dede

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dede"

English

Noun

dede

1. Obsolete spelling of deed.

Anagrams

• 'deed, deed

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -eːdə
• IPA^(key): /ˈdeːdə/

Verb

dede

1. (dated or formal) singular past subjunctive of doen

Anagrams

• deed

Gullah

Alternative forms

• 'dede

Etymology

From Yoruba dede ("agreeable").

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de.de/

Adjective

dede

1. correct
2. exact

Adverb

dede

1. exactly

References

• Lorenzo Dow Turner, Africanisms in the Gullah Dialect (1969)

Igbo

Alternative forms

• deede
• dee
• dada

Noun

dede

1. A prefix added to the name of elderly people to show respect.[1]

Usage

• Dede Chile
  • Senior Chile
• Dede Chima
  • Senior Chima

Kankanaey

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdədə/ [ˈdɨː.dɨ]
• Rhymes: -ədə
• Syllabification: de‧de

Noun

dë́dë

1. pushing forward, thrust on, displace

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms & variants of dede

Southern / Central
Mt. Province	Tadian	dede, (Banaao, Cadad-anan, Cagubatan, Dacudac, Lenga, Pandayan) dodo
Northern / Applai
Mt. Province	Sagada	dede, (Pidlisan) cheche

Derived terms

• idede
• mandedeen

References

• Morice Vanoverbergh (1933), “déde”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)‎^[2], Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 125
• Allen, Larry (2021), “déde”, in Kankanaey – English Dictionary, Summer Institute of Linguistics
• Wallace, Judy (2018), “dede”, in Northern Kankanay – English Dictionary, Summer Institute of Linguistics

Laboya

Verb

dede

1. to stand

References

• Rina, A. Dj.; Kabba, John Lado B. (2011), “dede”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 14

Latin

Verb

dēde

1. second-person singular present active imperative of dēdō

Middle Dutch

Verb

dēde

1. first/third-person singular past indicative of doen

Middle English

Verb

dede

1. alternative form of dide

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈde.de/, /ˈdeː.de/

Verb

dede, dēde

1. inflection of doan (“did”):
   1. first/third-person singular preterite indicative
   2. singular past subjunctive

Old Irish

Noun

dede n

1. alternative spelling of déde

Mutation

Mutation of dede

radical	lenition	nasalization
dede	dede pronounced with /ðʲ-/	ndede

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

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese and Spanish dedo and Kabuverdianu dedu.

Noun

dede

1. finger

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English dead.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈde.de/

Adjective

dede

1. dead

Derived terms

• dedewan (“a dead person”)

Noun

dede

1. death

Verb

dede

1. to die
   • 1936, Melville J. Herskovits, Frances S. Herskovits, Suriname folk-lore‎^[3], New York: Columbia University Press, archived from the original on 27 September 2026, page 424:

     Bɔfru dɛ krei̯, Dia dɛ krei̯, Tamanwa 'ɛ krei̯. Nō mō ala den meti 'ɛ gowe wą' wą'. Nō mō Hagu drapɛ, 'ɛ bari, ‘Bia, bia, bia, / Mi yɛre suma dɛdɛ, / Ma karaki dɛ bro.’

     [Bofru e krei, Dia e krei, Tamanwa e krei. Nomo ala den meti e gwe wanwan. Nomo Agu drape e bari, 'Bia, bia, bia / Mi yere suma dede / Ma karaki e bro.']

     Buffalo was crying, Deer was crying, Anteater was crying. No sooner did all the animals go away one by one, than Hog called out, ‘Bia, bia, bia, / I hear a person died, / But his backside breathes.’

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• dodo

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈdede/ [ˈd̪ɛː.d̪ɛ], /ˈdedeʔ/ [ˈd̪ɛː.d̪ɛʔ]
• Rhymes: -ede, -edeʔ
• Syllabification: de‧de

Noun

dede or dedè (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜇᜒ) (informal)

1. baby bottle of milk; baby's milk
2. feeding of milk from the breast or a baby bottle (of a baby)

   Synonyms: suso, pagsuso

3. feeding time of a baby for milk
4. (anatomy) breast; teat

   Synonym: suso

Derived terms

• dedein
• ipadede
• magdede
• pagdede

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish دده (dede), from Proto-Oghuz [Term?] (baba, dede), from baby talk like many other words for close family.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dede]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

dede (definite accusative dedeyi, plural dedeler)

1. grandfather
2. A male hereditary priest in the Alevi religion.

