dy

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dy"

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English dyen, variant of dien (“to die”). More at die.

Verb

dy

1. Obsolete form of die.
   • 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto XII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:

     The lether-winged Bat, dayes enimy, / The ruefull Strich, still waiting on the bere, / The Whistler shrill, that who so heares, doth dy […]

Etymology 2

Clipping of already.

Adverb

dy

1. (text messaging) already

Etymology 3

Abbreviation of deputy.

Noun

dy

1. (India, attributive) Abbreviation of deputy.
   • 2024 July 4, Mahesh Buddi, “SBI dy manager in police net for helping cyber cons, 15th banker to be held this yr”, in Times of India‎, archived from the original on 11 September 2024:

     SBI dy manager in police net for helping cyber cons, 15th banker to be held this yr

See also

• dy-no-mite (etymologically unrelated)

Anagrams

• yd., Y/D, yd

Afrikaans

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [də̟i̯]

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Noun

dy (plural dye, diminutive dytjie)

1. thigh