dis

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dis"

Translingual

Symbol

dis

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Dimasa.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Dimasa terms

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:

dis

Wikipedia

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪs/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɪs
• Homophones: dis-, diss, dys-

Etymology 1

Abbreviation of disrespect.

Verb

dis (third-person singular simple present disses, present participle dissing, simple past and past participle dissed)

1. (informal) Alternative spelling of diss.
   • 1995 July, Bob Ickes, “Die, Computer, Die!”, in New York, →ISSN, page 24:

     Yet the neo-Luddite resistance is remarkably disparate. Some flee to the woods; others, taking a less courageous stand, are content to dis the microwave oven and cellular phone.

Translations

diss — see diss

Noun

dis (plural disses)

1. Alternative form of diss.

Translations

diss — see diss

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Old Norse dís.

Noun

dis (plural disir)

2. (Norse mythology) Any of a group of minor female deities in Scandinavian folklore.
   • 1851, Benjamin Thorpe, Northern Mythology, E Lumley, page 116:

     In Norway the Dîsir appear to have been held in great veneration.

   • 1993, Hilda Ellis Davidson, The Lost Beliefs of Northern Europe, Routledge, page 113:

     A number of places in Norway and Sweden were also named after the Disir

   • 1997, ‘Egil's Saga’, translated by Bernard Scudder, The Sagas of Icelanders, Penguin, published 2001, page 67:

     Bard had prepared a feast for him, because a sacrifice was being made to the disir.

Etymology 3

Representing a colloquial or dialectal pronunciation with th-stopping of this.

Alternative forms

• 'dis

Determiner

dis

1. (slang or pronunciation spelling) This.

Pronoun

dis

1. (slang or pronunciation spelling) This.

See also

• dis legomenon (etymologically unrelated)

Anagrams

• IDs, SDI, sid, I-Ds, ISD, DSI, IDS, ids, sid', Sid, SID, I.D.s

Achang

Pronunciation

• (Myanmar) /di˧˩/
• (Longchuan) [tə⁵⁵]
• (Xiandao) [tɤ⁵⁵]

Adjective

dis

1. rich

   dis soeu

   rich man

Further reading

• Inglis, Douglas; Sampu, Nasaw; Jaseng, Wilai; Jana, Thocha (2005), A preliminary Ngochang–Kachin–English Lexicon‎, Payap University, page 26

Afrikaans

Alternative forms

• 'is (Cape Afrikaans)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dəs/

• Audio:

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Contraction

dis

1. contraction of dit +‎ is (this's, that's, it's)

Derived terms

• dissie

Antigua and Barbuda Creole English

Determiner

dis

1. this

Catalan

Verb

dis

1. alternative form of dieu

Usage notes

Can be used in Valencia in place of dieu.

Cimbrian

Pronoun

dis

1. (Sette Comuni) alternative form of ditzan

References

• “dis” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974), Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Danish

Etymology

From Low German dis.

Noun

dis

1. (light) mist or haze

Verb

dis

1. imperative of disse

Dutch

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch disch, from Old Dutch disk, from Proto-Germanic *diskuz (“table; dish; bowl”), from Latin discus. Cognate with English dish and German Tisch (“table”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪs/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: dis
• Rhymes: -ɪs
• Homophone: diss

Noun

dis m (plural dissen, diminutive disje n)

1. (dated) laid table

   Synonyms: tafel, berd

2. (rare) meal, dish

Alternative forms

• disch (obsolete)

Derived terms

• bruiloftsdis
• dismeester
• feestdis
• opdissen

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dis/
• Rhymes: -is

Noun

dis f (plural dissen, diminutive disje n)

1. (music) D-sharp

Finnish

Etymology

From German Dis (German key notation).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdis/, [ˈdis̠]
• Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification^(key): dis
• Hyphenation^(key): dis

Noun

dis

1. (music) D-sharp

Usage notes

Capitalized for the great octave or any octave below that, or in names of major keys; not capitalized for the small octave or any octave above that, or in names of minor keys.

Declension

Inflection of dis (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		dis	disit
genitive		disin	disien
partitive		disiä	disejä
illative		disiin	diseihin
		singular	plural
nominative		dis	disit
accusative	nom.	dis	disit
	gen.	disin
genitive		disin	disien
partitive		disiä	disejä
inessive		disissä	diseissä
elative		disistä	diseistä
illative		disiin	diseihin
adessive		disillä	diseillä
ablative		disiltä	diseiltä
allative		disille	diseille
essive		disinä	diseinä
translative		disiksi	diseiksi
abessive		disittä	diseittä
instructive		—	disein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of dis (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative disini disini accusative nom. disini disini gen. disini genitive disini disieni partitive disiäni disejäni inessive disissäni diseissäni elative disistäni diseistäni illative disiini diseihini adessive disilläni diseilläni ablative disiltäni diseiltäni allative disilleni diseilleni essive disinäni diseinäni translative disikseni diseikseni abessive disittäni diseittäni instructive — — comitative — diseineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative disisi disisi accusative nom. disisi disisi gen. disisi genitive disisi disiesi partitive disiäsi disejäsi inessive disissäsi diseissäsi elative disistäsi diseistäsi illative disiisi diseihisi adessive disilläsi diseilläsi ablative disiltäsi diseiltäsi allative disillesi diseillesi essive disinäsi diseinäsi translative disiksesi diseiksesi abessive disittäsi diseittäsi instructive — — comitative — diseinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative disimme disimme accusative nom. disimme disimme gen. disimme genitive disimme disiemme partitive disiämme disejämme inessive disissämme diseissämme elative disistämme diseistämme illative disiimme diseihimme adessive disillämme diseillämme ablative disiltämme diseiltämme allative disillemme diseillemme essive disinämme diseinämme translative disiksemme diseiksemme abessive disittämme diseittämme instructive — — comitative — diseinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative disinne disinne accusative nom. disinne disinne gen. disinne genitive disinne disienne partitive disiänne disejänne inessive disissänne diseissänne elative disistänne diseistänne illative disiinne diseihinne adessive disillänne diseillänne ablative disiltänne diseiltänne allative disillenne diseillenne essive disinänne diseinänne translative disiksenne diseiksenne abessive disittänne diseittänne instructive — — comitative — diseinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative disinsä disinsä accusative nom. disinsä disinsä gen. disinsä genitive disinsä disiensä partitive disiään disiänsä disejään disejänsä inessive disissään disissänsä diseissään diseissänsä elative disistään disistänsä diseistään diseistänsä illative disiinsä diseihinsä adessive disillään disillänsä diseillään diseillänsä ablative disiltään disiltänsä diseiltään diseiltänsä allative disilleen disillensä diseilleen diseillensä essive disinään disinänsä diseinään diseinänsä translative disikseen disiksensä diseikseen diseiksensä abessive disittään disittänsä diseittään diseittänsä instructive — — comitative — diseineen diseinensä

