Ded

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ded"

Albanian

Alternative forms

• Dod (Gheg)
• Dedë (Standard)
• Dodë (Standard)

Etymology

Gheg variant of Standard Albanian Dedë. See Dedë for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛːdə/ (Standard)
• IPA^(key): /dɛːd/ (loss of ending -ë (/ə/) in Gheg)

Proper noun

Ded f (plural Ded(ë), definite Deda, definite plural Ded(ë)t)

1. a male given name
2. indefinite form of Deda

Declension

• Note that Dedë is a male given name but the ending forms of this declension are of feminine gender.
• The final -ë (Schwa) in the nominative/accusative singular/plural forms of Dedë can be dropped, resulting in Ded (common among Gheg dialects).

Declension of Ded

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	Ded	Deda	Ded(ë)	Ded(ë)t
accusative		Ded(ë)n
dative	Dede	Ded(ë)s	Ded(ë)ve	Ded(ë)ve
ablative			Ded(ë)sh

Related terms

• Deda
• Dedaj
• Dedë
• Dod (Gheg, Gheg Albanian)
• Doda
• Dodaj
• Dodë