dais

See also daïs

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Middle English deis < Anglo-Norman (Old French deis, dois) < Latin discus.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈdeɪ.ɪs/, /ˈdeɪ.əs/, X-SAMPA: /"deI.@s/
• (US) IPA: /ˈdeɪ.ɪs/, /ˈdeɪ.əs/, /ˈdaɪ.ɪs/

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Alternative forms

• daïs

Noun

dais (plural daises)

1. A raised platform in a room for dignified occupancy.

Translations

raised platform

• Bulgarian: подиум (bg) (podium) m, естрада (bg) (estrada) f
• Czech: pódium (cs) m, stupínek (cs) m
• Dutch: podium (nl)
• Finnish: koroke (fi)
• French: estrade (fr)
• German: Podium (de) n

• Marathi: व्यासपीट (vyāspīt)
• Polish: podium n, podest m
• Scottish Gaelic: àrd-ùrlar (gd) m
• Telugu: వేదిక (vēdika)

See also

• predella

Anagrams

• aids, Aids, AIDS
• IADS
• said, Said

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Dalmatian

Etymology

From Latin dē(n)sus. Compare Italian denso, Romanian des.

Adjective

dais m (feminine daisa)

1. dense
2. thick

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Spanish

Verb

dais (infinitive dar)

1. Informal second-person plural (vosotros, vosotras) present indicative form of dar.