Declension

Declension of dede

singular plural nominative dede dedeler definite accusative dedeyi dedeleri dative dedeye dedelere locative dedede dedelerde ablative dededen dedelerden genitive dedenin dedelerin Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular dedem dedelerim 2nd singular deden dedelerin 3rd singular dedesi dedeleri 1st plural dedemiz dedelerimiz 2nd plural dedeniz dedeleriniz 3rd plural dedeleri dedeleri definite accusative singular plural 1st singular dedemi dedelerimi 2nd singular dedeni dedelerini 3rd singular dedesini dedelerini 1st plural dedemizi dedelerimizi 2nd plural dedenizi dedelerinizi 3rd plural dedelerini dedelerini dative singular plural 1st singular dedeme dedelerime 2nd singular dedene dedelerine 3rd singular dedesine dedelerine 1st plural dedemize dedelerimize 2nd plural dedenize dedelerinize 3rd plural dedelerine dedelerine locative singular plural 1st singular dedemde dedelerimde 2nd singular dedende dedelerinde 3rd singular dedesinde dedelerinde 1st plural dedemizde dedelerimizde 2nd plural dedenizde dedelerinizde 3rd plural dedelerinde dedelerinde ablative singular plural 1st singular dedemden dedelerimden 2nd singular dedenden dedelerinden 3rd singular dedesinden dedelerinden 1st plural dedemizden dedelerimizden 2nd plural dedenizden dedelerinizden 3rd plural dedelerinden dedelerinden genitive singular plural 1st singular dedemin dedelerimin 2nd singular dedenin dedelerinin 3rd singular dedesinin dedelerinin 1st plural dedemizin dedelerimizin 2nd plural dedenizin dedelerinizin 3rd plural dedelerinin dedelerinin Predicative forms singular plural 1st singular dedeyim dedelerim 2nd singular dedesin dedelersin 3rd singular dede dededir dedeler dedelerdir 1st plural dedeyiz dedeleriz 2nd plural dedesiniz dedelersiniz 3rd plural dedeler dedelerdir

Synonyms

• büyük baba
• büyük peder
• cet

See also

Turkish family terms

aile (“family”)		Male	Female	Neutral
parent		baba (“father”)	anne (“mother”)	ebeveyn (“parents”)
grandparent		büyükbaba, dede (“grandfather”)	büyükanne, nine (“grandmother”)	büyükebeveyn (“grandparents”)
sibling	general	erkek kardeş (“brother”)	kız kardeş (“sister”)	kardeş (“sibling”)
	elder	ağabey (“elder brother”)	abla (“elder sister”)	–
cousin		erkek kuzen (“male cousin”)	kız kuzen (“female cousin”)	kuzen (“cousin”)
child		oğul (“son”)	kız (“daughter”)	evlat (“offspring”)
grandchild		erkek torun (“grandson”)	kız torun (“granddaughter”)	torun (“grandchild”)
parent's sibling	paternal	amca (“paternal uncle”)	hala (“paternal aunt”)	–
	maternal	dayı (“maternal uncle”)	teyze (“maternal aunt”)	–
sibling's child		erkek yeğen (“nephew”)	kız yeğen (“niece”)	yeğen (“nephew/niece”)
spouse		koca (“husband”)	karı (“wife”)	eş (“spouse”)
spouse's parent		kayınpeder (“father-in-law”)	kayınvalide (“mother-in-law”)	–
child's spouse		damat (“son-in-law”)	gelin (“daughter-in-law”)	–
child's spouse's parent		erkek dünür (“co-father-in-law”)	kadın dünür (“co-mother-in-law”)	dünür (“co-parent-in-law”)
sibling's spouse		enişte (“brother-in-law (sibling's husband)”)	yenge (“sister-in-law (sibling's wife)”)	–
spouse's sibling	marital	elti (“marital brother-in-law”)	görümce (“marital sister-in-law”)	–
	uxorial	kayınço (“uxorial brother-in-law”)	baldız (“uxorial sister-in-law”)	–
wife's sibling's spouse		bacanak (“brother-in-law (wife's sister's husband)”)	–	–

Further reading

• “dede”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “dede”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies

ALIV	dede
Brazilian standard	dede
New Tribes	dede

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [deɾ̠e]

Noun

dede

1. the greater bulldog bat, Noctilio leporinus
2. bat in general
3. a basket motif featuring four interlocking images facing outward from a central point, with each image consisting of two small diamonds embraced by one or more larger V-shapes

References

• Alberto Rodriguez, Nalúa Rosa Silva Monterrey, Hernán Castellanos, et al., editors (2012), “dede”, in Ye’kwana-Sanema Nüchü’tammeküdü Medewadinña Tüwötö’se’totojo [Guidelines for the management of the Ye’kwana and Sanema territories in the Caura River basin in Venezuela]‎^[4] (overall work in Ye'kwana and Spanish), Forest Peoples Programme, →ISBN, page 126
• de Civrieux, Marc (1980), “dede”, in  David M. Guss, transl., Watunna: An Orinoco Creation Cycle, San Francisco: North Point Press, →ISBN
• Guss, David M. (1989), To Weave and Sing: Art, Symbol, and Narrative in the South American Rain Forest, Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, →ISBN, pages 116, 117, 202–203: “dede”

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Cognate with Itsekiri dede, Ọ̀wọ̀ Yoruba gede, Olukumi gèdè, Èkìtì Yoruba kete, Ìdànrè Yoruba kete, Western Àkókó Yoruba kete

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dē.dē/

Noun

dede

1. (Ijebu, Ikalẹ, Ilajẹ, Ondo, Ẹgba) all, everything, everyone

   Ọlọ́un á kẹ́ dede ẹni ― God will care for all of us (Ijebu)

Usage notes

This noun often looks and acts as a qualifier or determiner, and while usually before nouns, can occasionally come after. Some examples:

• Dede olùkù mi fẹ́ràn ẹ̀bà jíjẹ. ― All of my friends love to eat eba.
• Ìgbà dede ― All the time

However, it is not a traditional adjective as when it's combined with subject pronouns, it becomes ungrammatical and must be used with the possessive pronouns, showing that it's a noun in the spoken varieties of the Èdè-Yorùbá-Ìṣẹkírì continuum. An example:

• Dede ẹni yún Èkó. ― All of us went to Lagos.

In the example above, the possessive pronoun, ẹni (“our”), instead of a (“we”), as Dede a yún Èkó would be ungrammatical.

