deis

English

Noun

deis (plural deises)

1. Obsolete form of dais.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for deis in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Anagrams

• -side, Desi, Dies, EIDs, Eids, IDEs, IEDs, Ides, SEID, Side, desi, dies, eids, ides, side, sied

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Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʲɛʃ/

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

deis f (genitive singular deise, nominative plural deiseanna)

1. right hand; right-hand side
2. suitable, convenient, position
3. opportunity
4. 1. facility
   2. means, apparatus
5. material advantage
6. proper condition

Declension

Declension of deis

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative deis deiseanna Vocative a dheis a dheiseanna Genitive deise deiseanna Dative deis deiseanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an deis na deiseanna Genitive na deise na ndeiseanna Dative leis an deis don deis leis na deiseanna

Etymology 2

Adjective

deis

1. inflection of deas (“right (opposite of left)”):
   1. vocative/genitive masculine singular
   2. (archaic) dative feminine singular

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
deis	dheis	ndeis
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• "deis" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

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Latin

Noun

deīs

1. dative plural of deus
2. ablative plural of deus

References

• deis in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

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Middle English

Etymology 1

From Anglo-Norman deis, from Latin discus, from Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos). Doublet of disch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛi̯s/, /dɛːs/, /dɛs/, /ˈdɛi̯əs/

Noun

deis

1. podium, dais
2. high table
3. (figuratively) An office or position and the authority it gives.

Alternative forms

• deise, deies, dais, daies, deyse, deyes, days, dayes, des, dees, dese, dece, desse
• doise, doyse (late)

Descendants

• English: dais
• Scots: deas, deece

References

• “deis, n.” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

Noun

deis

1. Alternative form of dees (“die”)

Noun

deis

1. Alternative form of dees: plural of dee (“die”)

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Portuguese

Verb

deis

1. second-person plural (vós) present subjunctive of dar
2. second-person plural (vós, sometimes used with vocês) negative imperative of dar

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Scots

Verb

deis

1. third-person singular simple present indicative form of dei

   Div ee ken whae deis it the end o'd?

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

deis

1. ready
2. eager, willing

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Spanish

Verb

deis

1. Informal second-person plural (vosotros, vosotras) present subjunctive form of dar.
2. Informal second-person plural (vosotros or vosotras) negative imperative form of dar.