dei

See also: Dei, déi, dèi, deî, dēi, děi, de'i, and dei-

Basque

Noun

dei

  1. call (clarification of this definition is needed)

Catalan

Noun

dei f (plural deis)

  1. dey

Edopi

Noun

dei

  1. cassowary

External sources

Galician

Verb

dei

  1. first-person singular preterite indicative of dar

Ido

Noun

dei

  1. plural of deo

Italian

Etymology 1

Derived from di (“of”, possession preposition) + i (“the”, definite masculine plural article)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdei/, [ˈd̪ei̯]
  • Hyphenation: déi

Contraction

dei

  1. of the, from the (+ a masculine noun in plural not starting with a vowel, gn, pn, ps, s+consonant, x, y, nor z).

Etymology 2

See etymology on the main entry.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛi/, [ˈd̪ɛi̯]
  • Hyphenation: dèi

Noun

dei m pl (archaic dii)

  1. plural of dio
Usage notes

The form of the definite article used with this word is gli.

Gli dei sono scontenti. ― The gods are displeased.

Etymology 3

See etymology on the main entry.

Verb

dei

  1. (archaic) second-person singular present of dovere
    Synonym: devi

Japanese

Romanization

dei

  1. Rōmaji transcription of でい

Latin

Noun

deī

  1. nominative plural of deus
  2. genitive singular of deus
  3. vocative plural of deus

Verb

deī

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of deeō

Low German

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛɪ̯/, /ˈdaɪ̯/

Article

dei

  1. Alternative form of de

Mandarin

Romanization

dei

  1. Nonstandard spelling of dēi.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of děi.

Usage notes

  • English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

dei

  1. Alternative form of day

Etymology 2

Pronoun

dei

  1. Alternative form of þei

References

Adverb

dei

  1. up, upward

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse þeir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dæɪ/ (example of pronunciation)

Article

dei

  1. the (plural form of den and det, usually used in front of adjectives modifying plural nouns)

Pronoun

dei (genitive deira)

  1. they
    Veit du kvar dei er?
    Do you know where they are?
  2. those
    Dei der borte?
    Those over there?

See also

References

Old French

Noun

dei m (oblique plural deis, nominative singular deis, nominative plural dei)

  1. (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of doit (finger)
    • circa 1150, Thomas d'Angleterre, Le Roman de Tristan, page 164 (of the Champion Classiques edition, →ISBN, line 1980:
      Un anel d'or trait de sun dei
      she removed a gold ring from her finger

Old Frisian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn”).

Noun

dei m

  1. day

Declension

Descendants

  • North Frisian: däi
    Föhr-Amrum: dai
  • Saterland Frisian: Dai
  • West Frisian: dei

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German dein, English thy.

Adjective

dei

  1. (possessive) your

Inflection

masculine feminine neuter plural
nominative
and
accusative		 deideideidei
dative deimdeinredeimdeine

Portuguese

Verb

dei

  1. first-person singular preterite indicative of dar

Scots

Alternative forms

  • dee (more common)

Verb

dei (third-person singular present deis, present participle deiin, past deid, past participle deed)

  1. (South Scots) to die

Welsh

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dei̯/

Verb

dei

  1. (colloquial) second-person singular future of dod

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
dei ddei nei unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Noun

dei

  1. Soft mutation of tei.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
tei dei nhei thei
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian dei, from Proto-Germanic *dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn”).

Noun

dei c (plural dagen)

  1. day
  2. date
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