dee

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dee"

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Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Dewoin with e as a placeholder.

Symbol

dee

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

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Dewoin terms

English

Alternative forms

• de (Northumbria)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diː/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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• (interrogative, before a consonant) IPA^(key): /dɪ/
• (interrogative, before a vowel) IPA^(key): /dɪv/
• Rhymes: -iː

Etymology 1

Variant of do.

Verb

dee (third-person singular simple present diz, present participle deein, simple past and past participle dyun)

1. (Northumbria) To do.

   What are ye deein man!

   • 1891, John Atkinson, anonymous quotee, Forty Years in a Moorland Parish, page 62:

     My au'd father did it. But it's sae mony years syne, it must be wore out by now, and I shall have to dee it again.

References

• Scott Dobson, Dick Irwin, “dee”, in Newcastle 1970s: Durham & Tyneside Dialect Group‎^[1], archived from the original on 5 September 2024.
• Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977[2]
• Bill Griffiths, editor (2004), “dee”, in A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear: Northumbria University Press, →ISBN.

Etymology 2

Noun

dee (plural dees)

1. The name of the Latin script letter D/d.
   • 2004, Will Rogers, The Stonking Steps, page 170:

     I have drunk en-ee-cee-tee-ay-ar from the ef-ell-oh-doubleyou-ee-ar-ess in his gee-ay-ar-dee-ee-en many a time.

   • 2016, CCEB, Communications Instructions Radiotelephone Procedures: ACP125 (G), pages 3–5:

     IED [is spoken] as "eye-ee-dee" instead of "I SPELL India Echo Delta Romeo".

2. Something shaped like the letter D, such as a dee lock.

   the pommel is furnished with dees.

3. (slang) A police detective.

   The dees are about.

   • 1966, James K. Baxter, The Maori Jesus:

     The second day he was beaten up by the cops / For telling a dee his house was not in order […] .

4. Alternative form of D (“dick, penis”)
   • 1973 September 12, Lou Sullivan, Diary:

     we stared at each other til we passed + I turned + looked back but he didn't. What am I supposed to do to get these boys? Grab their dee's right then + there? It's so frustrating.

   • 2026 April 9, @Cypherpunkgod1, X‎^[3] (post):

     The wealthy or ultra wealthy can smell desperation easily and know when you are sucking dee

   • 2026 June 21, @1d3co, X‎^[4] (post):

     My girlfriend came the other night but my Dee has refused to stand since then but when we were talking I was on heat so bad before her arrival. Can that be a medical problem?

Derived terms

• deejay
• ecks dee

Translations

name of the letter D, d

• Arabic: دِي m (dī)
• Asturian: de (ast)
• Bengali: ডি (ḍi)
• Bulgarian: де (bg) n (de)
• Burmese: ဒီ (my) (di)
• Catalan: de (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: dog (yue) (dok¹) (Hong Kong Cantonese)

  Mandarin: (English letter names are called as in English, no other standard Mandarin name exists)

• Czech: please add this translation if you can
• Dutch: please add this translation if you can
• Esperanto: do (eo)
• Finnish: dee (fi)
• French: dé (fr) m
• Galician: de (gl) m
• Greek: ντι n (nti)
• Hawaiian: dē
• Hindi: डी (ḍī)
• Icelandic: dé
• Ido: de (io)
• Irish: dé (ga), dair f
• Italian: please add this translation if you can
• Japanese: ディー (ja) (dī)
• Korean: 디 (ko) (di)
• Latin: dē (la)
• Malay: di (ms)
• Marathi: डी (ḍī)
• Occitan: de (oc) f
• Persian: د (fa) (de), دی (fa) (di) (english)
• Portuguese: dê (pt) m
• Russian: ди (ru) n (di) (English), дэ (ru) n (dɛ)
• Spanish: de (es) f
• Thai: ดี (th) (dii)
• Turkish: de (tr)
• Vietnamese: dê (vi), dờ
• Welsh: di f

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) letter; a, bee, cee, dee, e, ef, gee, aitch, i, jay, kay, el, em, en, o, pee, cue, ar, ess, tee, u, vee, double-u, ex, wye, zee / zed

See also

• Tweedle-dee
• whoop-dee-do
• whoop-dee-doo
• whoop dee doo
• zip-a-dee-doo-dah

Anagrams

• Ede

Äiwoo

Adverb

dee

1. (interrogative) when

References

• Næss, Åshild (2017), “dee”, in A short dictionary of Äiwoo (Studies in the Languages of Island Melanesia; A-PL 35)‎^[5], Canberra, ACT: Asia-Pacific Linguistics, College of Asia and the Pacific, Australian National University, page 29
• Ross, Malcolm; Næss, Åshild (December 2007), “An Oceanic origin for Äiwoo, the language of the Reef Islands?”, in Oceanic Linguistics‎^[6], volume 46, number 2, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaii Press, →DOI, pages 456–98

Bambara

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dẽ˦ẽ˨]

Noun

dee

1. child

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

Chairel

Noun

dee

1. water

References

• W. McCulloch, Account of the Valley of Munnipore and of the Hill tribes with a comparative vocabulary of the Munnipore and other languages (1859, Calcutta: Bengal Printing Company)

Chinese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “From 弟?”)

