dij

See also: díj and dij-

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛi̯/

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• Hyphenation: dij
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch die, from Old Dutch *thio, from Proto-West Germanic *þeuh, from Proto-Germanic *þeuhą. Compare West Frisian tsjea, English thigh, Icelandic þjó.

The expected modern form would be *die. The diphthongised form may have originated in the plural, where Middle Dutch dien could easily become dîen. Note the variant knijen for knieën in Early Modern Dutch. In the case of dij, the diphthong was likely reinforced by desire to avoid homophony with die (pronoun).

Noun

dij f (plural dijen, diminutive dijtje n)

1. thigh

Derived terms

• dijbeen
• dijenkletser

Descendants

• Afrikaans: dy

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch dî, from Old Dutch thī, from Proto-Germanic *þiz.

Pronoun

dij

1. (archaic or obsolete, personal pronoun) Second-person singular, objective: thee

Related terms

• dijn, du

Dutch Low Saxon

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *sa. See Dutch die.

Pronoun

dij

1. (relative) who, which, that

Pite Sami

Etymology

Cognates include Northern Sami dii and Skolt Sami tij.

Pronoun

dij

1. ye, you (plural)

Declension

Inflection of dij

		singular	dual	plural
Nominative	Simple	dån	dåj	dij
	Emphatic	dånnå	dåjå	dija
Genitive		duv	dunuo	dijá
Accusative		duv	dånov	dijáv
Illative		dunje	dunnuj	dijjaj
Inessive		duvne	dunuon	diján
Elative		duvste	dunuost	dijást
Comitative		dujna	dunujn	dijájn

See also

Pite Sami personal pronouns

	singular		dual		plural
	simple	emphatic	simple	emphatic	simple	emphatic
1st person	mån	månnå	måj	måjå	mij	mija
2nd person	dån	dånnå	dåj	dåjå	dij	dija
3rd person	sån	sånnå	såj	såjå	sij	sija

References

• Joshua Wilbur (2014) A grammar of Pite Saami, Berlin: Language Science Press