dij

See also: díj and dij-

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛi̯/

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• Hyphenation: dij
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch die, from Old Dutch *thio, from Proto-Germanic *þeuhą. Compare West Frisian tsjea, English thigh, Icelandic þjó.

Noun

dij f (plural dijen, diminutive dijtje n)

1. thigh

Derived terms

• dijbeen
• dijenkletser

Descendants

• Afrikaans: dy

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch do, from Old Dutch thī, from Proto-Germanic *þiz.

Pronoun

dij

1. (archaic, personal pronoun) Second-person singular, objective: thee.

Related terms

• dijn, du

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Dutch Low Saxon

Etymology

Cognate with Dutch die.

Pronoun

dij

1. (relative) who, which, that