dís

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dis"

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse dís (goddess), from Proto-Germanic *dīsiz (goddess), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s (holy one, hallow, deity).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʊiːs/
  • Rhymes: -ʊiːs

Noun

dís f (genitive singular dísar, plural dísar)

  1. goddess, nymph; dis

Declension

f6 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative dís dísin dísar dísarnar
Accusative dís dísina dísar dísarnar
Dative dís dísini dísum dísunum
Genitive dísar dísarinnar dísa dísanna

Synonyms

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse dís (goddess), from Proto-Germanic *dīsiz (goddess), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s (holy one, hallow, deity).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tiːs/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -iːs

Noun

dís f (genitive singular dísar, nominative plural dísir)

  1. goddess, fairy; dis

Declension

Noun

dís n (genitive singular díss, nominative plural dís)

  1. (music) D sharp

Declension

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish dïas (pair, couple). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic dithis and Manx jees.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʲiːʃ/

Noun

dís f (genitive singular díse, nominative plural díseanna)

  1. two; pair, couple

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
dís dhís ndís
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Tlingit

Noun

dís

  1. moon, month
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