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See also: déis
English[edit]
Noun[edit]
deis (plural deises)
References[edit]
- “deis”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams[edit]
Catalan[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
deis
Etymology 2[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
deis
Galician[edit]
Verb[edit]
deis
- (reintegrationist norm) second-person plural present subjunctive of dar
Irish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Originally the dative of a substantivization of deas (“right”); compare Middle Irish des (“arrangement, order”) of the same origin.
Noun[edit]
deis f (genitive singular deise, nominative plural deiseanna)
- right (side opposite left)
- opportunity (chance for advancement, progress or profit)
- comfort (something that offers comfort), convenience
- deiseanna nua-aoiseacha ― modern conveniences
- means, facility (physical means or contrivance for doing something)
Declension[edit]
Declension of deis
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “deis”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “des “arrangement, order””, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dess (adjective) “right, south””, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “deis”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “deis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Etymology 2[edit]
Adjective[edit]
deis
- inflection of deas (“right (opposite of left)”):
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
deis | dheis | ndeis |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Latin[edit]
Noun[edit]
deīs
References[edit]
- deis in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Middle English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Anglo-Norman deis, from Latin discus, from Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos). Doublet of deske and disch.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
deis
- podium, dais
- high table
- (figuratively) An office or position and the authority it gives.
Alternative forms[edit]
- deise, deies, dais, daies, deyse, deyes, days, dayes, des, dees, dese, dece, desse
- doise, doyse (Late Middle English)
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “deis, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
deis
- Alternative form of dees (“die”)
Noun[edit]
deis
Portuguese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: deis
Verb[edit]
deis
Scots[edit]
Verb[edit]
deis
- third-person singular simple present indicative form of dei
- Div ee ken whae deis it the end o'd?
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adjective[edit]
deis
Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
deis
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