dagis

See also: dag-is

Gothic

Romanization

dagis

1. romanization of 𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍃

Kapampangan

Etymology

Compare Tagalog daga.

Noun

dagis

1. mouse (rodent)

Old Prussian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn”).

Noun

dagis

1. summer
   • Elbing German-Prussian Vocabulary

     Somer   Dagis

See also

Seasons in Old Prussian · [Term?] (layout · text) · category
[Term?] (“spring”)	dagis (“summer”)	assanis (“autumn”)	semo (“winter”)

References

• Elbing Vocabulary

Swedish

Etymology

Clipping of daghem (“daycare”) +‎ -is.

Noun

dagis n

1. (informal) daycare centre, kindergarten, preschool

   Synonym: förskola

2. (figuratively) kindergarten (something immature or lacking in seriousness)

   Synonym: sandlåda

   dagisnivå

   kindergarten level

Declension

Declension of dagis

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	dagis	dagis
	definite	dagiset	dagisets
plural	indefinite	dagis	dagis
	definite	dagisen	dagisens

Derived terms

• dagisbarn
• dagisfröken
• dagiskö
• dagisplats
• dagispop

References

• “dagis”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “dagis”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “dagis”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• dag-is — chiefly dialectal, Southern Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *daʀʔəs (“strain; physical effort”). Compare Pangasinan dages, Kapampangan dayas, Central Bikol dag-os.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /daˈɡis/ [d̪ɐˈɣɪs]
• Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: da‧gis

Noun

dagís (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜄᜒᜐ᜔)

1. (physiology) physical effort to eject or discharge the bowels or the womb as in defecation or childbirth

   Synonyms: daragis, iri

Derived terms

• dagis-dagisan
• dagisdis
• dagisik
• dagison
• daragis
• dumagis
• idagis
• mapadagis
• paragis

Further reading

• “dagis”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “dagis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Zorc, David Paul (1982), Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 3, page 109

Anagrams

• sagid, digas