dee

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dee"

Alternative forms

de (Northumbria)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdiː/
Rhymes: -iː

Etymology 1

Variant of do.

Verb

dee (third-person singular simple present diz, present participle deein, simple past and past participle dyun)

(Northumbria) To do.
What are ye deein man!

References

Scott Dobson, Dick Irwin “dee”, in Newcastle 1970s: Durham & Tyneside Dialect Group‎, archived from the original on 2024-09-05.
Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977
Bill Griffiths, editor (2004), “dee”, in A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear: Northumbria University Press, →ISBN.

Etymology 2

Noun

dee (plural dees)

The name of the Latin-script letter D/d.
- 2004, Will Rogers, The Stonking Steps, page 170:
  I have drunk en-ee-cee-tee-ay-ar from the ef-ell-oh-doubleyou-ee-ar-ess in his gee-ay-ar-dee-ee-en many a time.
- 2016, CCEB, Communications Instructions Radiotelephone Procedures: ACP125 (G), pages 3–5:
  IED [is spoken] as "eye-ee-dee" instead of "I SPELL India Echo Delta Romeo".
Something shaped like the letter D, such as a dee lock.
the pommel is furnished with dees.
(colloquial) Police detective.
the dees are about.
- 2022 October 31, “Doomsday” (track 7, 1:53 from the start), in Kay Flock (lyrics), F L O C K A‎:
  Dotty my holster, totin on this knocker (Grrah, grrah)
  If we see the Ds, bitch, move proper

Derived terms

Translations

name of the letter D, d

Arabic: دِي m (dī)
Asturian: de (ast)
Bengali: ডি (ḍi)
Burmese: ဒီ (my) (di)
Catalan: de (ca) f
Chinese:
Cantonese: dog (yue) (dok¹) (Hong Kong Cantonese)

Mandarin: (English letter names are called as in English, no other standard Mandarin name exists)
Esperanto: do (eo)
Finnish: dee (fi)
French: dé (fr) m
Galician: de (gl) m
Greek: ντι n (nti)
Hawaiian: dē
Hindi: डी (ḍī)
Icelandic: dé
Ido: de (io)
Irish: dé (ga), dair f
Japanese: ディー (ja) (dī)
Korean: 디 (ko) (di)
Latin: dē (la)
Malay: di (ms)
Marathi: डी (ḍī)
Occitan: de (oc) f
Persian: د (fa) (de), دی (fa) (di) (english)
Portuguese: dê (pt) m
Russian: ди (ru) n (di) (English), дэ (ru) n (dɛ)
Spanish: de (es) f
Thai: ดี (th) (dii)
Turkish: de (tr)
Vietnamese: dê (vi), dờ
Welsh: di f

Anagrams

Ede

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Adverb

dee

(interrogative) when

References

Ross, M. & Næss, Å. (2007) “An Oceanic origin for Äiwoo, the language of the Reef Islands?”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 46, number 2. Cited in: "Äiwoo" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [dẽ˦ẽ˨]

Noun

dee

child

References

2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

Noun

dee

water

References

W. McCulloch, Account of the Valley of Munnipore and of the Hill tribes with a comparative vocabulary of the Munnipore and other languages (1859, Calcutta: Bengal Printing Company)

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From 弟?”)

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): di⁴ / di^4-2

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: di⁴ / di^4-2
  - Yale: dìh / dí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: di⁴ / di^4-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: di⁴ / di^4-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiː²¹/, /tiː²¹⁻³⁵/

Noun

dee

(Cantonese, often in compounds) brother
華dee／华dee [Cantonese] ― waa⁴ di^4-2 [Jyutping] ― a nickname, Brother Wah
(Cantonese, poker, especially in big two) the largest of the poker cards, i.e. 2 (Classifier: 隻／只 c)
(Cantonese, in compounds) big two
dee王之王 [Cantonese] ― di^4-2 wong⁴ zi¹ wong⁴ [Jyutping] ― king of big two

Derived terms

dee dee
鋤dee／锄dee

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Etymology

Cognate with Dutch die.

Pronoun

dee

(relative) who, which, that

Alternative forms

deeje

Etymology

Compare German denn.

Adverb

dee

(Erzgebirgisch) (in a question, modal particle) then, ever, but, now (used for emphasis or to express interest, surprise or doubt, or in rhetorical questions)

References

2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch‎, 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 31:
https://www.erzgebirgisch.de/d.dee_1.wort

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Noun

dee (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

The name of the Latin-script letter D/d.

Etymology

From Latin dē (“name of the letter D”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdeː/, [ˈde̞ː]
Rhymes: -eː
Hyphenation^(key): dee

Noun

dee

The name of the Latin-script letter D/d.

Declension

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Inflection of dee (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
nominative		dee	deet
genitive		deen	deiden deitten
partitive		deetä	deitä
illative		deehen	deihin
		singular	plural
nominative		dee	deet
accusative	nom.	dee	deet
accusative	gen.	deen	deet
genitive		deen	deiden deitten
partitive		deetä	deitä
inessive		deessä	deissä
elative		deestä	deistä
illative		deehen	deihin
adessive		deellä	deillä
ablative		deeltä	deiltä
allative		deelle	deille
essive		deenä	deinä
translative		deeksi	deiksi
abessive		deettä	deittä
instructive		—	dein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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Possessive forms of dee (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		deeni	deeni
accusative	nom.	deeni	deeni
accusative	gen.	deeni	deeni
genitive		deeni	deideni deitteni
partitive		deetäni	deitäni
inessive		deessäni	deissäni
elative		deestäni	deistäni
illative		deeheni	deihini
adessive		deelläni	deilläni
ablative		deeltäni	deiltäni
allative		deelleni	deilleni
essive		deenäni	deinäni
translative		deekseni	deikseni
abessive		deettäni	deittäni
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	deineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		deesi	deesi
accusative	nom.	deesi	deesi
accusative	gen.	deesi	deesi
genitive		deesi	deidesi deittesi
partitive		deetäsi	deitäsi
inessive		deessäsi	deissäsi
elative		deestäsi	deistäsi
illative		deehesi	deihisi
adessive		deelläsi	deilläsi
ablative		deeltäsi	deiltäsi
allative		deellesi	deillesi
essive		deenäsi	deinäsi
translative		deeksesi	deiksesi
abessive		deettäsi	deittäsi
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	deinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		deemme	deemme
accusative	nom.	deemme	deemme
accusative	gen.	deemme	deemme
genitive		deemme	deidemme deittemme
partitive		deetämme	deitämme
inessive		deessämme	deissämme
elative		deestämme	deistämme
illative		deehemme	deihimme
adessive		deellämme	deillämme
ablative		deeltämme	deiltämme
allative		deellemme	deillemme
essive		deenämme	deinämme
translative		deeksemme	deiksemme
abessive		deettämme	deittämme
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	deinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		deenne	deenne
accusative	nom.	deenne	deenne
accusative	gen.	deenne	deenne
genitive		deenne	deidenne deittenne
partitive		deetänne	deitänne
inessive		deessänne	deissänne
elative		deestänne	deistänne
illative		deehenne	deihinne
adessive		deellänne	deillänne
ablative		deeltänne	deiltänne
allative		deellenne	deillenne
essive		deenänne	deinänne
translative		deeksenne	deiksenne
abessive		deettänne	deittänne
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	deinenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		deensä	deensä
accusative	nom.	deensä	deensä
accusative	gen.	deensä	deensä
genitive		deensä	deidensä deittensä
partitive		deetään deetänsä	deitään deitänsä
inessive		deessään deessänsä	deissään deissänsä
elative		deestään deestänsä	deistään deistänsä
illative		deehensä	deihinsä
adessive		deellään deellänsä	deillään deillänsä
ablative		deeltään deeltänsä	deiltään deiltänsä
allative		deelleen deellensä	deilleen deillensä
essive		deenään deenänsä	deinään deinänsä
translative		deekseen deeksensä	deikseen deiksensä
abessive		deettään deettänsä	deittään deittänsä
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	deineen deinensä

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Noun

dee

day

References

R. Blench, Comparative Ogonic

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.e/, (traditional) ^*/ˈdɛ.e/^[1]
Rhymes: -ɛe
Hyphenation: dè‧e

Noun

dee f

plural of dea

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

debbe (archaic)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.e/, /ˈde.e/^[1]^[2]
Rhymes: -ɛe, -ee
Hyphenation: dè‧e, dé‧e

Verb

dee

(archaic, poetic or popular Tuscan) Alternative form of deve, third-person singular present indicative of dovere

References

[1]
dee in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
[2]
dovere in Bruno Migliorini et al., Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia, Rai Eri, 2007

Noun

dee

vocative singular of deus

Etymology

From Latin deus.

