Dez

See also: dez, dež, and dez-

English

Proper noun

Dez

1. A diminutive of the male given name Desmond.

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Low German [Term?]. Further origin unknown. Speculations include a relation with French tête(s).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deːts/

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

Dez m (strong, genitive Dezes, plural Deze)

1. (colloquial, regional) head

Declension

Declension of Dez [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Dez	die	Deze
genitive	eines	des	Dezes	der	Deze
dative	einem	dem	Dez, Deze1	den	Dezen
accusative	einen	den	Dez	die	Deze

¹Now rare, see notes.