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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Noun

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dís n (genitive singular díss, nominative plural dís)

  1. (music) D sharp

Declension

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Irish

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Irish numbers (edit)
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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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Declension of dís (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative dís díseanna
vocative a dhís a dhíseanna
genitive díse díseanna
dative dís díseanna
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an dís na díseanna
genitive na díse na ndíseanna
dative leis an dís
don dís
leis na díseanna

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of dís
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

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Tlingit

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Noun

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dís

  1. moon
  2. month