dís
See also: Appendix:Variations of "dis"
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse dís (“goddess”), from Proto-Germanic *dīsiz (“goddess”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s (“holy one, hallow, deity”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dís f (genitive singular dísar, plural dísar)
Declension edit
f6 | Singular | Plural | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | dís | dísin | dísar | dísarnar |
Accusative | dís | dísina | dísar | dísarnar |
Dative | dís | dísini | dísum | dísunum |
Genitive | dísar | dísarinnar | dísa | dísanna |
Synonyms edit
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse dís (“goddess”), from Proto-Germanic *dīsiz (“goddess”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s (“holy one, hallow, deity”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dís f (genitive singular dísar, nominative plural dísir)
Declension edit
declension of dís
Noun edit
dís n (genitive singular díss, nominative plural dís)
Declension edit
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish dïas (“pair, couple”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic dithis and Manx jees.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dís f (genitive singular díse, nominative plural díseanna)
Declension edit
Declension of dís
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
dís | dhís | ndís |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dís”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 45
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 68
Tlingit edit
Noun edit
dís