dís
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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
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
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
Declension of dís (feminine)
Etymology 2
Noun
dís n (genitive singular díss, nominative plural dís)
Declension
Declension of dís (neuter)
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
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dís”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 45
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 68
Tlingit
Noun
dís
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