ded
See also: deð, déd, dêd, déd-, děd, -ded, đed, and дед
English
Adjective
ded (comparative more ded, superlative most ded)
- (nonstandard, long obsolete outside eye-dialect, now colloquial, especially humorous) Alternative form of dead.
See also
- ded reckoning
Anagrams
- DDE, EDD, Ed.D., Edd, edd.
Bislama
Etymology
Borrowed from English death.
Noun
ded
- death (cessation of life)
- dead
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈd̥eð(ˀ)]
Pronoun
ded
- (dialectal) Pronunciation spelling of det.
Irish
Alternative forms
- det
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dʲɛd̪ˠ/
Contraction
ded (triggers lenition)
- (Munster) Contraction of de do (“from your sg”).
- Bain an choirt ded mhuineál. ― Scrub the dirt off your neck.
Related terms
Irish preposition contractions
Basic form | Contracted with | Copular forms | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
an (“the sg”) | na (“the pl”) | mo (“my”) | do (“your”) | a (“his, her, their; which (present)”) | ár (“our”) | ar (“which (past)”) | (before consonant) | (present/future before vowel) | (past/conditional before vowel) | |
de (“from”) | den | de na desna* | de mo dem* | de do ded*, det* | dá | dár | dar | darb | darbh | |
do (“to, for”) | don | do na dosna* | do mo dom* | do do dod*, dot* | dá | dár | dar | darb | darbh | |
faoi (“under, about”) | faoin | faoi na | faoi mo | faoi do | faoina | faoinár | faoinar | faoinarb | faoinarbh | |
i (“in”) | sa, san | sna | i mo im* | i do id*, it* | ina | inár | inar | inarb | inarbh | |
le (“with”) | leis an | leis na | le mo lem* | le do led*, let* | lena | lenár | lenar | lenarb | lenarbh | |
ó (“from, since”) | ón | ó na ósna* | ó mo óm* | ó do ód*, ót* | óna | ónár | ónar | ónarb | ónarbh | |
trí (“through”) | tríd an | trí na | trí mo | trí do | trína | trínár | trínar | trínarb | trínarbh | |
*Dialectal. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ded”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Middle English
Adjective
ded
- Alternative form of deed
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /deːd/
Noun
dēd f (Anglian)
- Alternative form of dǣd
Declension
Declension of ded (strong i-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | dēd | dēde, dēda |
accusative | dēd, dēde | dēde, dēda |
genitive | dēde | dēda |
dative | dēde | dēdum |
Old Frisian
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *dādi, from Proto-Germanic *dēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁tis (“placement”). Cognates include Old English dǣd, Old Saxon dād and Old Dutch dāt.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdeːd/, [ˈdɛːd]
Noun
dēd f
- deed
Descendants
- West Frisian: died
References
- Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
- djȅd (Ijekavian)
- dȉd (Ikavian)
- dȅda (Ekavian)
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *dědъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dêd/
Noun
dȅd m (Cyrillic spelling де̏д)
- grandfather
Declension
Declension of ded
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | dȅd | dèdovi/dedi |
genitive | deda | dedova/deda |
dative | dedu | dedovima/dedima |
accusative | deda | dedove/dede |
vocative | dede | dedovi/dedi |
locative | dedu | dedovima/dedima |
instrumental | dedom | dedovima/dedima |
References
- “ded” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *dědъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /déːt/, /dɛ́t/
Noun
dẹ̑d or dȅd m anim
- grandfather
- ancestor
Inflection
Masculine anim., hard o-stem | |||
---|---|---|---|
nom. sing. | déd | ||
gen. sing. | déda | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative (imenovȃlnik) | déd | déda | dédje dédi |
genitive (rodȋlnik) | déda | dédov | dédov |
dative (dajȃlnik) | dédu | dédoma | dédom |
accusative (tožȋlnik) | déda | déda | déde |
locative (mẹ̑stnik) | dédu | dédih | dédih |
instrumental (orọ̑dnik) | dédom | dédoma | dédi |
Masculine anim., hard o-stem | |||
---|---|---|---|
nom. sing. | dèd | ||
gen. sing. | déda | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative (imenovȃlnik) | dèd | déda | dédje dédi |
genitive (rodȋlnik) | déda | dédov | dédov |
dative (dajȃlnik) | dédu | dédoma | dédom |
accusative (tožȋlnik) | déda | déda | déde |
locative (mẹ̑stnik) | dédu | dédih | dédih |
instrumental (orọ̑dnik) | dédom | dédoma | dédi |
Derived terms
- prȃdẹ̑d
Further reading
- “ded”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Zazaki
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈdɛd]
- Hyphenation: ded
Noun
ded m
- paternal uncle[1]
- No dedê mıno ke to rê vano. ― This is my uncle speaking to you.
- Namê dedê mı Roberto. ― Name of my uncle is Robert.
References
- Todd, Terry Lynn (2008), Brigitte Werner, editor, A Grammar of Dimili (also Known as Zaza), Electronic edition, Giessen: Forum Linguistik in Eurasien e.V., page 142a