dias

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See also: días and Dias

Danish

Noun

dias n (singular definite diasset, plural indefinite dias)

  1. 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)

  1. ear (fruiting body of a grain plant), cob
    Synonym: croithleog
    dias arbhair ― corn cob
    dias eorna ― ear of barley
    dias seagail ― head of rye
  2. (botany) spike (kind of inflorescence)
  3. point of a weapon
    dias claímh ― point of a sword
  4. scion (descendant)
    Synonyms: buinneán, beangán
Declension
Declension of dias (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative dias diasa
vocative a dhias a dhiasa
genitive déise dias
dative dias
déis (archaic, dialectal) 		diasa
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an dias na diasa
genitive na déise na ndias
dative leis an dias
leis an déis (archaic, dialectal)
don dias
don déis (archaic, dialectal) 		leis na diasa
Alternative forms
Derived terms

Further reading

Etymology 2

From Old Irish dïas.

Noun

dias f (genitive singular déise, nominative plural diasa)

  1. Alternative form of dís (“pair, couple”)
  2. (tennis) deuce (tie, both players able to win by scoring two additional points)
Declension
Declension of dias (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative dias diasa
vocative a dhias a dhiasa
genitive déise dias
dative dias
déis (archaic, dialectal) 		diasa
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an dias na diasa
genitive na déise na ndias
dative leis an dias
leis an déis (archaic, dialectal)
don dias
don déis (archaic, dialectal) 		leis na diasa

Further reading

Etymology 3

From Dia +‎ -as.

Noun

dias m (genitive singular diais)

  1. deism
Declension
Declension of dias (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative dias
vocative a dhiais
genitive diais
dative dias
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an dias
genitive an diais
dative leis an dias
don dias
Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of dias
radical lenition eclipsis
dias dhias ndias

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

Latin

Adjective

diās

  1. 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

  1. pair, couple (used of persons only, whereas déde is used of things)

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative diasL — —
Vocative diasL — —
Accusative diïsN, díïs — —
Genitive de(i)sseH — —
Dative diïsL, díïs — —
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

A dative plural de(i)ssib is also attested.

Descendants

  • Irish: dís
  • Manx: jees
  • Scottish Gaelic: dithis

Mutation

Mutation of dias
radical lenition nasalization
dïas dïas
pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/ 		ndïas

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

Further reading

Old Spanish

Noun

dias m pl

  1. plural of dia

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish dyjas. Compare Czech ďas.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdjas/
  • Rhymes: -as
  • Syllabification: dias

Noun

dias m animal (diminutive diasek)

  1. (euphemistic, rare, folklore) devil, fiend
    Synonyms: bies, czart, diabeł, licho

Declension

Declension of dias
singular plural
nominative dias diasy
genitive diasa diasów
dative diasowi diasom
accusative diasa diasy
instrumental diasem diasami
locative diasie diasach
vocative diasie diasy
adjectives
nouns
interjections

Further reading

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: di‧as

Noun

dias

  1. plural of dia

Spanish

Noun

dias m pl

  1. plural of dia

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Verb

dias

  1. inflection of dia:
    1. infinitive passive
    2. present passive

Noun

dias

  1. indefinite genitive singular of dia
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