deg

See also: DEG, dEG, dég, and deg.

English

Etymology 1

Noun

deg (plural degs)

(mathematics) Abbreviation of degree.

Etymology 2

Verb

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

(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

Anagrams

EDG, EGD, GED, Ged, egd, ged

Cornish

Etymology

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

Numeral

deg

(cardinal) ten

Mutation

Mutation of deg

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

Latvian

Verb

deg

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

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

Pronoun

deg

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse þik.

Pronunciation

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

Pronoun

deg

objective case of du

	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

References

“deg” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Alternative forms

dæg

Noun

deġ m

(Mercian, Kent) day

Swedish

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /deːɡ/

Noun

deg c

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

Declension

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

Volapük

**Volapük cardinal numbers**
< 9	10	11 >
Cardinal : deg Ordinal : degid

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /deɡ/

Numeral

deg

(cardinal) ten

Derived terms

degid

Welsh

**Welsh cardinal numbers**
< 9	10	11 >
Cardinal : deg Ordinal : degfed

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /deːɡ/

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

deng

Numeral

deg

(cardinal) ten

Noun

deg m (plural degau)

ten

Mutation

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 2

Adjective

deg

Soft mutation of teg.

Mutation

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.

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