dees
English edit
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Noun edit
dees
- plural of dee, the name of the letter D.
- Something shaped like the letter D.
- The pommel is furnished with dees.
- (colloquial) Police detectives.
- The dees are about.
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dees
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Attested from the sixteenth century, possibly earlier.
Determiner edit
dees
- (nonstandard) Alternative form of deze
- Ik wil dees hebben, mag ik er een? ― I want to have this one, can I have one?
Usage notes edit
- Historically not uncommonly encountered even in writing, but today considered typical of spoken language, especially that of children.
Latin edit
Verb edit
dēes
Luxembourgish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Possibly from Middle High German deist (“that is”), contraction of daz or dat + ist. Compare German es sei denn (literally “it be then”) and the use of English that is to introduce a specification or additional requirement.
Alternatives include some formation with Luxembourgish ees (“once, sometime”), from Middle High German eins, or possibly a contraction similar to Dutch tenzij, based on Middle High German et en sī (“it be not”), where the loss of the stressed final syllable would be unexpected, however.
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Conjunction edit
dees
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Etymology 2 edit
Inflected form of doen (“to do, to make”).
Verb edit
dees
Middle Dutch edit
Determiner edit
dēes
- inflection of dese:
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
dees
- Alternative form of deis (“dais”)
Etymology 2 edit
From Old French des, plural of de. Owing to the noun's frequent use in the plural, sometimes, as in Modern English, reinterpreted as a singular.
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dees
Noun edit
dees (plural dees or dyses)
- Synonym of dee (“die”)
Descendants edit
Semai edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Mon-Khmer [Term?]. Compare Koho dous (“debt; fine”).
Noun edit
dees[1]
Adjective edit
dees
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References edit
- ^ Basrim bin Ngah Aching (2008) Kamus Engròq Semay – Engròq Malaysia, Kamus Bahasa Semai – Bahasa Malaysia, Bangi: Institut Alam dan Tamadun Melayu, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia