice), to signal (in a certain way such as a sign)

   Possi pa te dé n cunsëi? ― May I give you some advice?

   L jugadëur à dat n signal che l ulova unì mudà ora. ― The player gave a signal that he wanted to be substituted.

5. (Gherdëina, Badiot) to present; to put
6. (Gherdëina, Badiot) to result in

• Ladin conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

• dèr (Fascian)

Louisiana Creole cardinal numbers

<  1	2	3  >
Cardinal : dé     Ordinal : sègon     Multiplier : doub     Collective : toulédé

• de

Inherited from French deux (“two”), from Middle French deux, from Old French deus, from Latin duōs, masculine accusative plural of duo, from Proto-Italic *duō, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.

• IPA^(key): /de/
• Rhymes: -e

dé

1. two

• de — nonstandard

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dé (de², Zhuyin ㄉㄜˊ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嘚
2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 得
3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 德, 徳
4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 惪, 恴
5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 淂
6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 登
7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鍀 / 锝

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From Old French doit, doi, from Latin digitus.

dé m (plural dés)

1. (Jersey, anatomy) finger

• deigt (Guernsey)

• s'mettre l'dé dans l'yi (“to put one's foot in it”, literally “to put one's finger in one's eye”)
• sèrvi au dé et à l'yi (“to wait on hand and foot”)

• preunmié dé m (“forefinger, index finger”)
• maître dé m (“middle finger”)
• Jean des sceas m (“ring finger”)
• p'tit dé m (“pinkie, little finger”)

dé

1. (Jersey) alternative form of d'

dé oblique singular, m (oblique plural dez, nominative singular dez, nominative plural dé)

1. die (cube with numbers or symbols on each face)

• IPA^(key): /dʲeː/

From Proto-Celtic *dwiyots, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-.

dé f (genitive dïad)

1. smoke

• Irish: dé

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

dé

1. inflection of día (“god”):
   1. vocative/genitive singular
   2. nominative plural
2. accusative/dative singular of día (“day”)

dé

1. alternative spelling of de: third-person singular masculine of di (“of, from”)

dé m or f (invariable)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter D/d.

• (Latin-script letter names) lètra; a, bé, cé, dé, e, ëffe, ge, àcca / àca, i, i lóng, càpa, ëlle, èmme, ènne, o, pé, cu, ërre, ësse, té, u, vé, dópi vé / dópi vu / vu dópi, ics, i gréc / ìpsilon, zéta

dé

1. superseded spelling of dè

dé

1. superseded spelling of dè

• IPA^(key): /ˈde/ [ˈd̪e]
• Rhymes: -e
• Syllabification: dé
• Homophone: de

dé

1. inflection of dar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative