Dé
See also: Appendix:Variations of "de"
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dʲeː/
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Dé m
- vocative and genitive singular of Dia (“God”)
- The translation of Silent Night into Irish) begins:
- Oíche chiúin, oíche Mhic Dé
- Silent night, night of God’s Son
- Oíche chiúin, oíche Mhic Dé
- The translation of Silent Night into Irish) begins:
Etymology 2
Originally the dative of dia (“day”).
Preposition
Dé (plus genitive, triggers h-prothesis, used only with the names of the days of the week)
- on
- Dé Domhnaigh ― on Sunday
Usage notes
Dé is not used with Déardaoin (“Thursday”), which by itself is both the noun “Thursday” and the adverb “on Thursday”.
Derived terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Dé | Dhé | nDé |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dʲeː/
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| Dé | Dé pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/ |
nDé |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
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