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English
Etymology 1
Probably a clipping of desperate.[1]
Adjective
dess (comparative more dess, superlative most dess)
- (MTE, slang) Unattractive, unappealing.
2021 October 2, u/loading___help, “How did he even think he was getting away 😭”, in Reddit, r/Torontology, archived from the original on 8 June 2024:They're honestly some of the dumbest niggas I've ever seen p.o is the most dess block in Toronto
2023 August 18, @CHICVGO, Twitter, archived from the original on 8 June 2024:Definitely need a few more female friends. This staying inside all the time/entertaining myself shit is dess. I am too young to be feeling this old due to a lack of friendships.
2024 March 11, u/Click-Good, “Paperboy got hit up last night”, in Reddit, r/Torontology, archived from the original on 8 June 2024:These kids are so dess. Imagine going live with bullet holes and tubes coming out you. Lmao insanity
2024 April 13, @FCGunnis, Twitter, archived from the original on 8 June 2024:Periods are dess asf!
Etymology 2
Noun
dess (plural desses)
- Obsolete form of dais.
References
- ^ “TDOT SLANG TRANSLATION THREAD.”, in Reddit, r/Torontology, 2021 April 2, archived from the original on 8 June 2024: “Dess means desperate”
Further reading
- “dess”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “dess”, in Urban Dictionary, launched 1999.
- Melissa Douglas, Shiyan Liang (2024) “dess”, in Eshe Mercer-James, Elaine Gold, editors, A Dictionary of English in Multicultural Toronto, Toronto, Ont.: Canadian Language Museum, archived from the original on 2024-05-15: “conventionally unattractive; insult.”
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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse þess, genitive of þat.
Adverb
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
References
- “dess” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “dess_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse þess, masculine or neuter genitive singular of þat n.
Adverb
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
Determiner
dess
- (rare, literary); possessive form of det.
Pronoun
dess
- (rare, literary); possessive form of det.
Etymology 2
- Dess (alternative capitalization)
Noun
dess m (definite singular dessen, indefinite plural dessar, definite plural dessane)
- (music) D-flat
Derived terms
References
- “dess” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *dexswos.
Pronunciation
Adjective
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
- south
Inflection
o/ā-stem
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Singular
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Masculine
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Feminine
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Neuter
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Nominative
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dess
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dess
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dess
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Vocative
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deiss* dess**
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Accusative
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dess
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deiss
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Genitive
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deiss
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deisse
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deiss
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Dative
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dess
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deiss
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dess
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Plural
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Masculine
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Feminine/neuter
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Nominative
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deiss
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dessa
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Vocative
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dessu dessa†
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Accusative
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dessu dessa†
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Genitive
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dess
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Dative
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dessaib
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Notes
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*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative
**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized
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Derived terms
Descendants
Mutation
Old Irish mutation
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Radical |
Lenition |
Nasalization
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dess
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dess pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/
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ndess
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
Swedish
Pronunciation
Pronoun
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
Till dess får du ha det så bra- Until then, have a good time
- (chiefly in some expressions) Synonym of desto
Declension
Swedish personal pronouns
Number
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Person
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Type
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Nominative
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Oblique
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Possessive
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common
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neuter
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plural
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singular
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first
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—
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jag
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mig, mej3
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min
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mitt
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mina
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second
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—
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du
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dig, dej3
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din
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ditt
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dina
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third
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masculine (person)
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han
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honom, han2, en5
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hans
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feminine (person)
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hon
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henne, na5
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hennes
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gender-neutral (person)1
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hen
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hen, henom7
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hens
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common (noun)
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den
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den
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dess
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neuter (noun)
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det
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det
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dess
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indefinite
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man or en4
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en
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ens
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reflexive
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—
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sig, sej3
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sin
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sitt
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sina
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plural
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first
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—
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vi
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oss
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vår, våran2
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vårt, vårat2
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våra
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second
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—
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ni
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er
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er, eran2, ers6
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ert, erat2
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era
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archaic
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I
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eder
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eder, eders6
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edert
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edra
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third
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—
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de, dom3
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dem, dom3
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deras
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reflexive
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—
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sig, sej3
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sin
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sitt
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sina
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1Neologism. Usage has increased since 2010, though it remains limited.
2Informal
4Dialectal, also used lately as an alternative to man, to avoid association to the male gender.
5Informal, somewhat dialectal
6Formal address
Noun
dess n
- (music) D-flat; the note D♭
Declension
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