dy
English
Etymology 1
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Verb
dy
- Obsolete form of die.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto XII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, OCLC 960102938:
- The lether-winged Bat, dayes enimy, / The ruefull Strich, still waiting on the bere, / The Whistler shrill, that who so heares, doth dy […]
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Etymology 2
Clipping of already.
Adverb
dy
- (text messaging) already
See also
- dy-no-mite (etymologically unrelated)
Anagrams
- yd, yd.
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch dij, from Middle Dutch die, from Old Dutch *thio, from Proto-Germanic *þeuhą.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [də̟i̯]
Audio (file)
Noun
dy (plural dye, diminutive dytjie)
- thigh
Albanian
| < 1 | 2 | 3 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : dy Ordinal : dytë | ||
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *duwō masc, *duwai fem, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.[1] Matzinger reconstructs *duu̯a.[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dy/
Numeral
dy
- two
Related terms
- dytë
References
- Orel, Vladimir (1998), “dy”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 79
- Schumacher, Stefan; Matzinger, Joachim (2013) Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 216
Danish
Etymology
Uncertain, possibly from Middle Low German dōgen (“to suffer, endure”), from Proto-Germanic *daugijaną, cognate with Dutch dogen (dialect).
Verb
dy (past tense dyede, past participle dyet)
- (reflexive) to restrain oneself, to help oneself
- 2012, Richard Russo, Åndernes rige, Klim, →ISBN:
- Han er egentlig for klog til det, men han kan ikke dy sig.
- He is actually too clever for it, but he cannot help himself.
- 2010, Mette Winge, Et udestående: - en provisorietidsroman, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:
- Han var lige ved at tilføje at der ikke havde været anført noget om sagen i de franske aviser, men han dyede sig, for politiinspektøren hørte ikke til dem man opmuntrede med vitser.
- He was just about to add that there had been no note of the case in the French papers, but he restrained himself, for the police inspector did not belong to those people that one cheered up with jokes.
- 2009, Hanne Reintoft, Hjertebånd, ArtPeople, →ISBN:
- De havde dyet sig og nøjedes med den tilmålte ration uden at stikke fingrene hverken i slunkne melsække eller halvtomme sulekar.
- They had restrained themselves and made do with the measured ration without sticking their fingers in lacking flour bags, nor in half-empty meat jars.
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Inflection
| present | past | |
|---|---|---|
| simple | dyer or dyr | dyede |
| perfect | har dyet | havde dyet |
| passive | — | — |
| participle | - | dyet |
| imperative | dy | — |
| infinitive | dy | — |
| auxiliary verb | have | — |
| gerund | — | — |
References
- “dy” in Den Danske Ordbog
Egyptian
Romanization
dy
- Alternative transliteration of dj.
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɨ/
Adverb
dy
- Alternative form of gdy.
Further reading
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “dy”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999), “dy”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
Middle English
Noun
dy
- Alternative form of dee
Middle French
Verb
dy
- first-person singular present indicative of dire
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse dý, related to dyja (“to shake, tremble”), from Proto-Germanic *dūjan- (“to tremble”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“smoke, mist”).
Noun
dy c
- mud, mire, sludge
Declension
| Declension of dy | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | dy | dyn | — | — |
| Genitive | dys | dyns | — | — |
Traveller Norwegian
Etymology
Inherited from Romani duj.
Numeral
dy
- two
Related terms
- dypansj
References
- “dy” in Norwegian Romani Dictionary.
- “dy” in Tavringens Rakripa: Romanifolkets Ordbok, Landsorganisasjonen for Romanifolket.
Vilamovian
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Article
dy (definite, feminine and plural form of dyr)
- The; declined form of dyr
Welsh
Alternative forms
- d' (before vowels)
- 'th (after vowels)
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *tou- (“your”); compare Cornish dha, Breton da, Irish do. See ti (“you”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /də/
- (colloquial) IPA(key): /də/, (before a vowel) /d/
- Rhymes: -ə
Determiner
dy (triggers soft mutation of a following consonant)
- your (familiar singular)
- Beth sy yn dy dŷ di?
- What's in your house?
Pronoun
dy (triggers soft mutation of a following consonant)
- you (familiar singular; as the direct object of a verbal noun)
- Beth sy'n dy gnoi di?
- What's worrying/annoying you?
Usage notes
- After the noun or verbnoun which dy precedes, di is often added (or ti after bod when used to initiate a content clause). In formal language, this is done to emphasise the determiner or pronoun. In colloquial language, it is not necessarily an indicator of emphasis, and is often included with the determiner and always included with the pronoun. The exception to the latter case is in passive constructions employing cael, where di is never used.
- In formal Welsh, contractions of dy include d' is a vowel-initial words in poetic language and 'th after mostly functional vowel-final words. In colloquial Welsh, these contractions are not used in writing although dy /də/ is often pronounced /d/ before vowel-initial words in rapid speech and so esentially becoming d'.
- Pronomial dy can occur before any verbal noun. Before a verb, pronomial 'th is found only in literary language after certain vowel-final preverbal particles. See entry for 'th for more information.
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “dy”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
West Frisian
Etymology 1
Compare Dutch die.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɘ/
Determiner
dy
- that, those
Inflection
- Common singular: dy
- Neuter singular: dat
- Plural: dy
Further reading
- “dy (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Etymology 2
From Old Frisian thī, from Proto-Germanic *þiz.
Pronunciation
- (Clay) IPA(key): /dɛi̯/
- (Wood) IPA(key): /di/
Pronoun
dy
- object of do
Further reading
- “dy (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Westrobothnian
Alternative forms
- di
Etymology
From Old Norse því, possibly from the instrumental interrogative Proto-Germanic *hwī (“how, with what”), with the initial h- replaced by the þ- from the forms of *sa. The modern Westrobothnian form with d- instead of t- (see tykken) probably evolved thus: við því → við ðví → modern ve ‿ dy/di "with that".
Pronoun
dy
- dative singular of he