dís

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse dís (goddess), from Proto-Germanic *dīsiz (goddess), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s (holy one, hallow, deity).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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dís f (genitive singular dísar, plural dísar)

  1. goddess, nymph; dis

Declension

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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

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse dís (goddess), from Proto-Germanic *dīsiz (goddess), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s (holy one, hallow, deity).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tiːs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -iːs

Noun

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dís f (genitive singular dísar, nominative plural dísir)

  1. goddess, fairy; dis

Declension

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    Declension of dís
f-s2 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

Noun

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dís n (genitive singular díss, nominative plural dís)

  1. (music) D sharp

Declension

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    Declension of dís
n-s 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

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    Cardinal:
    Ordinal: dara, dóú
    Personal: beirt, dís
    Attributive: dhá

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Irish dïas (pair, couple). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic dithis and Manx jees.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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dís f (genitive singular díse, nominative plural díseanna)

  1. two; pair, couple

Declension

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
dís dhís ndís
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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Tlingit

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Noun

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dís

  1. moon
  2. month