dein
English
Alternative forms
References
- Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893–4
- A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, →ISBN
German
Alternative forms
- Dein (determiner)
Etymology
From Middle High German dīn, from Old High German dīn, from Proto-Germanic *þīnaz. Akin to Old Saxon thīn, English thine, thy.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /daɪ̯n/
audio (file) - Rhymes: -aɪ̯n
- Homophone: deinen (according to a common pronunciation of this form)
Pronoun
dein
- genitive singular of du
- 19th century, Nikolaus Lenau, Schilflieder, no. 3:
- Auf geheimem Waldespfade
- Schleich ich gern im Abendschein
- An das öde Schilfgestade,
- Mädchen, und gedenke dein!
- 1912, Luther-Bibel 1912, Der Brief des Paulus an Philemon, verse 4:
- Ich danke meinem Gott und gedenke dein allezeit in meinem Gebet[.]
- 19th century, Nikolaus Lenau, Schilflieder, no. 3:
Determiner
Inflection
Declension of dein | ||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | |
nominative | dein | deine | dein | deine |
genitive | deines | deiner | deines | deiner |
dative | deinem | deiner | deinem | deinen |
accusative | deinen | deine | dein | deine |
When used as a pronoun, the nominative masculine takes the form deiner, and the nominative/accusative neuter takes the form deines or deins.
- mein Vater und deiner – my father and yours
- Das ist mein Fahrrad. Das andere ist dein(e)s. – This is my bike. The other one is yours.
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈdʲɪnʲ]
Verb
dein (present analytic deineann, future analytic déanfaidh, verbal noun déanamh, past participle déanta)
Conjugation
Conjugation of dein
* Indirect relative
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
dein | dhein | ndein |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Latin
Pronunciation
References
- dein in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- dein in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
Manx
Mutation
Manx mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
dein | ghein | nein |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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