Pronunciation

(Western, Milanese) IPA^(key): /deː/
Hyphenation: dee

Noun

dee m (feminine deja, masculine plural dee, feminine plural deje) (New Lombard Orthography)

god, deity
Synonym: dia

Verb

dee

first-person singular past of doon

Alternative forms

dy, di, dei, de, dey

Etymology

From Old French dé, from Latin datum. Cognate with French dé.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /deː/, /diː/, /dæi̯/

Noun

dee (plural dees)

A die or dice (cube used in games and gambling)
A game which utilises or employs dice.
(rare) A piece or cube of diced food.
(rare) Something of little value.

Descendants

English: die; dice
Scots: die; dice

References

“dẹ̄, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-06-17.

Etymology 1

Middle English, from Old English dīġan (“to die”), from Proto-West Germanic *dauwjan (“to die”).

Compare English die, Danish dø, Norwegian Nynorsk døy, Norwegian Bokmål dø, Icelandic deyja, Swedish dö, Faroese doyggja.

Verb

dee (third-person singular simple present dees, present participle deein, simple past dee'd, past participle dee'd)

to die
- 1852-1859, Lady John Scott (lyrics and music), “Annie Laurie”, in Scottish Songs‎:
  Maxwelton braes are bonnie, / Where early fa's the dew, / And its there that Annie Laurie, / Gie'd me her promise true / Gie'd me her promise true, / Which ne'er forgot shall be, / And for bonnie Annie Laurie / I'd lay me doon and dee.
  Maxwelton hills are pretty, / Where early falls the dew, / And it's there that Annie Laurie, / Gave me her promise true / Gave me her promise true, / Which never forgot shall be, / And for pretty Annie Laurie / I'd lay myself down and die.

Etymology 2

Verb

dee (third-person singular simple present dees, present participle deein, simple past dee'd, past participle dee'd)

Doric Scots form of dae (“to do”)
Fit ye deein?
What are you doing?
- 1875, William Alexander, Sketches of Life Among My Ain Folk, page 51:
  "A twa-horse wark, maybe? or dee ye make it oot wi' ae beast an' an owse?"
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Verb

dee

to carry

References

Ulrike Mosel, The Teop sketch grammar

Noun

dee (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

The name of the Latin-script letter D/d.

Inflection

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d̪eː/

Verb

dee

(intransitive) to arrive
dee pe ― to arrive at
(intransitive) to reach
(intransitive) to be enough, sufficient
idee yo ― it is not enough (literally, “it does not reach”)

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Conjugation of dee (action verb)
		singular	plural
		singular	inclusive	exclusive
1st person		tedee	medee	adee
2nd person		nedee	fedee
3rd person	inanimate	idee	dedee
3rd person	animate	idee	dedee
imperative		nedee, dee	fedee, dee

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References

Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics

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Variant orthographies
ALIV	dee
Brazilian standard	dee
New Tribes	dee

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [deː]

Noun

dee

(Cunucunuma River dialect) Alternative form of iye (“wood, tree”)

Etymology

From Middle English deyen, from Old English *dīeġan, from Old Norse deyja, from Proto-West Germanic *dauwjan.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /diː/
Homophone: die

Verb

dee (simple past deeth)

to die

Related terms

deed

References

Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 33

Verb

dee

to be quiet

References

Samson Alexander Lotven (2021) The Sound Systems of Zophei Dialects and Other Maraic Languages (Dissertation)‎

[dipi-1] [1]
dee in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

[2] [2]
dovere in Bruno Migliorini et al., Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia, Rai Eri, 2007

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