ded

See also: děd and -ded

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English

Adjective

ded (comparative more ded, superlative most ded)

1. (nonstandard, long obsolete outside eye-dialect, now colloquial, especially humorous) Alternative form of dead.

Anagrams

• DDE, EDD, Ed.D., Edd, edd.

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Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈd̥eð(ˀ)]

Pronoun

ded

1. (dialectal) Pronunciation spelling of det.

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Irish

Alternative forms

• det

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʲɛd̪ˠ/

Contraction

ded (triggers lenition)

1. (Munster) Contraction of de do (“from your sg”).

   Bain an choirt ded mhuineál. ― Scrub the dirt off your neck.

Related terms

Irish preposition contractions

Basic form	Contracted with							Copular forms
	an (“the sg”)	na (“the pl”)	mo (“my”)	do (“your”)	a (“his, her, their; which (present)”)	ár (“our”)	ar (“which (past)”)	(before consonant)	(present/future before vowel)	(past/conditional before vowel)
de (“from”)	den	de na desna*	de mo dem*	de do ded*, det*	dá	dár		dar	darb	darbh
do (“to, for”)	don	do na dosna*	do mo dom*	do do dod*, dot*	dá	dár		dar	darb	darbh
faoi (“under, about”)	faoin	faoi na	faoi mo	faoi do	faoina	faoinár	faoinar		faoinarb	faoinarbh
fara (“along with, beside”)	fairis an	fairis na	fara mo	fara do	farana	faranár	faranar		faranarb	faranarbh
i (“in”)	sa, san	sna	i mo im*	i do id*, it*	ina	inár	inar		inarb	inarbh
le (“with”)	leis an	leis na	le mo lem*	le do led*, let*	lena	lenár	lenar		lenarb	lenarbh
ó (“from, since”)	ón	ó na ósna*	ó mo óm*	ó do ód*, ót*	óna	ónár	ónar		ónarb	ónarbh
trí (“through”)	tríd an	trí na	trí mo	trí do	trína	trínár	trínar		trínarb	trínarbh
*Dialectal.

Further reading

• "ded" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

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Middle English

Adjective

ded

1. Alternative form of deed

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Old English

Alternative forms

• dǣd (West Saxon)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dēdiz, whence also Old High German tāt, Old Norse dáð.

Noun

dēd f

1. deed

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Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• djȅd (Ijekavian)
• dȉd (Ikavian)
• dȅda (Ekavian)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dědъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dêd/

Noun

dȅd m (Cyrillic spelling де̏д)

1. grandfather

Declension

Declension of ded

	singular	plural
nominative	dȅd	dèdovi/dedi
genitive	deda	dedova/deda
dative	dedu	dedovima/dedima
accusative	deda	dedove/dede
vocative	dede	dedovi/dedi
locative	dedu	dedovima/dedima
instrumental	dedom	dedovima/dedima

References

• “ded” in Hrvatski jezični portal

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Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dědъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /déːt/, /dɛ́t/

Noun

dẹ̑d or dȅd m anim

1. grandfather
2. ancestor

Inflection

Masculine anim., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	déd
gen. sing.	déda
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	déd	déda	dédje dédi
accusative	déda	déda	déde
genitive	déda	dédov	dédov
dative	dédu	dédoma	dédom
locative	dédu	dédih	dédih
instrumental	dédom	dédoma	dédi

Masculine anim., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	dèd
gen. sing.	déda
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	dèd	déda	dédje dédi
accusative	déda	déda	déde
genitive	déda	dédov	dédov
dative	dédu	dédoma	dédom
locative	dédu	dédih	dédih
instrumental	dédom	dédoma	dédi

Derived terms

• prȃdẹ̑d

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Zazaki

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdɛd]
• Hyphenation: ded

Noun

ded m

1. paternal uncle

   No dedê mıno ke to rê vano. ― This is my uncle speaking to you.

   Namê dedê mı Roberto. ― Name of my uncle is Robert.

References