dese

See also: dése, desè, and dèse

English

Etymology

Representing a colloquial pronunciation of these.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diːz/

Determiner

dese

1. (slang, nonstandard) these

Pronoun

dese

1. (slang, nonstandard) these

Anagrams

• EDES, Seed, dees, sede, seed

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Galician

Verb

dese

1. first-person singular preterite subjunctive of dar
2. third-person singular preterite subjunctive of dar

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

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Determiner

dese

1. this, these
   • 1249, Schepenbrief van Bochoute, Velzeke, eastern Flanders:

     Descepenen van bochouta quedden alle degene die dese lettren sien selen i(n) onsen here.

     The aldermen of Bochoute address all who will see this letter by our lord.

Inflection

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Descendants

• Dutch: deze, dit
• Limburgish: deze

Further reading

• “dese”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “dese”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

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Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

dese

1. Alternative form of deis (“dais”)

Etymology 2

Determiner

dese

1. Alternative form of þes (“these”)

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Old High German

Alternative forms

• these

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þat, whence also Old English þes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈde.ze/

Adjective

dese

1. this

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Spanish

Etymology

• preposition de + pronoun ese

Contraction

dese

1. (obsolete) of that, from that (followed by a masculine noun in plural)

Related terms

• deso
• desos
• desa
• desas

Noun

dese m (plural deses)

1. (Mexico) whatchamacallit, thingamabob

Verb

dese

1. Compound of the formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of dar, de and the pronoun se.

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Volapük

Preposition

dese

1. from out of