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): di⁴ / di^4-2

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: di⁴ / di^4-2
    • Yale: dìh / dí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: di⁴ / di^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: di⁴ / di^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiː²¹/, /tiː²¹⁻³⁵/

Noun

dee

1. (Cantonese, often in compounds) brother

   華dee／华dee [Cantonese]  ―  waa⁴ di^4-2 [Jyutping]  ―  a nickname, Brother Wah

2. (Cantonese, poker, especially in big two) the largest of the poker cards, i.e. 2 (Classifier: 隻／只 c)
3. (Cantonese, in compounds) big two

   dee王之王 [Cantonese]  ―  di^4-2 wong⁴ zi¹ wong⁴ [Jyutping]  ―  king of big two

Derived terms

• dee dee
• 鋤dee / 锄dee

East Central German

Alternative forms

• deeje

Etymology

Compare German denn.

Adverb

dee

1. (Erzgebirgisch) (in a question, modal particle) then, ever, but, now (used for emphasis or to express interest, surprise or doubt, or in rhetorical questions)

References

• Hendrik Heidler (11 June 2020), Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch‎^[7] (in German), 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 31
• https://www.erzgebirgisch.de/d.dee_1.wort

Estonian

Noun

dee (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

1. The name of the Latin script letter D/d.

Finnish

Etymology

From Latin dē (“name of the letter D”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdeː/, [ˈde̞ː]
• Rhymes: -eː
• Syllabification^(key): dee
• Hyphenation^(key): dee

Noun

dee

1. The name of the Latin script letter D/d.

Declension

Inflection of dee (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
nominative		dee	deet
genitive		deen	deiden deitten
partitive		deetä	deitä
illative		deehen	deihin
		singular	plural
nominative		dee	deet
accusative	nom.	dee	deet
	gen.	deen
genitive		deen	deiden deitten
partitive		deetä	deitä
inessive		deessä	deissä
elative		deestä	deistä
illative		deehen	deihin
adessive		deellä	deillä
ablative		deeltä	deiltä
allative		deelle	deille
essive		deenä	deinä
translative		deeksi	deiksi
abessive		deettä	deittä
instructive		—	dein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of dee (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative deeni deeni accusative nom. deeni deeni gen. deeni genitive deeni deideni deitteni partitive deetäni deitäni inessive deessäni deissäni elative deestäni deistäni illative deeheni deihini adessive deelläni deilläni ablative deeltäni deiltäni allative deelleni deilleni essive deenäni deinäni translative deekseni deikseni abessive deettäni deittäni instructive — — comitative — deineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative deesi deesi accusative nom. deesi deesi gen. deesi genitive deesi deidesi deittesi partitive deetäsi deitäsi inessive deessäsi deissäsi elative deestäsi deistäsi illative deehesi deihisi adessive deelläsi deilläsi ablative deeltäsi deiltäsi allative deellesi deillesi essive deenäsi deinäsi translative deeksesi deiksesi abessive deettäsi deittäsi instructive — — comitative — deinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative deemme deemme accusative nom. deemme deemme gen. deemme genitive deemme deidemme deittemme partitive deetämme deitämme inessive deessämme deissämme elative deestämme deistämme illative deehemme deihimme adessive deellämme deillämme ablative deeltämme deiltämme allative deellemme deillemme essive deenämme deinämme translative deeksemme deiksemme abessive deettämme deittämme instructive — — comitative — deinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative deenne deenne accusative nom. deenne deenne gen. deenne genitive deenne deidenne deittenne partitive deetänne deitänne inessive deessänne deissänne elative deestänne deistänne illative deehenne deihinne adessive deellänne deillänne ablative deeltänne deiltänne allative deellenne deillenne essive deenänne deinänne translative deeksenne deiksenne abessive deettänne deittänne instructive — — comitative — deinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative deensä deensä accusative nom. deensä deensä gen. deensä genitive deensä deidensä deittensä partitive deetään deetänsä deitään deitänsä inessive deessään deessänsä deissään deissänsä elative deestään deestänsä deistään deistänsä illative deehensä deihinsä adessive deellään deellänsä deillään deillänsä ablative deeltään deeltänsä deiltään deiltänsä allative deelleen deellensä deilleen deillensä essive deenään deenänsä deinään deinänsä translative deekseen deeksensä deikseen deiksensä abessive deettään deettänsä deittään deittänsä instructive — — comitative — deineen deinensä

