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English
Etymology 1
From Middle English dyen, variant of dien (“to die”). More at die.
Verb
dy
- Obsolete form of die.
1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto XII”, in The Faerie Queene. , London: [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:The lether-winged Bat, dayes enimy, / The ruefull Strich, still waiting on the bere, / The Whistler shrill, that who so heares, doth dy […]
Etymology 2
Clipping of already.
Adverb
dy
- (text messaging) already
See also
Anagrams
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch dij, from Middle Dutch die, from Old Dutch *thio, from Proto-Germanic *þeuhą.
Pronunciation
Noun
dy (plural dye, diminutive dytjie)
- thigh
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *duwō masc, *duwai fem, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁. Matzinger reconstructs *duu̯a.
Pronunciation
Numeral
dy
- two
Related terms
References
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “dy”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 79
- ^ Schumacher, Stefan, Matzinger, Joachim (2013) Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 216
Central Mazahua
Pronunciation
Letter
dy (upper case Dy)
- A letter of the Mazahua alphabet.
Danish
Etymology
Uncertain, possibly from Middle Low German dōgen (“to suffer, endure”), from Proto-Germanic *daugijaną, cognate with Dutch dogen (dialect).
Verb
dy (past tense dyede, past participle dyet)
- (reflexive) to restrain oneself, to help oneself
2012, Richard Russo, Åndernes rige, Klim, →ISBN:Han er egentlig for klog til det, men han kan ikke dy sig.- He is actually too clever for it, but he cannot help himself.
2010, Mette Winge, Et udestående: - en provisorietidsroman, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:Han var lige ved at tilføje at der ikke havde været anført noget om sagen i de franske aviser, men han dyede sig, for politiinspektøren hørte ikke til dem man opmuntrede med vitser.- He was just about to add that there had been no note of the case in the French papers, but he restrained himself, for the police inspector did not belong to those people that one cheered up with jokes.
2009, Hanne Reintoft, Hjertebånd, ArtPeople, →ISBN:De havde dyet sig og nøjedes med den tilmålte ration uden at stikke fingrene hverken i slunkne melsække eller halvtomme sulekar.- They had restrained themselves and made do with the measured ration without sticking their fingers in lacking flour bags, nor in half-empty meat jars.
Conjugation
Inflection of dy
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present
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past
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simple
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dyer or dyr
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dyede
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perfect
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har dyet
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havde dyet
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passive
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participle
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dyet
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imperative
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dy
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infinitive
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dy
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auxiliary verb
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have
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gerund
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References
Egyptian
Romanization
dy
- Alternative transliteration of dj.
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
Adverb
dy
- Alternative form of gdy.
Further reading
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “dy”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999) “dy”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
Middle English
Noun
dy
- Alternative form of dee
Middle French
Verb
dy
- first-person singular present indicative of dire
Silesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɨ/
- Rhymes: -ɨ
- Syllabification: dy
Conjunction
dy
- Alternative form of gdy
Further reading
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse dý, related to dyja (“to shake, tremble”), from Proto-Germanic *dūjan- (“to tremble”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“smoke, mist”).
Noun
dy c
- mud, mire, sludge
Declension
Declension of dy
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Uncountable
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Indefinite
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Definite
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Nominative
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dy
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dyn
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Genitive
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dys
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dyns
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Derived terms
See also
Further reading
Traveller Norwegian
Etymology
Inherited from Romani duj.
Numeral
dy
- two
Related terms
References
- “dy” in Norwegian Romani Dictionary.
- “dy” in Tavringens Rakripa: Romanifolkets Ordbok, Landsorganisasjonen for Romanifolket.
Vilamovian
Pronunciation
Article
dy (definite, feminine and plural form of dyr)
- The; declined form of dyr
Welsh
Alternative forms
- d' (before vowels)
- 'th (after vowels)
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *towe (“your”); compare Cornish dha, Breton da, Irish do. See ti (“you”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /də/
- (colloquial) IPA(key): /də/, (before a vowel) /d/
- Rhymes: -ə
Determiner
dy (triggers soft mutation of a following consonant)
- your (familiar singular)
Beth sy yn dy dŷ di?- What's in your house?
Pronoun
dy (triggers soft mutation of a following consonant)
- you (familiar singular; as the direct object of a verbal noun)
Beth sy'n dy gnoi di?- What's worrying/annoying you?
Usage notes
- After the noun or verbnoun which dy precedes, di is often added (or ti after bod when used to initiate a content clause). In formal language, this is done to emphasise the determiner or pronoun. In colloquial language, it is not necessarily an indicator of emphasis, and is often included with the determiner and always included with the pronoun. The exception to the latter case is in passive constructions employing cael, where di is never used.
- In formal Welsh, contractions of dy include d' before a vowel-initial words in poetic language and 'th after mostly functional vowel-final words. In colloquial Welsh, these contractions are not used in writing although dy /də/ is often pronounced /d/ before vowel-initial words in rapid speech and so esentially becoming d'.
- Pronomial dy can occur before any verbal noun. Before a verb, pronomial 'th is found only in literary language after certain vowel-final preverbal particles. See entry for 'th for more information.
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “dy”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
West Frisian
Etymology 1
From Old Frisian thī, from Proto-West Germanic *siz, from Proto-Germanic *sa (“that, the”). Compare Dutch die, English the.
Pronunciation
Determiner
dy
- that, those
Inflection
- Common singular: dy
- Neuter singular: dat
- Plural: dy
Further reading
- “dy (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Etymology 2
From Old Frisian thī, from Proto-Germanic *þiz.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
dy
- object of do ("thou"), thee
Further reading
- “dy (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Xhosa
Pronunciation
Letter
dy (upper case Dy)
- A digraph in Xhosa orthography.