dej

See also: Dej, dëj, and děj

Albanian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *duai-au, from Proto-Indo-European *duo-, from the root *du (“two”). Cognate to Old High German zweio (“by, in two, in pairs”). A frozen locative dual form.

Adverb

dej

1. after (tomorrow)

Alternative forms

• deh

Etymology 2

From Proto-Albanian *dej, from Proto-Indo-European *dheh1- (“to suck, drink”). Cognate to Sanskrit धयति (dháyati, “to suck”) and Latvian det (“to suck”). Present deh, dej arose secondarily under the influence of the non-active paradigm.

Verb

dej (aorist dejta, participle dejtur)

1. (to get) drunk

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dej]

Verb

1. second-person singular imperative pf of dát

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Danish

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

From Old Danish degh, from Old Norse deigr, from Proto-Germanic *daigaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- (“to mold”). Compare Swedish deg, Norwegian Nynorsk deig, German Teig, West Frisian daai, Dutch deeg, English dough.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daːj/
• Rhymes: -ajˀ

Noun

dej c (singular definite dejen, plural indefinite deje)

1. dough (mix of flour and water)
2. paste (flour, fat, or similar ingredients used in making pastry)
3. batter (a beaten mixture of flour and liquid, usually egg and milk, used for baking)

Declension

Declension of dej

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	dej	dejen	deje	dejene
genitive	dejs	dejens	dejes	dejenes

References

• “dej” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Latvian

Verb

dej

1. (deprecated template usage) 2nd person singular present indicative form of diet
2. (deprecated template usage) 3rd person singular present indicative form of diet
3. (deprecated template usage) 3rd person plural present indicative form of diet
4. (deprecated template usage) 2nd person singular imperative form of diet
5. (with the particle lai) (deprecated template usage) 3rd person singular imperative form of diet
6. (with the particle lai) (deprecated template usage) 3rd person plural imperative form of diet

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Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛj/, [dej]

Verb

dej

1. third-person singular present of dejaś

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Romani

Noun

dej f (plural deja)

1. mother

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Swedish

Pronoun

dej

1. (colloquial) Pronunciation spelling of dig.

Declension

Swedish personal pronouns

Number	Person	Type	Nominative	Oblique	Possessive
					common	neuter	plural
singular	first	—	jag	mig, mej3	min	mitt	mina
	second	—	du	dig, dej3	din	ditt	dina
	third	masculine (person)	han	honom, han2, en5	hans
		feminine (person)	hon	henne, na5	hennes
		gender-neutral (person)1	hen	hen, henom7	hens
		common (noun)	den	den	dess
		neuter (noun)	det	det	dess
		indefinite	man or en4	en	ens
		reflexive	—	sig, sej3	sin	sitt	sina
plural	first	—	vi	oss	vår, våran2	vårt, vårat2	våra
	second	—	ni	er	er, eran2, ers6	ert, erat2	era
		archaic	I	eder	eder, eders6	edert	edra
	third	—	de, dom3	dem, dom3	deras
		reflexive	—	sig, sej3	sin	sitt	sina

¹Neologism. Usage has increased since 2010, and has gained widespread acceptance today.

²Informal

³Colloquial pronunciation spelling.

⁴Dialectal, also used lately as an alternative to man, to avoid association to the male gender.

⁵Informal, somewhat dialectal

⁶Formal address

⁷Discouraged by the Swedish Language Council

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White Hmong

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de˥˧/

Noun

dej

1. water.
2. stream; river.

References

• Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[3], SEAP Publications, →ISBN.