dein

See also: Dein and déin

English

Alternative forms

• deein

Pronunciation

• (Northumbria) IPA^(key): /ˈdiːɪn/

Verb

dein

1. present participle of de

References

• Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893–4
• Bill Griffiths, editor (2004), “dein”, in A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear: Northumbria University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• Iden, Dine, Edin, Diné, 'dine, iDEN, nide, enid, Enid, dine, Nied, IndE, deni, Nide

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdei̯n/, [ˈde̞i̯n]
• Rhymes: -ein
• Syllabification^(key): dein
• Hyphenation^(key): dein

Noun

dein

1. instructive plural of dee

Anagrams

• nide

German

Alternative forms

• Dein (determiner)

Etymology

From Middle High German dīn, from Old High German dīn. Akin to Old Saxon thīn, English thine, thy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daɪ̯n/

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• Rhymes: -aɪ̯n
• Homophone: deinen (according to a common pronunciation of this form)

Pronoun

dein

1. (archaic) genitive singular of du
   • 19th century, Nikolaus Lenau, Schilflieder, no. 3:

     Auf geheimem Waldespfade
     Schleich ich gern im Abendschein
     An das öde Schilfgestade,
     Mädchen, und gedenke dein!

     Upon private forest path[s]
     I yearnly slink in evenshine
     unto the lonely reeden bank,
     Maiden, and think of thee!

   • 1912, “Der Brief des Paulus an Philemon”, in Luther-Bibel 1912, verse 4:

     Ich danke meinem Gott und gedenke dein allezeit in meinem Gebet[.]

     I thank my God and think of thee always in my prayer[.]

Determiner

dein m (feminine deine, neuter dein, plural deine)

1. thy, your (esp. to friends, relatives, children, etc.).

Declension

Declension of dein

	singular			plural
	m	f	n
nominative	dein	deine	dein	deine
genitive	deines	deiner	deines	deiner
dative	deinem	deiner	deinem	deinen
accusative	deinen	deine	dein	deine

When used as a pronoun, the nominative masculine takes the form deiner, and the nominative/accusative neuter takes the form deines or deins.

• mein Vater und deiner – my father and yours
• Das ist mein Fahrrad. Das andere ist dein(e)s. – This is my bike. The other one is yours.

See also

• Ihr (“your”) (addressing formally or politely one or more persons)

Determiner

dein

1. nominative/accusative neuter singular of dein

Anagrams

• Neid

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German dīn, from Old High German dīn, from Proto-West Germanic *þīn, from Proto-Germanic *þīnaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaɪ̯n/
• Rhymes: -aɪ̯n
• Syllabification: dein

Determiner

dein

1. thy, your

   Dein Hund un dein Katz. ― Your dog and your cat.

   Gebb das deiner Mutter. ― Give this to your mother.

Inflection

Hunsrik possessive pronouns

		nominative / accusative		dative
		singular referent	plural referent	singular referent		plural referent
				m or n	f
1st person singular		mein	mein, meine1	meim	meiner	meine
2nd person singular		dein	dein, deine1	deim	deiner	deine
3rd person singular	m or n	sein	sein, seine1	seim	seiner	seine
	f	eere	eere	eerem	eerer	eere
1st person plural		unser	unser, unsre1	unsrem	unsrer	unsre
2nd person plural		eier	eier, eire1	eirem	eirer	eire
3rd person plural		eere	eere	eerem	eerer	eere

¹ Form used when the plural of the noun is the same as the singular

References

• Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “dein”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 33, column 1