deis

See also: déis

English

Noun

deis (plural deises)

1. Obsolete form of dais.

References

• “deis”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Edis, Desi, eids, ESDI, DESI, Ides, IEDs, SEID, EIDs, -side, side, sied, IDEs, ides, Eids, Dies, Dise, dies, desi, Side

Catalan

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈdejs]

Noun

deis

1. plural of dei

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin dīcitis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈdəjs]

Verb

deis

1. (Balearic) alternative form of dieu

Galician

Verb

deis

1. (reintegrationist norm) second-person plural present subjunctive of dar

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʲeʃ/

Etymology 1

Originally the dative of a substantivization of deas (“right”); compare Middle Irish des (“arrangement, order”) of the same origin.

Noun

deis f (genitive singular deise, nominative plural deiseanna)

1. right (side opposite left)
2. opportunity (chance for advancement, progress or profit)
3. comfort (something that offers comfort), convenience

   deiseanna nua-aoiseacha ― modern conveniences

4. means, facility (physical means or contrivance for doing something)

Declension

Declension of deis (second declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative deis deiseanna vocative a dheis a dheiseanna genitive deise deiseanna dative deis deiseanna forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an deis na deiseanna genitive na deise na ndeiseanna dative leis an deis don deis leis na deiseanna

Derived terms

• ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam

Further reading

• “deis”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “des “arrangement, order””, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dess (adjective) “right, south””, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “deis”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 327; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “deis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Adjective

deis

1. inflection of deas (“right (opposite of left)”):
   1. vocative/genitive masculine singular
   2. (archaic) dative feminine singular

Mutation

Mutated forms of deis

radical	lenition	eclipsis
deis	dheis	ndeis

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Latin

Noun

deīs

1. dative/ablative plural of deus

References

• "deis", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Anglo-Norman deis, from Latin discus, from Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos). Doublet of deske and disch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dæi̯s/, /dɛːs/

Noun

deis

1. podium, dais
2. high table
3. (figuratively) An office or position and the authority it gives.

Alternative forms

• deise, deies, dais, daies, deyse, deyes, days, dayes, des, dees, dese, dece, desse
• doise, doyse (Late Middle English)

Descendants

• English: dais
• Scots: deas, deece

References

• “deis, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

Noun

deis

1. alternative form of dees (“die”)

Noun

deis

1. alternative form of dees: plural of dee (“die”)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdejs/ [ˈdeɪ̯s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdejs/ [ˈdeɪ̯s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈdejʃ/ [ˈdeɪ̯ʃ]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdɐjʃ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdɐjʃ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdejʃ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdejʃ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdeʃ/

• Hyphenation: deis

Verb

deis

1. second-person plural present subjunctive of dar

Scots

Verb

deis

1. third-person singular simple present indicative form of dei

   Div ee ken whae deis it the end o'd?

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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Adjective

deis

1. ready
2. eager, willing

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdeis/ [ˈd̪ei̯s]
• Rhymes: -eis
• Syllabification: deis

Verb

deis

1. second-person plural present subjunctive of dar