dess

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See also: Dess, deß, and dess.

English

Noun

dess (plural desses)

  1. Obsolete form of dais.

References

Anagrams

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse þess, genitive of þat.

Adverb

dess

  1. 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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse þess, masculine or neuter genitive singular of þat n.

Adverb

dess

  1. 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

  1. (rare, literary); possessive form of det.

Pronoun

dess

  1. (rare, literary); possessive form of det.

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

  • Dess (alternative capitalization)

Noun

dess m (definite singular dessen, indefinite plural dessar, definite plural dessane)

  2. (music) D-flat
Derived terms

References

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *dexswos.

Pronunciation

Adjective

dess

  1. 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
  2. south

Inflection

o/ā-stem
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative dess dess dess
Vocative deiss*
dess**
Accusative dess deiss
Genitive deiss deisse deiss
Dative dess deiss dess
Plural Masculine Feminine/neuter
Nominative deiss dessa
Vocative dessu
dessa†
Accusative dessu
dessa†
Genitive dess
Dative dessaib
Notes *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative

**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Irish: deas
  • Manx: jiass
  • Scottish Gaelic: deas

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
dess dess
pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/ 		ndess
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Swedish

Alternative forms

Pronoun

dess

  1. (possessive) its (3rd person singular inanimate common and neuter genitive)
  2. At a specific given time, then
    Sen dess har de rivit stället
    Since then, they've torn the place down
    Tills dess får du ha det så bra
    Until then, have a good time
  3. (chiefly in some expressions) Synonym of desto

Declension

Swedish personal pronouns
Number Person Type Nominative Oblique Possessive
common neuter plural
singular first — jag mig, mej3 min mitt mina
second — du dig, dej3 din ditt dina
third masculine (person) han honom, han2, en5 hans
feminine (person) hon henne, na5 hennes
gender-neutral (person)1 hen hen, henom7 hens
common (noun) den den dess
neuter (noun) det det dess
indefinite man or en4 en ens
reflexive — sig, sej3 sin sitt sina
plural first — vi oss vår, våran2 vårt, vårat2 våra
second — ni er er, eran2, ers6 ert, erat2 era
archaic I eder eder, eders6 edert edra
third — de, dom3 dem, dom3 deras
reflexive — sig, sej3 sin sitt sina
1Neologism. Usage has increased since 2010, and has gained widespread acceptance today.
2Informal
4Dialectal, also used lately as an alternative to man, to avoid association to the male gender.
5Informal, somewhat dialectal
6Formal address
7Discouraged by the Swedish Language Council

Noun

dess n

  1. (music) D-flat

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