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Aragonese
Noun
dien m (plural diens)
- Superseded spelling of dient.
References
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /din/
- Hyphenation: dien
- Rhymes: -in
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch dien.
Determiner
dien
- (archaic) that; masculine accusative, masculine dative and neuter dative form of die
Pronoun
dien (objective)
- (archaic) whom; accusative singular masculine form of die
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
dien
- inflection of dienen:
- first-person singular present indicative
- (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
- imperative
Anagrams
German
Pronunciation
Verb
dien
- singular imperative of dienen
- (colloquial) first-person singular present of dienen
Latvian
Noun
dien f
- vocative singular of diena
Middle Dutch
Etymology 1
From Old Dutch thīan, from Proto-Germanic *þinhaną.
Verb
diën
- to grow, to mature
- to grow (in size), to expand, to lengthen
- to increase
- to multiply, to become larger in number
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Determiner
dien
- inflection of die:
- masculine accusative/dative singular
- neuter dative singular
- dative plural
Further reading
- “diën”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “diën”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page diën
Northern Sami
Determiner
dien
- accusative/genitive singular of diet
Saterland Frisian
Etymology
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Determiner
dien
- feminine of din
- neuter of din
- plural of din
References
- Marron C. Fort (2015) “dien”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN
Swedish
Noun
dien c
- (chemistry) diene
Declension