dys

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See also: dys-, dyś, and Dyś

Atong (India)

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Hindi दस (das).

Pronunciation

Numeral

dys (Bengali script দেঃস)

  1. ten

Synonyms

References

Danish

Verb

dys

  1. imperative of dysse

Icelandic

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Noun

dys f (genitive singular dysjar, nominative plural dysjar)

  1. pile of rocks used to bury a dead body; cairn

Declension

More information singular, plural ...
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dys dysin dysjar dysjarnar
accusative dys dysina dysjar dysjarnar
dative dys dysinni dysjum dysjunum
genitive dysjar dysjarinnar dysja dysjanna
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Manx

Preposition

dys

  1. to (motion)
  2. till
  3. in order to
  4. for

Synonyms

Middle English

Noun

dys

  1. Alternative form of dees

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse dys.

Noun

dys f (plural dysa)

  1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Inflection

More information singular, plural ...
Historical inflection of dys
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
1920 dys f dysa, dysi dysjar dysjane
1938 dysa [dysi]
1959 dysjar [dyser] dysjane [dysene]
2012 (current) dys f dysa dysjar, dyser dysjane, dysene
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  • Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard.
  • Forms in [brackets] were official, but considered second-tier.

References

Anagrams

Old Norse

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

dys f (genitive dysjar, plural dysjar)

  1. a cairn

Declension

More information feminine, singular ...
Declension of dys (strong -stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dys dysin dysjar dysjarnar
accusative dys dysina dysjar dysjarnar
dative dys dysinni dysjum dysjunum
genitive dysjar dysjarinnar dysja dysjanna
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Descendants

  • Icelandic: dys
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: dys
  • Old Swedish: dys
  • Scanian: døs, døss, døsse
  • Danish: dysse

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “dys”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Swedish

Noun

dys

  1. indefinite genitive singular of dy

Anagrams

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