đệ
See also: Appendix:Variations of "de"
Vietnamese edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 第 (“ordinal marker”).
Prefix edit
đệ
- (only before Sino-Vietnamese numerals) ordinal number marker, used only to mark the generation of a person who shares their name with their parents or grandparents, equivalent to the use of I, II, III, etc. in English.
- (only before Sino-Vietnamese numerals, rare) ordinal number marker in general
- Đệ Tam Quốc tế
- Đệ Nhất Phu nhân
- the First Lady
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 弟 (“younger brother”).
Noun edit
đệ
- (Chinese fiction) a younger brother
- (slang) a henchman or minion
- Tao đéo phải đệ của mày!
- I ain't your pussy!
Derived terms edit
Pronoun edit
đệ