de en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈdɛ/
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian дэ (dɛ).
Meanings
- The name of the Cyrillic script letter Д / д.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| des | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
de en · VERB · etymology 2
Pronunciation
- /diː/ (Northumbria)
- /dɪ/ (interrogative)
- /dɪv/ (before-vowel, interrogative)
Meanings
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(Northumbria, alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of dee (“to do”).
alt of dee
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dyun | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| did | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| diz | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| dein | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| dee | alternative | lexicographic |
de en · DET · etymology 3
Meanings
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(Caribbean, Jamaica, alt-of, pronunciation-spelling, qualifier:African-American Vernacular; Bermuda; African-American Vernacular; Bermuda) Pronunciation spelling of the.
alt of the
“He went to’ds de back, ma’am.” The negro opened the door and slid his legs, clad in army O.D. and a pair of linoleum putties, to the ground. “‘I’ll go git ’im.”’
1964 [1929], William Faulkner, Sartoris (The Collected Works of William Faulkner), London: Chatto & Windus, page 22:So I'll prolly say de biggest threat to Bermy is de new selfish mentality like, she ank helpin no one in de end.
2013 April 12, “Exclusive: Meet Derpuntae - Bermuda's first meme”, in The Bermuda Sun, archived from the original on 12 Dec 2022:
de en · INTJ · etymology 4
Meanings
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A meaningless unstressed syllable used when singing a tune or indicating a rhythm.
“Dum de dum, dum de dum”, he hummed as he sauntered down the road.
de en · ADP · etymology 5
Etymology
Borrowed from French de (“of”).
Meanings
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(historical) Used in the titles of French nobility; of.
When Prosper Mérimée had next seen Mercedes after Spain, in March 1846, he told the Countess de Montijo that Mercedes "looked less well preserved [and] limped a little."
2014, Alina García-Lapuerta, La Belle Créole: The Cuban Countess Who Captivated Havana, Madrid, and Paris, Chicago, I.L.: Chicago Review Press, →ISBN, page 236:Conwoman Jeanne de La Motte stole a 2,800-carat diamond necklace, The Slave's Collar, by convincing the Cardinal de Rohan that Queen Marie-Antoinette wanted it.
2009 November 5, Alex von Tunzelmann, “The Affair of the Necklace: nothing to get hot under the collar over”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 Jun 2023: