See also: déis

EnglishEdit

NounEdit

deis (plural deises)

  1. Obsolete form of dais.

ReferencesEdit

AnagramsEdit

CatalanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin dīcitis

VerbEdit

  1. (Balearics) second-person plural present indicative form of dir

IrishEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

Originally the dative of a substantivization of deas (right); compare Middle Irish des (arrangement, order) of the same origin.

NounEdit

deis f (genitive singular deise, nominative plural deiseanna)

  1. right (side opposite left)
  2. opportunity (chance for advancement, progress or profit)
  3. comfort (something that offers comfort), convenience
    deiseanna nua-aoiseachamodern conveniences
  4. means, facility (physical means or contrivance for doing something)
DeclensionEdit

Further readingEdit

Etymology 2Edit

AdjectiveEdit

deis

  1. inflection of deas (right (opposite of left)):
    1. vocative/genitive masculine singular
    2. (archaic) dative feminine singular

MutationEdit

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
deis dheis ndeis
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

LatinEdit

NounEdit

deīs

  1. dative/ablative plural of deus

ReferencesEdit

Middle EnglishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Anglo-Norman deis, from Latin discus, from Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos). Doublet of disch.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /dɛi̯s/, /dɛːs/, /dɛs/, /ˈdɛi̯əs/

NounEdit

deis

  1. podium, dais
  2. high table
  3. (figuratively) An office or position and the authority it gives.
Alternative formsEdit
DescendantsEdit
  • English: dais
  • Scots: deas, deece

ReferencesEdit

Etymology 2Edit

NounEdit

deis

  1. Alternative form of dees (die)

NounEdit

deis

  1. Alternative form of dees: plural of dee (die)

PortugueseEdit

PronunciationEdit

 
 

  • Hyphenation: deis

VerbEdit

deis

  1. second-person plural present subjunctive of dar

ScotsEdit

VerbEdit

deis

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative form of dei
    Div ee ken whae deis it the end o'd?

Scottish GaelicEdit

EtymologyEdit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

AdjectiveEdit

deis

  1. ready
  2. eager, willing

SpanishEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈdeis/ [ˈd̪ei̯s]
  • Rhymes: -eis
  • Syllabification: deis

VerbEdit

deis

  1. second-person plural present subjunctive of dar