Derived terms

compounds

• dis-molli

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di/

• Audio (France (Brétigny-sur-Orge)):

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• Audio (Canada (Shawinigan)):

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Verb

dis

1. inflection of dire:
   1. first/second-person singular present indicative
   2. first/second-person singular past historic
   3. second-person singular imperative

Galician

Verb

dis

1. second-person singular present indicative of dicir
2. (reintegrationist norm) second-person singular present indicative of dizer

German

Pronoun

dis

1. obsolete spelling of dies

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French dix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dis/

Numeral

dis

1. ten

Ladin

Noun

dis

1. plural of dì

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈdiːs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈdis]

Etymology 1

Contracted form of dīves.

Adjective

dīs (genitive dītis, comparative dītior, superlative dītissimus); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. rich, wealthy

   Synonyms: opulentus, opulens, dives, ditis, locuples

   Antonyms: pauper, egens, inops, exiguus

   • c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de Bello Gallico 1.1:

     Apud Helvetios longe nobilissimus fuit et ditissimus Orgetorix.

     By far the noblest and wealthiest man among the Helvetii was Orgetorix.

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	dīs			dītēs	dītia
genitive	dītis			dītium dītum
dative	dītī			dītibus
accusative	dītem	dīs		dītīs dītēs	dītia
ablative	dītī dīte	dītī		dītibus
vocative	dīs			dītēs	dītia

Derived terms

• dītēscō
• dītiae

Etymology 2

Inflected form of deus (“god”).

Noun

dīs m

1. dative/ablative plural of deus

References

• “dis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “dis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• "dis", 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)
• Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • (ambiguous) to give thanks to heaven: grates agere (dis immortalibus)
    
  • (ambiguous) to thank, glorify the immortal gods: grates, laudes agere dis immortalibus
    
  • (ambiguous) with the help of the gods: dis bene iuvantibus (Fam. 7. 20. 2)
    
  • (ambiguous) to sacrifice: rem divinam facere (dis)
    
• “dis”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

Louisiana Creole

Louisiana Creole cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : dis

Etymology

Inherited from French dix (“ten”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dis/
• Rhymes: -is

Numeral

dis

1. ten

Usage notes

• This word is used independently of nouns.
• When preceding nouns, di is used for consonant-initial words, and diz is used for vowel-initial words. Compare French etymon dix.

Related terms

• di
• di-sèt
• diz
• diz-nèf
• diz-wit

Mauritian Creole

Mauritian Creole cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : dis     Ordinal : diziem

Etymology

From French dix.

Numeral

dis

1. ten

Middle Dutch

Determiner

dis

1. neuter genitive singular of dese

Middle English

Etymology 1

Determiner

dis

1. alternative form of þis

Etymology 2

Noun

dis

1. alternative form of dees (“die”)

Noun

dis

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

Nigerian Pidgin

Etymology

From English this.

Determiner

dis

1. this
   • 2018 October 23, “'I wan get pikin but I no wan nack'”, in BBC News Pidgin:

     E tok say, "I still dey feel pipo wella, like romantically, I still fit say dis girl fine, but e no go reach my brain to di point say I wan nack dis babe."

     He said, "I still have strong feelings for people, like romantically. I can still say that this girl is beautiful, but it won't get to my head to the point where I want to have sex with her."

Norman

Verb

dis

1. first-person singular preterite of dithe

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈtiːs/

Pronoun

dīs

1. locative of dii

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German Low German dis.

Noun

dis m (definite singular disen)

1. haze

Related terms

• disig

References

• “dis” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

dis

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

From German Low German dis.

Noun

dis m (definite singular disen, uncountable)

1. haze

Related terms

• disen
• disig

Etymology 2

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

diser

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

From Old Norse dís f, from Proto-Germanic *dīsiz (“(demi-)goddess; virgin”)

Noun

dis f (definite singular disa, indefinite plural diser, definite plural disene)

2. (Norse mythology) dis

Etymology 3

From De (“you (formal singular)”) modelled after the adjective dus.

Adjective

dis (singular and plural dis)

1. having formal distance (of interpersonal relationships)
2. (originally historically, formal) being on terms where one may address each other with the formal 2nd person singular pronoun De, as opposed to the more formal du.

Antonyms

• dus

References

• “dis” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old French

Etymology 1

From Latin decem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dis/

Numeral

cardinal number

10	Previous:	nuef
	Next:	onze

dis

1. ten

Descendants

• French: dix
• Norman: dgix, dix (Guernsey), dyis (continental)
• Walloon: dijh

Etymology 2

From the verb dire.

Verb

dis

1. inflection of dire:
   1. first/second-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular present imperative