dy

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See also: Dy, DY, dý, dŷ, d.y., d'y, and dy.

English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Verb[edit]

dy

  1. Obsolete form of die.

Etymology 2[edit]

Clipping of already.

Adverb[edit]

dy

  1. (text messaging) already

Anagrams[edit]

Afrikaans[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch dij, from Middle Dutch die, from Old Dutch *thio, from Proto-Germanic *þeuhą.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

dy (plural dye, diminutive dytjie)

  1. thigh

Albanian[edit]

Albanian cardinal numbers
 <  1 2 3  > 
    Cardinal : dy
    Ordinal : dytë

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Albanian *duwō masc, *duwai fem, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.[1] Matzinger reconstructs *duu̯a.[2]

Pronunciation[edit]

Numeral[edit]

dy

  1. two

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “dy”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 79
  2. ^ Schumacher, Stefan; Matzinger, Joachim (2013) Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 216

Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Uncertain, possibly from Middle Low German dōgen (“to suffer, endure”), from Proto-Germanic *daugijaną, cognate with Dutch dogen (dialect).

Verb[edit]

dy (past tense dyede, past participle dyet)

  1. (reflexive) to restrain oneself, to help oneself
    • 2012, Richard Russo, Åndernes rige, Klim →ISBN
      Han er egentlig for klog til det, men han kan ikke dy sig.
      He is actually too clever for it, but he cannot help himself.
    • 2010, Mette Winge, Et udestående: - en provisorietidsroman, Gyldendal A/S →ISBN
      Han var lige ved at tilføje at der ikke havde været anført noget om sagen i de franske aviser, men han dyede sig, for politiinspektøren hørte ikke til dem man opmuntrede med vitser.
      He was just about to add that there had been no note of the case in the French papers, but he restrained himself, for the police inspector did not belong to those people that one cheered up with jokes.
    • 2009, Hanne Reintoft, Hjertebånd, ArtPeople →ISBN
      De havde dyet sig og nøjedes med den tilmålte ration uden at stikke fingrene hverken i slunkne melsække eller halvtomme sulekar.
      They had restrained themselves and made do with the measured ration without sticking their fingers in lacking flour bags, nor in half-empty meat jars.

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of dy
present past
simple dyer or dyr dyede
perfect har dyet havde dyet
passive — —
participle - dyet
imperative dy —
infinitive dy —
auxiliary verb have —
gerund — —

References[edit]

Egyptian[edit]

Romanization[edit]

dy

  1. Alternative transliteration of dj.

Lower Sorbian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

dy

  1. Alternative form of gdy.

Further reading[edit]

  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “dy”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999), “dy”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Middle English[edit]

Noun[edit]

dy

  1. Alternative form of dee

Middle French[edit]

Verb[edit]

dy

  1. first-person singular present indicative of dire

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse dý, related to dyja (“to shake, tremble”), from Proto-Germanic *dūjan- (“to tremble”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“smoke, mist”).

Noun[edit]

dy c

  1. mud, mire, sludge

Declension[edit]

Declension of dy 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative dy dyn — —
Genitive dys dyns — —

Traveller Norwegian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Romani duj.

Numeral[edit]

dy

  1. two

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • “dy” in Norwegian Romani Dictionary.
  • “dy” in Tavringens Rakripa: Romanifolkets Ordbok, Landsorganisasjonen for Romanifolket.

Vilamovian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Audio(file)

Article[edit]

dy (definite, feminine and plural form of dyr)

  1. The; declined form of dyr

Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Celtic *tou- (“your”); compare Cornish dha, Breton da, Irish do. See ti (“you”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /də/
    • (cy, colloquial) IPA(key): /də/, (before a vowel) /d/

Determiner[edit]

dy

  1. your (singular, familiar)
    dy dŷ du di ― your black house

Usage notes[edit]

Dy triggers the soft mutation. Di often appears after the noun.

West Frisian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Compare Dutch die.

Pronunciation[edit]

Determiner[edit]

dy

  1. that, those
Inflection[edit]
  • Common singular: dy
  • Neuter singular: dat
  • Plural: dy
Further reading[edit]
  • “dy (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Frisian thī, from Proto-Germanic *þiz.

Pronunciation[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

dy

  1. object of do
Further reading[edit]
  • “dy (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Westrobothnian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse því, possibly from the instrumental interrogative Proto-Germanic *hwī (“how, with what”), with the initial h- replaced by the þ- from the forms of *sa. The modern Westrobothnian form with d- instead of t- (see tykken) probably evolved thus: við því → við ðví → modern ve ‿ dy/di "with that".

Pronoun[edit]

dy

  1. dative singular of he
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