Dé

See also Appendix:Variations of "de"

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA: [dʲeː]

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Dé

1. genitive singular form of Dia
   • The translation of Silent Night into Irish) begins:

     Oíche chiúin, oíche Mhic Dé

     Silent night, night of God's Son

Etymology 2

Preposition

Dé (with genitive; triggers h-prothesis of a following vowel)

1. on (used only with the names of the days of the week)

   Dé Domhnaigh — on Sunday

Usage notes

Dé is not used with Déardaoin (“Thursday”), which by itself is both the noun "Thursday" and the adverb "on Thursday".

Derived terms

• Dé Domhnaigh
• Dé Luain
• Dé Máirt
• Dé Céadaoin
• Dé hAoine
• Dé Sathairn

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Dé	Dhé	nDé
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.