deg

See also: DEG, dEG, dég, and deg.

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EnglishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

NounEdit

deg (plural degs)

1. (mathematics) Abbreviation of degree.

See alsoEdit

• grad
• rad

Etymology 2Edit

VerbEdit

deg (third-person singular simple present degs, present participle degging, simple past and past participle degged)

1. (Northern England, dialect) To sprinkle, moisten.
   • 1881, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Inversnaid

     Degged with dew, dappled with dew

     Are the groins of the braes that the brook treads through

AnagramsEdit

• EDG, EGD, GED, Ged, egd, ged

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CornishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Brythonic *deg, from Proto-Celtic *dekam, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥t.

NumeralEdit

deg

1. (cardinal) ten

See alsoEdit

• (cardinal number): Previous: naw. Next: unnek

MutationEdit

  Mutation of deg  

Cornish consonant mutation
unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
deg	dheg	unchanged	teg	teg	teg

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LatvianEdit

VerbEdit

deg

1. 3rd person singular present indicative form of degt
2. 3rd person plural present indicative form of degt
3. (with the particle lai) 3rd person singular imperative form of degt
4. (with the particle lai) 3rd person plural imperative form of degt

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Norwegian BokmålEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /dæj/
• Homophone: deig
• Rhymes: -æj

PronounEdit

deg

1. (personal) you; object form of du
2. (also deg selv) yourself

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Norwegian NynorskEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse þik.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /deːɡ/ (example of pronunciation)

PronounEdit

deg

1. objective case of du

See alsoEdit

    Personal pronouns in Nynorsk

	Nominative	Objective case	Genitive/Possessive pronoun
Singular
First person	eg, je1	meg	min, mi, mitt, mine
Second person	du	deg	din, di, ditt, dine
Third person m	han	han, honom2	hans
Third person f	ho	ho, henne	hennar, hennes1
Third person n	det, dat3	det, dat3	dess 4
Plural
First person	me, vi	oss	vår m
Second person	de, dokker	dykk, dokker	dykkar, dokkar
Third person	dei	dei, deim2	deira, deires1
Notes
1No longer part of the official written norm. These non-traditional forms were added to the norm to either approach the Samnorsk ideal or certain dialects.
2Traditional forms that are no longer part of the official written norm. Now primarily used in Høgnorsk texts.
3Never part of official Nynorsk/Landsmål. Primarily used before Landsmål received an official written norm.
4Rare or literary

ReferencesEdit

• “deg” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old EnglishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• dæg

NounEdit

deġ m

1. (Mercian, Kent) day

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SwedishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Swedish degher, from Old Norse deig, from Proto-Germanic *daigaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- (“to knead, to mold, to form”). Compare Norwegian Bokmål deig, Icelandic deig, Faroese deiggj, Danish dej.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /deːɡ/

NounEdit

deg c

1. dough; a thick mix of flour and water
2. (uncountable, slang) dough; money

DeclensionEdit

Declension of deg
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	deg	degen	degar	degarna
Genitive	degs	degens	degars	degarnas

See alsoEdit

• smet

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VolapükEdit

Volapük cardinal numbers

<  9	10	11  >
Cardinal : deg     Ordinal : degid

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /deɡ/

NumeralEdit

deg

1. (cardinal) ten

Derived termsEdit

• degid

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WelshEdit

Welsh cardinal numbers

<  9	10	11  >
Cardinal : deg     Ordinal : degfed

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /deːɡ/

Etymology 1Edit

From Proto-Brythonic *deg, from Proto-Celtic *dekam, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥t.

Alternative formsEdit

• deng

NumeralEdit

deg

1. (cardinal) ten

NounEdit

deg m (plural degau)

1. ten

MutationEdit

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
deg	ddeg	neg	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Etymology 2Edit

AdjectiveEdit

deg

1. Soft mutation of teg.

MutationEdit

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
teg	deg	nheg	theg
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.