dej

See also: Dej, dëj, and děj

Albanian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *duai-au, from Proto-Indo-European *duo-, from the root *du 'two'. Cognate to Old High German zweio (“by, in two, in pairs”). A frozen locative dual form[1].

Adverb

dej

  1. after (tomorrow)
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Albanian *dej, from Proto-Indo-European *dheh1- 'to suck, drink'. Cognate to Sanskrit धयति (dháyati, “to suck”) and Latvian det (“to suck”). Present deh, dej arose secondarily under the influence of the non-active paradigm[2].

Verb

dej (first-person singular past tense dejta, participle dejtur)

  1. (to get) drunk

References
  1. Albanische Etymologien (Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz), Bardhyl Demiraj, Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997, p.125
  2. Albanische Etymologien (Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz), Bardhyl Demiraj, Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997, p.125

Czech

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [dej]

Verb

dej

  1. second-person singular imperative pf of dát

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish degh, from Old Norse deig, from Proto-Germanic *daigaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- (“to mold”). Compare Swedish deg, Norwegian Nynorsk deig, German Teig, West Frisian daai, Dutch deeg, English dough.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /daːj/
  • Rhymes: -ajˀ

Noun

dej c (singular definite dejen, plural indefinite deje)

  1. dough (mix of flour and water)
  2. paste (flour, fat, or similar ingredients used in making pastry)
  3. batter (a beaten mixture of flour and liquid, usually egg and milk, used for baking)

Declension
Declension of dej
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dej dejen deje dejene
genitive dejs dejens dejes dejenes

References

Latvian

Verb

dej

  1. 2nd person singular present indicative form of diet
  2. 3rd person singular present indicative form of diet
  3. 3rd person plural present indicative form of diet
  4. 2nd person singular imperative form of diet
  5. (with the particle lai) 3rd person singular imperative form of diet
  6. (with the particle lai) 3rd person plural imperative form of diet

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dɛj/, [dej]

Verb

dej

  1. third-person singular present of dejaś

Romani

Noun

dej f (plural deja)

  1. mother

Swedish

Pronoun

dej

  1. (colloquial) Pronunciation spelling of dig.

Declension
Swedish personal pronouns
subject object possessive
singular full full common neuter plural
1st person jag mig, mej3 min mitt mina
2nd person du dig, dej2 din ditt dina
3rd person masculine han honom, han2 hans
3rd person feminine hon henne hennes
3rd person gender-neutral hen1 hen1, henom1 hens1
3rd person common den den dess
3rd person neuter det det dess
3rd person indefinite man or en6 en ens
3rd person reflexive — sig, sej3 sin sitt sina
plural
1st person vi oss vår, våran2 vårt, vårat2 våra
2nd person ni er, eder5 er, eran2, eder5 ert, erat2, edert5 era, edra5
3rd person de, dom4 dem, dom4 deras
3rd person reflexive — sig, sej3 sin sitt sina
1Not universally accepted.
2Informal
3Colloquial pronunciation spelling sometimes found in colloquial texts.
4Informal pronunciation spelling found very often in informal writings.
5Dated
6Dialectal, also used lately as a gender-neutral alternative to man.

White Hmong

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /de˥˧/

Noun

dej

  1. water.
  2. stream; river.

References
  • Ernest E. Heimbach, White Hmong - English Dictionary (1979, SEAP Publications)
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