dess
English edit
Noun edit
dess (plural desses)
References edit
- “dess”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams edit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse þess, genitive of þat.
Adverb edit
dess
- the, when used with two comparatives.
- Dess tynnere røret er, dess større er høydeforskjellen, ...
- The thinner the tube, the greater the difference in height, ... (Wikipedia Kapillarkrefter)
Derived terms edit
References edit
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse þess, masculine or neuter genitive singular of þat n.
Adverb edit
dess
- the (With a comparative or more and a verb phrase, establishes a parallel with one or more other such comparatives.)
- Dess sterkare, dess betre.
- The stronger, the better.
Synonyms edit
Determiner edit
dess
Pronoun edit
dess
Etymology 2 edit
Alternative forms edit
- Dess (alternative capitalization)
Noun edit
dess m (definite singular dessen, indefinite plural dessar, definite plural dessane)
Derived terms edit
- dess-dur m
References edit
- “dess” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Celtic *dexswos.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
dess
- right (side, as opposed to left)
- c. 845, St Gall Glosses on Priscian, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1975, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. II, pp. 49–224, Sg. 17b2
- a lleth o laim deiss
- with the half from the right hand
- c. 845, St Gall Glosses on Priscian, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1975, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. II, pp. 49–224, Sg. 17b2
- south
Inflection edit
o/ā-stem | |||
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Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | dess | dess | dess |
Vocative | deiss* dess** | ||
Accusative | dess | deiss | |
Genitive | deiss | deisse | deiss |
Dative | dess | deiss | dess |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine/neuter | |
Nominative | deiss | dessa | |
Vocative | dessu dessa† | ||
Accusative | dessu dessa† | ||
Genitive | dess | ||
Dative | dessaib | ||
Notes | *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Mutation edit
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
dess | dess pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/ |
ndess |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “dess”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Swedish edit
Alternative forms edit
- (archaic) deß
Pronoun edit
dess
- (possessive) its (3rd person singular inanimate common and neuter genitive)
- At a specific given time, then
- Sen dess har de rivit stället
- Since then, they've torn the place down
- Tills dess får du ha det så bra
- Until then, have a good time
- (chiefly in some expressions) Synonym of desto
Declension edit
Swedish personal pronouns
Number | Person | Type | Nominative | Oblique | Possessive | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
common | neuter | plural | |||||
singular | first | — | jag | mig, mej3 | min | mitt | mina |
second | — | du | dig, dej3 | din | ditt | dina | |
third | masculine (person) | han | honom, han2, en5 | hans | |||
feminine (person) | hon | henne, na5 | hennes | ||||
gender-neutral (person)1 | hen | hen, henom7 | hens | ||||
common (noun) | den | den | dess | ||||
neuter (noun) | det | det | dess | ||||
indefinite | man or en4 | en | ens | ||||
reflexive | — | sig, sej3 | sin | sitt | sina | ||
plural | first | — | vi | oss | vår, våran2 | vårt, vårat2 | våra |
second | — | ni | er | er, eran2, ers6 | ert, erat2 | era | |
archaic | I | eder | eder, eders6 | edert | edra | ||
third | — | de, dom3 | dem, dom3 | deras | |||
reflexive | — | sig, sej3 | sin | sitt | sina |
1Neologism. Usage has increased since 2010, and has gained widespread acceptance today.
2Informal
3Colloquial pronunciation spelling.
4Dialectal, also used lately as an alternative to man, to avoid association to the male gender.
5Informal, somewhat dialectal
6Formal address
7Discouraged by the Swedish Language Council
Noun edit
dess n