dís
See also: Appendix:Variations of "dis"
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse dís (“goddess”), from Proto-Germanic *dīsiz (“goddess”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s (“holy one, hallow, deity”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʊiːs/
- Rhymes: -ʊiːs
Noun
dís f (genitive singular dísar, plural dísar)
Declension
| f6 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | dís | dísin | dísar | dísarnar |
| accusative | dís | dísina | dísar | dísarnar |
| dative | dís | dísini | dísum | dísunum |
| genitive | dísar | dísarinnar | dísa | dísanna |
Synonyms
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tiːs/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -iːs
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Norse dís (“goddess”), from Proto-Germanic *dīsiz (“goddess”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s (“holy one, hallow, deity”).
Noun
dís f (genitive singular dísar, nominative plural dísir)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | dís | dísin | dísir | dísirnar |
| accusative | dís | dísina | dísir | dísirnar |
| dative | dís | dísinni | dísum | dísunum |
| genitive | dísar | dísarinnar | dísa | dísanna |
Etymology 2
Noun
dís n (genitive singular díss, nominative plural dís)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | dís | dísið | dís | dísin |
| accusative | dís | dísið | dís | dísin |
| dative | dísi | dísinu | dísum | dísunum |
| genitive | díss | díssins | dísa | dísanna |
Irish
| ← 1 | 2 | 3 → |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: dó Ordinal: dara, dóú Personal: beirt, dís Attributive: dhá | ||
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish dïas (“pair, couple”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic dithis and Manx jees.
Pronunciation
Noun
dís f (genitive singular díse, nominative plural díseanna)
Declension
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Derived terms
Related terms
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| dís | dhís | ndís |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “dias”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 333; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dís”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Tlingit
Noun
dís
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 129, page 68
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 117, page 45