Denis
See also: denis, dénis, and Dênis
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɛnɪs/, /dəˈni/
Audio (Southern England) (file) Audio (Southern England) (file)
Proper noun
Denis
- A male given name from Ancient Greek, a mostly British and Irish spelling variant of Dennis.
- 1599, William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act V, scene ii]:
- Shall not thou and I, between Saint Denis and Saint George, compound a boy, half French, half English, that shall go to Constantinople and take the Turk by the beard?
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- A surname.
Anagrams
- Sinde, dines, enids, nides, snide, snied
French
Alternative forms
- Denys (historical)
Etymology
From Latin Dionȳsius, borrowed from Ancient Greek Διονύσιος (Dionúsios).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /də.ni/
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Denis m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Dennis; originally given in honor of a third century bishop of Paris, the patron saint of France
- a surname based on the given name
Related terms
- Denise
Descendants
- → Czech: Denis
- ⇒ Czech: Denisa (feminine)
- → Dutch: Dennis
- → German: Denis, Dennis
- → Hungarian: Dénes
- → Portuguese: Dênis
- → Romanian: Denis
- ⇒ Romanian: Denisa (feminine)
- → Russian: Денис (Denis)
- → Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: Денис
- Latin: Denis
- → Slovak: Denis
- ⇒ Slovak: Denisa (feminine)
- → Slovene: Denis
- → Ukrainian: Денис (Denys)
Anagrams
- dines, dînes, dînés
German
Alternative forms
- Dennis (borrowed from English)
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Denis
- a male given name from French Denis, equivalent to English Dennis
Related terms
- Denise
Serbo-Croatian
Proper noun
Denis m (Cyrillic spelling Денис)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Dennis, Denis
Declension
Declension of Denis
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Denis | - |
| genitive | Denisa | - |
| dative | Denisu | - |
| accusative | Denisa | - |
| vocative | Denise | - |
| locative | Denisom | - |
| instrumental | Denisu | - |
Slovak
Etymology
From French Denis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɛnis/
Proper noun
Denis m (genitive singular Denisa, nominative plural Denisovia, declension pattern of chlap)
- a male given name
Declension
Declension of Denis
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Denis | Denisovia |
| genitive | Denisa | Denisov |
| dative | Denisovi | Denisom |
| accusative | Denisa | Denisov |
| locative | Denisovi | Denisoch |
| instrumental | Denisom | Denismi |
Derived terms
- Denisko
Further reading
- Denis in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk