Ded
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ded"
Albanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Gheg variant of Standard Albanian Dedë. See Dedë for more.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɛːdə/ (Standard)
- IPA(key): /dɛːd/ (loss of ending -ë (/ə/) in Gheg)
Proper noun
Ded f (plural Ded(ë), definite Deda, definite plural Ded(ë)t)
- a male given name
- indefinite form of Deda
Declension
- Note that Dedë is a male given name but the ending forms of this declension are of feminine gender.
- The final -ë (Schwa) in the nominative/accusative singular/plural forms of Dedë can be dropped, resulting in Ded (common among Gheg dialects).
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | Ded | Deda | Ded(ë) | Ded(ë)t |
| accusative | Ded(ë)n | |||
| dative | Dede | Ded(ë)s | Ded(ë)ve | Ded(ë)ve |
| ablative | Ded(ë)sh | |||