dij

See also: díj and dij-

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dɛi̯/
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  • Hyphenation: dij
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch die, from Old Dutch *thio, from Proto-West Germanic *þeuh, from Proto-Germanic *þeuhą. Compare West Frisian tsjea, English thigh, Icelandic þjó.

Noun

dij f (plural dijen, diminutive dijtje n)

  1. thigh
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: dy

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch do, from Old Dutch thī, from Proto-Germanic *þiz.

Pronoun

dij

  1. (archaic, personal pronoun) Second-person singular, objective: thee.

Dutch Low Saxon

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *sa. See Dutch die.

Pronoun

dij

  1. (relative) who, which, that

Pite Sami

Etymology

Cognates include Northern Sami dii and Skolt Sami tij.

Pronoun

dij

  1. ye, you (plural)

Declension
Inflection of dij
singular dual plural
Nominative Simple dån dåj dij
Emphatic dånnå dåjå dija
Genitive duv dunuo dijá
Accusative duv dånov dijáv
Illative dunje dunnuj dijjaj
Inessive duvne dunuon diján
Elative duvste dunuost dijást
Comitative dujna dunujn dijájn

See also
Pite Sami personal pronouns
singular dual plural
simple emphatic simple emphatic simple emphatic
1st person mån månnå måj måjå mij mija
2nd person dån dånnå dåj dåjå dij dija
3rd person sån sånnå såj såjå sij sija

References
  • Joshua Wilbur (2014) A grammar of Pite Saami, Berlin: Language Science Press
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