"dej" meaning in Danish

See dej in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /daːj/
Rhymes: -ajˀ Etymology: From Old Danish degh, from Old Norse deig, from Proto-Germanic *daigaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- (“to mold”). Compare Swedish deg, Norwegian Nynorsk deig, German Teig, West Frisian daai, Dutch deeg, English dough. Etymology templates: {{root|da|ine-pro|*dʰeyǵʰ-}}, {{inh|da|gmq-oda|degh}} Old Danish degh, {{inh|da|non|deig}} Old Norse deig, {{inh|da|gem-pro|*daigaz}} Proto-Germanic *daigaz, {{der|da|ine-pro|*dʰeyǵʰ-||to mold}} Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- (“to mold”), {{cog|sv|deg}} Swedish deg, {{cog|nn|deig}} Norwegian Nynorsk deig, {{cog|de|Teig}} German Teig, {{cog|fy|daai}} West Frisian daai, {{cog|nl|deeg}} Dutch deeg, {{cog|en|dough}} English dough Head templates: {{head|da|noun|singular definite|dejen||{{{sg-def-2}}}|||plural indefinite|deje||{{{pl-indef-2}}}||{{{pl-indef-3}}}||{{{com}}}|checkredlinks=1|g=c|g2=|head=}} dej c (singular definite dejen, plural indefinite deje), {{da-noun|en|e}} dej c (singular definite dejen, plural indefinite deje) Inflection templates: {{da-noun-infl|en|e}}, {{da-noun-infl-base|g=c|gen-pl-def=dejenes|gen-pl-def-2=|gen-pl-def-3=|gen-pl-indef=dejes|gen-pl-indef-2=|gen-sg-def=dejens|gen-sg-def-2=|gen-sg-indef=dejs|gen-sg-indef-2=|gen-sg-indef-3=|pl-def=dejene|pl-def-2=|pl-def-3=|pl-indef=deje|pl-indef-2=|pl-indef-3=|sg-def=dejen|sg-def-2=|sg-indef=dej}} Forms: dejen [definite, singular], deje [indefinite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], dej [indefinite, nominative, singular], dejen [definite, nominative, singular], deje [indefinite, nominative, plural], dejene [definite, nominative, plural], dejs [genitive, indefinite, singular], dejens [definite, genitive, singular], dejes [genitive, indefinite, plural], dejenes [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. dough (mix of flour and water) Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-dej-da-noun-Oqd~mOwB
  2. paste (flour, fat, or similar ingredients used in making pastry) Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-dej-da-noun-WWFjwPdU Categories (other): Danish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Danish entries with incorrect language header: 23 61 16
  3. batter (a beaten mixture of flour and liquid, usually egg and milk, used for baking) Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-dej-da-noun-haHxHyPf

Inflected forms

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      },
      "expansion": "Swedish deg",
      "name": "cog"
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      "expansion": "Norwegian Nynorsk deig",
      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "German Teig",
      "name": "cog"
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        "2": "daai"
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      "name": "cog"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "deeg"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch deeg",
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    }
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        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "dejes",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dejenes",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "gen-sg-def-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef": "dejs",
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        "gen-sg-indef-3": "",
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        "sg-indef": "dej"
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "dough (mix of flour and water)"
      ],
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          "dough",
          "dough"
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      ]
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          "name": "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
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      ]
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      ],
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          "batter"
        ]
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        "common-gender"
      ]
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/daːj/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ajˀ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dej"
}

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    "Danish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
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      "name": "cog"
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      "form": "dejen",
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        "singular"
      ]
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    },
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dejs",
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      ]
    },
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        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
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          "dough",
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        "common-gender"
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
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          "paste",
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        "common-gender"
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    },
    {
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    }
  ],
  "word": "dej"
}

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