dís

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse dís (goddess), from Proto-Germanic *dīsiz (goddess), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s (holy one, hallow, deity).

Pronunciation

Noun

dís f (genitive singular dísar, plural dísar)

  1. goddess, nymph; dis

Declension

f6 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dís dísin dísar dísarnar
accusative dís dísina dísar dísarnar
dative dís dísini dísum dísunum
genitive dísar dísarinnar dísa dísanna

Synonyms

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tiːs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -iːs

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Norse dís (goddess), from Proto-Germanic *dīsiz (goddess), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s (holy one, hallow, deity).

Noun

dís f (genitive singular dísar, nominative plural dísir)

  1. goddess, fairy; dis
Declension

Etymology 2

Noun

dís n (genitive singular díss, nominative plural dís)

  1. (music) D sharp
Declension

Irish

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    Cardinal:
    Ordinal: dara, dóú
    Personal: beirt, dís
    Attributive: dhá

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish dïas (pair, couple). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic dithis and Manx jees.

Pronunciation

Noun

dís f (genitive singular díse, nominative plural díseanna)

  1. two; pair, couple

Declension

Declension of dís (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative dís díseanna
vocative a dhís a dhíseanna
genitive díse díseanna
dative dís díseanna
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an dís na díseanna
genitive na díse na ndíseanna
dative leis an dís
don dís
leis na díseanna

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of dís
radical lenition eclipsis
dís dhís ndís

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

Tlingit

Noun

dís

  1. moon
  2. month