Gokana

Noun

dee

1. day

References

• R. Blench, Comparative Ogonic

Gullah

Alternative forms

• d'y, dy, day

Etymology

From English day.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diː/

Noun

dee

1. (of time) day

References

• Virginia Mixson Geraty, Gulluh fuh oonuh: Gullah for You (1997)

Italian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.e/, (traditional) ^*/ˈdɛ.e/
• Rhymes: -ɛe
• Hyphenation: dè‧e

Noun

dee f

1. plural of dea

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• debbe (archaic)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.e/, /ˈde.e/
• Rhymes: -ɛe, -ee
• Hyphenation: dè‧e, dé‧e

Verb

dee

1. (archaic, poetic or popular Tuscany) alternative form of deve, third-person singular present indicative of dovere

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈde.ɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈdɛː.e]

Noun

dee

1. vocative singular of deus

Lombard

Etymology

From Latin deus.

Pronunciation

• (Western, Milanese) IPA^(key): /deː/
• Hyphenation: dee

Noun

dee m (feminine deja, masculine plural dee, feminine plural deje) (New Lombard Orthography)

1. god, deity

   Synonym: dia

Low German

Etymology 1

Cognate with Dutch die.

Pronoun

dee

1. (Dutch Low Saxon, relative) alternative form of de (“which, that, who”)

Etymology 2

Verb

dee

1. first-person singular past of doon

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old French dé, from Latin datum. Cognate with French dé.

Alternative forms

• dy, di, dei, de, dey

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deː/, /diː/, /dæi̯/

Noun

dee (plural dees)

1. A die or dice (cube used in games and gambling)
2. A game which utilises or employs dice.
3. (rare) A piece or cube of diced food.
4. (rare) Something of little value.

Descendants

• English: die; dice
• Scots: die; dice

References

• “dẹ̄, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 17 June 2019.

Etymology 2

Verb

dee

1. (County Durham, Early Scots, Staffordshire, West Riding) alternative form of deyen (“to die”)

Scots

Etymology 1

Middle English, from Old English dīġan (“to die”), from Proto-West Germanic *dauwjan (“to die”).

Compare English die, Danish dø, Norwegian Nynorsk døy, Norwegian Bokmål dø, Icelandic deyja, Swedish dö, Faroese doyggja.

Verb

dee (third-person singular simple present dees, present participle deein, simple past and past participle dee'd)

1. to die
   • 1852-1859, Lady John Scott, “Annie Laurie”, in Scottish Songs‎^[8]:

     Maxwelton braes are bonnie, / Where early fa's the dew, / And its there that Annie Laurie, / Gie'd me her promise true / Gie'd me her promise true, / Which ne'er forgot shall be, / And for bonnie Annie Laurie / I'd lay me doon and dee.

     Maxwelton hills are pretty, / Where early falls the dew, / And it's there that Annie Laurie, / Gave me her promise true / Gave me her promise true, / Which never forgot shall be, / And for pretty Annie Laurie / I'd lay myself down and die.

Etymology 2

Verb

dee (third-person singular simple present dees, present participle deein, simple past and past participle dee'd)

1. Doric Scots form of dae (“to do”)

   Fit ye deein?

   What are you doing?

   • 1875, William Alexander, Sketches of Life Among My Ain Folk, page 51:

     "A twa-horse wark, maybe? or dee ye make it oot wi' ae beast an' an owse?"

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Teop

Verb

dee

1. to carry

References

• Ulrike Mosel, The Teop sketch grammar

Tewa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dìː/ [dìː]

Noun

dee

1. chicken

References

• Martinez, Esther (1982), San Juan Pueblo Téwa Dictionary, San Juan Pueblo Bilingual Program, San Juan Pueblo, New Mexico: Bishop Publishing Co., →OCLC, pages 48, 51

Võro

Noun

dee (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

1. The name of the Latin script letter D/d.

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

West Makian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪eː/

Verb

dee

1. (intransitive) to arrive

   dee pe ― to arrive at

2. (intransitive) to reach
3. (intransitive) to be enough, sufficient

   idee yo ― it is not enough (literally, “it does not reach”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of dee (action verb)

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		tedee	medee	adee
2nd person		nedee	fedee
3rd person	inanimate	idee	dedee
	animate
imperative		nedee, dee	fedee, dee

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982), The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[9], Pacific linguistics

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies

ALIV	dee
Brazilian standard	dee
New Tribes	dee

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [deː]

Noun

dee

1. (Cunucunuma River dialect) alternative form of iye (“wood, tree”)

Yola

Etymology

From Middle English dien, from Old English *dīeġan, from Old Norse deyja, from Proto-West Germanic *dauwjan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diː/

Verb

dee (simple past deeth)

1. to die

Related terms

• deed

References

• Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 33

Zyphe

Verb

dee

1. to be quiet

References

• Samson Alexander Lotven (2021) The Sound Systems of Zophei Dialects and Other Maraic Languages (Dissertation)‎^[10]