deis

English

Noun

deis (plural deises)

  1. Obsolete form of dais.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for deis in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Anagrams

Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdʲɛʃ/

Etymology 1

Noun

deis f (genitive singular deise, nominative plural deiseanna)

  1. right hand; right-hand side
  2. suitable, convenient, position
  3. opportunity
    1. facility
    2. means, apparatus
  5. material advantage
  6. proper condition
Declension
Declension of deis

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative deis deiseanna
Vocative a dheis a dheiseanna
Genitive deise deiseanna
Dative deis deiseanna

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an deis na deiseanna
Genitive na deise na ndeiseanna
Dative leis an deis

don deis

 leis na deiseanna

Etymology 2

Adjective

deis

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

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
deis dheis ndeis
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Latin

Noun

deīs

  1. dative plural of deus
  2. ablative plural of deus

References

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dɛi̯s/, /dɛːs/, /dɛs/, /ˈdɛi̯əs/

Noun

deis

  1. A podium or dais; an elevated portion of floor.
  2. A high table; a table where notables sit.
  3. (figuratively) An office or position and the authority it gives.

Descendants

References

Portuguese

Verb

deis

  1. second-person plural (vós) present subjunctive of dar
  2. second-person plural (vós, sometimes used with vocês) negative imperative 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?

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Adjective

deis

  1. ready
  2. eager, willing

Spanish

Verb

deis

  1. Informal second-person plural (vosotros, vosotras) present subjunctive form of dar.
  2. Informal second-person plural (vosotros or vosotras) negative imperative form of dar.
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