deja

Etymology

Formed from the stem of dejot (“to dance”), by analogy with iet (“to go”) : eja (“(act of) going”).^[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

deja f (4th declension)

1. (usually singular) dance (form of art expressed via harmonious, rhythmic body movements)

   baletas deja ― ballet dance

   dejas teorija ― dance theory

   dejā varbūt vairāk nekā jebkurā citā mākslas veidā mūs aizrauj meistarība ― in dance, perhaps more than in any other form of art, we are captivated by workmanship

   neviens, kas pats nedejo, nevar iedomāties, cik dejas māksla ir smags darbs ― no one who does not himself dance can imagine how much heavy work the art of dance is

2. dance (a performance of this type of art, for aesthetic pleasure or simple enjoyment)

   sena, moderna deja ― an ancient, modern dance

   tautas deja ― a popular (traditional) dance

   aicināt uz deju ― to invite, to ask to dance

   pēc koncerta bija dejas ― there was a dance after the concert

   aicināt uz dejām klubā ― to invite to a dance at the club

   dejas solis ― a dance step

   deju stundas ― dance lessons

   deju vakars ― dance evening

   deju konkurss ― dance contest, competition

   deju kolektīvs ― dance group

   deju dziesma, mūzika ― dance song, music

   galvenā deja ir valsis; kas to prot, iemācās ātri citas ― the main dance is waltz; he who knows it quickly learns others

3. (figuratively) dance (complex, rhythmic movement of small objects or insects)

   odu, tauriņu deja ― mosquito, butterfly dance

   ārā ir tumšs, kauc vējš, pārslas griežas trakā dejā ― it is dark outside, the wind is howling, the (snow)flakes turn around in a crazy dance

4. dance music, song

   atskaņot deju ― to play dance (music)

   deju orķestris ― dance orchestra

   visiem komponista deju žanra darbiem ir virtuozs raksturs, tā nav sadzīves, bet koncertmūzika ― all of the composer's works in the dance genre have virtuoso traits, it is not everyday (music), it is concert music

Verb

deja

1. third-person singular/plural past indicative of diet

References

Etymology

Likely cognate with Latvian deja (“dance”), perhaps through a semantic shift similar to that involving the English word tragedy deriving from an ancient Greek type of song.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛjɐ/

Adverb

deja

1. unfortunately

Interjection

deja

1. alas

References

• Derksen, Rick (2015) “deja”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 120

Alternative forms

• dea (Classical Milanese Orthography)
• deessa (archaic, poetic)

Etymology

From Latin dea.

Pronunciation

• (Western, Milanese) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛja/
• Hyphenation: de‧ja

Noun

deja f (masculine dia or dee, feminine plural deje, masculine plural dia or dee) (New Lombard Orthography)

1. goddess

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Greater Poland):
  • (Chełmno-Dobrzyń) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.ja/

Noun

deja m pers

1. (Chełmno-Dobrzyń, derogatory) oaf (sluggish and clumsy person)

Further reading

• Gustaw Pobłocki (1887) “deja”, in Słownik kaszubski z dodatkiem idyotyzmów chełmińskich i kociewskich (in Polish), 2 edition, Chełmno, page 130

Etymology

French déjà

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [deˈʒa]

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Adverb

deja

1. already, yet

   Nu ți-am spus deja că avem să mergem în oraș cu Radu deseară?

   Didn't I already tell you that we're going into town with Radu tonight?

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɟeja]

Noun

deja

1. genitive singular of dej

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdexa/ [ˈd̪e.xa]
• Rhymes: -exa
• Syllabification: de‧ja

Etymology 1

Deverbal from dejar.

Etymology 2

Further reading

• “deja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10