dd
Translingual edit
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Number edit
dd
- (informal) A Roman numeral representing one thousand (1000).
See also edit
- Previous: did (nine hundred and ninety-nine, 999)
- Next: ddi (one thousand and one, 1001)
English edit
Noun edit
dd
- day, in two-digit, numeric format, as in dd/mm/yyyy
Hadza edit
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
dd (upper case Dd)
- A letter of the practical Hadza alphabet, found in interjections only.
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology 1 edit
Abbreviation of du da?, directly translated as "you then?".
Pronunciation edit
Phrase edit
dd
- (Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of du da? (“and you? what about you?”).
- jeg bare chiller, dd?
- I am just chilling, and you?
- jeg bare chiller, dd?
Usage notes edit
Usage is mostly by teenagers and youth online and in text messaging, most commonly combined with other initialisms from both Norwegian and English.
Etymology 2 edit
Abbreviation of dag (“day”), from Old Norse dagr (“day”), from Proto-Germanic *dagaz (“day”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn; warm, hot”) or *dʰeǵʰ- (“day”).
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dd
- Abbreviation of dag (“day”), in a two-digit numeric format used for dates
- Synonym: dag
- dd/mm/åååå ― dd/mm/yyyy
Related terms edit
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Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Phrase edit
dd
- (Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of du då? (“and you? what about you?”).
Swedish edit
Phrase edit
dd
- (Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of du då? (“and you? what about you?”).
Usage notes edit
Is usually preceded by vgd
Welsh edit
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
dd (lower case, upper case Dd)
- The sixth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called èdd and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by d and followed by e.
Usage notes edit
Like the other Welsh digraphs, dd is considered a distinct letter of the Welsh alphabet for all purposes, including collation. Thus, ddoe is alphabetically sorted after dydd.
Mutation edit
- dd cannot be mutated in Welsh.
See also edit
- (Latin-script letters) llythyren; A a (Á á, À à, Â â, Ä ä), B b, C c, Ch ch, D d, Dd dd, E e (É é, È è, Ê ê, Ë ë), F f, Ff ff, G g, Ng ng, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Î î, Ï ï), J j, L l, Ll ll, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ò ò, Ô ô, Ö ö), P p, Ph ph, R r, Rh rh, S s, T t, Th th, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù, Û û, Ü ü), W w (Ẃ ẃ, Ẁ ẁ, Ŵ ŵ, Ẅ ẅ), Y y (Ý ý, Ỳ ỳ, Ŷ ŷ, Ÿ ÿ)
Further reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “dd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies