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Danish
Noun
dias n (singular definite diasset, plural indefinite dias)
- slide (transparent image, to be projected to a screen; a slide in a computer presentation)
Irish
Etymology 1
From Old Irish días.
Noun
dias f (genitive singular déise, nominative plural diasa)
- ear (fruiting body of a grain plant), cob
- Synonym: croithleog
- dias arbhair ― corn cob
- dias eorna ― ear of barley
- dias seagail ― head of rye
- (botany) spike (kind of inflorescence)
- point of a weapon
- dias claímh ― point of a sword
- scion (descendant)
- Synonyms: buinneán, beangán
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- “dias”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 días”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “dias”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 239
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dias”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Etymology 2
From Old Irish dïas.
Noun
dias f (genitive singular déise, nominative plural diasa)
- Alternative form of dís (“pair, couple”)
- (tennis) deuce (tie, both players able to win by scoring two additional points)
Declension
Further reading
- “dias”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 días”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “dias”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 239
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dias”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Etymology 3
From Dia + -as.
Noun
dias m (genitive singular diais)
- deism
Declension
Derived terms
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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dias
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dhias
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ndias
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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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Latin
Adjective
diās
- accusative feminine plural of dius
References
- dias in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- “dias”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
Old Irish
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Noun
dïas f
- pair, couple (used of persons only, whereas déde is used of things)
Inflection
Feminine ā-stem
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Singular
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Dual
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Plural
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Nominative
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diasL
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Vocative
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diasL
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Accusative
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diïsN, díïs
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Genitive
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de(i)sseH
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Dative
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diïsL, díïs
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
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A dative plural de(i)ssib is also attested.
Descendants
Mutation
Old Irish mutation
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Radical |
Lenition |
Nasalization
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dïas
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dïas pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/
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ndïas
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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
Old Spanish
Noun
dias m pl
- plural of dia
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish dyjas. Compare Czech ďas.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /djas/
- Rhymes: -as
- Syllabification: dias
Noun
dias m animal (diminutive diasek)
- (euphemistic, rare, folklore) devil, fiend
- Synonyms: bies, czart, diabeł, licho
Declension
Further reading
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Noun
dias
- plural of dia
Spanish
Noun
dias m pl
- plural of dia
Swedish
Pronunciation
Verb
dias
- inflection of dia:
- infinitive passive
- present passive
Noun
dias
- indefinite genitive singular of dia