Synonyms

Yoruba varieties and languages: gbogbo (“all, everything”)
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Language family	Variety group	Variety/language	Subdialect	Location	Words
Proto-Itsekiri-SEY	Southeast Yoruba	Eastern Àkókó	Ọ̀bà	Ọ̀bà Àkókó	gede
		Ìdànrè (Ùdànè, Ùdànrè)			kete
			Ìdànrè (Ùdànè, Ùdànrè)		kete
		Ìjẹ̀bú			dede
			Ìjẹ̀bú	Ìjẹ̀bú Òde	dede
			Rẹ́mọ	Ẹ̀pẹ́	dede
				Ìkòròdú	dede
				Ṣágámù	dede
		Ifọ́n			gede
			Ifọ́n		gede
		Ìkálẹ̀ (Ùkálẹ̀)			dede
			Òkìtìpupa		dede
		Ìlàjẹ (Ùlàjẹ)			dede
			Mahin		dede
		Oǹdó			dede
			Oǹdó		dede
		Ọ̀wọ̀ (Ọ̀ghọ̀)			gede
			Ọ̀wọ̀ (Ọ̀ghọ̀)		gede
	Ìtsẹkírì				dede
		Ìwẹrẹ			dede
	Olùkùmi				gèdè
		Ugbódù			gèdè
Proto-Yoruba	Central Yoruba	Èkìtì	Èkìtì	Àdó Èkìtì	kete
				Ìfàkì Èkìtì	kete
			Àkúrẹ́	Àkúrẹ́	kete
			Mọ̀bà	Ọ̀tùn Èkìtì	kete
		Ifẹ̀ (Ufẹ̀)			kete
			Ilé Ifẹ̀ (Ulé Ufẹ̀)		kete
		Western Àkókó			kete
			Ọ̀gbàgì Àkókó		kete
	Northwest Yoruba	Àwórì			gbogbo
			Èbúté Mẹ́tà		gbogbo
		Ẹ̀gbá			dede
			Abẹ́òkúta		dede
		Ẹ̀gbádò	Ìjàká		gbogbo
		Èkó			gbogbo
			Èkó		gbogbo
		Ìbàdàn			gbogbo
			Ìbàdàn		gbogbo
		Ìbọ̀lọ́			gbogbo
			Òṣogbo (Òsogbo)		gbogbo
		Ìlọrin			gbogbo
			Ìlọrin		gbogbo
		Oǹkó	Òtù		gbogbo
			Ìwéré Ilé		gbogbo
			Òkèhò		gbogbo
			Ìsẹ́yìn		gbogbo
			Ṣakí		gbogbo
			Tedé		gbogbo
			Ìgbẹ́tì		gbogbo
		Ọ̀yọ́			gbogbo
			Ọ̀yọ́		gbogbo
		Standard Yorùbá	Nàìjíríà		gbogbo
			Bɛ̀nɛ̀		gbogbo
	Northeast Yoruba/Okun	Ìyàgbà			gbogbo
			Ìsánlú Ìtẹ̀dó		gbogbo
		Owé			gbogbo
			Kabba		gbogbo
	Ede languages/Southwest Yoruba	Ana			wúkó
			Sokode		wúkó
		Cábɛ̀ɛ́	Cábɛ̀ɛ́ (Ìdàdú)		gbogbo
			Tchaourou		gbogbo
		Ǹcà (Ìcà, Ìncà)			gbogbo, gúdúgúdú
			Baàtɛ		gbogbo, gúdúgúdú
		Ìdàácà			kpóó
			Benin	Igbó Ìdàácà (Dasa Zunmɛ̀)	kpóó
		Ọ̀họ̀rí/Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí-Ìjè	Ọ̀họ̀rí/Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí/Ìjè	Ìkpòbɛ́	gbogbo
				Onigbolo	gbogbo
			Kétu/Ànàgó	Kétu	gbogbo
		Ifɛ̀	Akpáré		kpóó
			Atakpamɛ		kpóó
			Boko		kpóó
			Moretan		kpóó
			Tchetti (Tsɛti, Cɛti)		kpó
		Kura	Awotébi		bugbó
			Partago		gbùgbo
		Mɔ̄kɔ́lé			féí
			Kandi		féí
		Northern Nago	Kambole		gúdúgúdú
			Manigri		gúdúgúdú
Note: This amalgamation of terms comes from a number of different academic papers focused on the unique varieties and languages spoken in the Yoruboid dialectal continuum which extends from eastern Togo to southern Nigeria. The terms for spoken varieties, now deemed dialects of Yorùbá in Nigeria (i.e. Southeast Yorùbá, Northwest Yorùbá, Central Yorùbá, and Northeast Yorùbá), have converged with those of Standard Yorùbá leading to the creation of what can be labeled Common Yorùbá (Funṣọ Akere, 1977). It can be assumed that the Standard Yorùbá term can also be used in most Nigerian varieties alongside native terms, especially amongst younger speakers. This does not apply to the other Nigerian Yoruboid languages of Ìṣẹkírì and Olùkùmi, nor the Èdè Languages of Benin and Togo.

Derived terms

• dedeèdè (“all without exception (Ìkálẹ̀)”)

Etymology 2

Compare with Ifè ǹɖe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dè.dē/

Verb

dède

1. (Ekiti) alternative form of dìde (“to stand, get up, rise”)