dej

See also: Dej, dëj, and děj

Albanian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *duai-au, from Proto-Indo-European *duo-, from the root *du 'two'. Cognate to Old High German zweio (“by, in two, in pairs”). A frozen locative dual form[1].

Adverb

dej

  1. after (tomorrow)
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Albanian *dej, from Proto-Indo-European *dheh1- 'to suck, drink'. Cognate to Sanskrit धयति (dháyati, “to suck”) and Latvian det (“to suck”). Present deh, dej arose secondarily under the influence of the non-active paradigm[2].

Verb

dej (first-person singular past tense dejta, participle dejtur)

  1. (to get) drunk

References

  1. ↑ Albanische Etymologien (Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz), Bardhyl Demiraj, Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997, p.125
  2. ↑ Albanische Etymologien (Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz), Bardhyl Demiraj, Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997, p.125

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dej]

Verb

dej

  1. second-person singular imperative pf of dát

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish degh, from Old Norse deig, from Proto-Germanic *daigaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- (“to mold”). Compare Swedish deg, Norwegian Nynorsk deig, German Teig, West Frisian daai, Dutch deeg, English dough.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /daːj/
  • Rhymes: -ajˀ

Noun

dej c (singular definite dejen, plural indefinite deje)

  1. dough (mix of flour and water)
  2. paste (flour, fat, or similar ingredients used in making pastry)
  3. batter (a beaten mixture of flour and liquid, usually egg and milk, used for baking)

Declension

References

Latvian

Verb

dej

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

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɛj/, [dej]

Verb

dej

  1. third-person singular present of dejaś

Romani

Noun

dej f (plural deja)

  1. mother

Swedish

Pronoun

dej

  1. Eye dialect spelling of dig.

White Hmong

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d̪e˥˧/

Noun

dej

  1. water
  2. river

References

  • Ernest E. Heimbach, White Hmong - English Dictionary (1979, SEAP Publications)
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