"des" meaning in French

See des in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Article

IPA: /de/, /de.z‿/, /dɛ/, /dɛ.z‿/ Audio: Fr-des.ogg
Etymology: The use as an article is a special case of the contraction. Head templates: {{head|fr|article|g=m-p|g2=f-p}} des m pl or f pl
  1. plural of un (“some; the plural indefinite article”) Tags: feminine, form-of, masculine, plural Form of: un (extra: some; the plural indefinite article)
    Sense id: en-des-fr-article-j6G23s5i Categories (other): French articles, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French articles: 20 20 19 18 18 5 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 41 41 5 5 5 4
  2. plural of une (“some; the plural indefinite article”) Tags: feminine, form-of, masculine, plural Form of: une (extra: some; the plural indefinite article)
    Sense id: en-des-fr-article-xnePcFPH Categories (other): French articles, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French articles: 20 20 19 18 18 5 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 41 41 5 5 5 4
  3. plural of du (“some; the plural partitive article”) Tags: feminine, form-of, masculine, plural Form of: du (extra: some; the plural partitive article)
    Sense id: en-des-fr-article-PpKHuSs3 Categories (other): French articles Disambiguation of French articles: 20 20 19 18 18 5
  4. plural of de la (“some; the plural partitive article”) Tags: feminine, form-of, masculine, plural Form of: de la (extra: some; the plural partitive article)
    Sense id: en-des-fr-article-ilE5gQsm Categories (other): French articles Disambiguation of French articles: 20 20 19 18 18 5
  5. plural of de l’ (“some; the plural partitive article”) Tags: feminine, form-of, masculine, plural Form of: de l’ (extra: some; the plural partitive article)
    Sense id: en-des-fr-article-VJCrgIaN Categories (other): French articles Disambiguation of French articles: 20 20 19 18 18 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: et des

Contraction

IPA: /de/, /de.z‿/, /dɛ/, /dɛ.z‿/ Audio: Fr-des.ogg
Etymology: The use as an article is a special case of the contraction. Head templates: {{head|fr|contraction}} des
  1. Contraction of de les (“of the, from the, some”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction Alternative form of: de les (extra: of the, from the, some)
    Sense id: en-des-fr-contraction-nqi-jRjO

Alternative forms

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