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English
Pronunciation
Noun
dins
- plural of din
Verb
dins
- third-person singular simple present indicative of din
Noun
dins (uncountable)
- (colloquial) Dinner.
- What's for dins tonight?
Anagrams
Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin dē intus.
Pronunciation
Adverb
dins
- in, within, inside
Preposition
dins
- in, within, inside
Synonyms
Derived terms
References
- “dins” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Further reading
French
Etymology
Blend of dans + les
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɛ̃.z‿/ (before modified word in a vowel or mute h)
- IPA(key): /dɛ̃/ (before modified word in a consonant or aspirate h)
Preposition
dins
- (Quebec, spoken, informal) in the (plural)
- 2012 (10 October), Hugo Pilon-Larose, "SPVM: l'agent 728 frappe à nouveau", La Presse:
En parlant de l'arrestation de M. Lavoie, elle dit: « Là évidemment, y s'laisse pas faire, là l'encolure ostie, chu en train de l'étouffer, là je me bats avec dins escaliers, on se bat avec dins escaliers. »- Describing Mr. Lavoie's arrest, she says, "Of course he didn't let it happen, the fucking collar, I'm strangling him, now I'm fighting with him in the stairs, we're fighting with him in the stairs."
Occitan
Etymology
From Old Occitan dins, from Vulgar Latin dē intus.
Pronunciation
Preposition
dins
- in; inside of
Old Occitan
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin dē intus.
Preposition
dins
- in; inside of
Descendants
Picard
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin dē intus.
Preposition
dins
- in; inside of
Swedish
Noun
dins
- definite genitive singular of di
Volapük
Noun
dins
- plural of din
Walloon
Etymology
Contraction of the Latin de intus.
Pronunciation
Preposition
dins
- in, inside
- among, within (a definite group)
Synonyms