deis
See also: déis
English
Noun
deis (plural deises)
- Obsolete form of dais.
References
- “deis”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
- Edis, Desi, eids, ESDI, DESI, Ides, IEDs, SEID, EIDs, -side, side, sied, IDEs, ides, Eids, Dies, Dise, dies, desi, Side
Catalan
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
deis
- plural of dei
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˈdəjs]
Verb
deis
Galician
Verb
deis
- (reintegrationist norm) second-person plural present subjunctive of dar
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdʲeʃ/
Etymology 1
Originally the dative of a substantivization of deas (“right”); compare Middle Irish des (“arrangement, order”) of the same origin.
Noun
deis f (genitive singular deise, nominative plural deiseanna)
- right (side opposite left)
- opportunity (chance for advancement, progress or profit)
- comfort (something that offers comfort), convenience
- deiseanna nua-aoiseacha ― modern conveniences
- means, facility (physical means or contrivance for doing something)
Declension
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Derived terms
Further reading
- “deis”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “des “arrangement, order””, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dess (adjective) “right, south””, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “deis”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 327; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “deis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Etymology 2
Adjective
deis
- inflection of deas (“right (opposite of left)”):
- vocative/genitive masculine singular
- (archaic) dative feminine singular
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| deis | dheis | ndeis |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Latin
Noun
deīs
- dative/ablative plural of deus
References
- "deis", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Anglo-Norman deis, from Latin discus, from Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos). Doublet of deske and disch.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɛi̯s/, /dɛːs/, /dɛs/, /ˈdɛi̯əs/
Noun
deis
- podium, dais
- high table
- (figuratively) An office or position and the authority it gives.
Alternative forms
- deise, deies, dais, daies, deyse, deyes, days, dayes, des, dees, dese, dece, desse
- doise, doyse (Late Middle English)
Descendants
References
- “deis, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
Noun
deis
- alternative form of dees (“die”)
Noun
deis
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈdejs/ [ˈdeɪ̯s]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈdejʃ/ [ˈdeɪ̯ʃ]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈdɐjʃ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈdejʃ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈdejʃ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈdeʃ/
- Hyphenation: deis
Verb
deis
- second-person plural present subjunctive of dar
Scots
Verb
deis
- third-person singular simple present indicative form of dei
- Div ee ken whae deis it the end o'd?
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
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Adjective
deis
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdeis/ [ˈd̪ei̯s]
- Rhymes: -eis
- Syllabification: deis
Verb
deis
- second-person plural present subjunctive of dar