"-dís" meaning in Icelandic

See -dís in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From dís (“minor goddess, dis”). Head templates: {{is-proper noun|@@}} -dís f (proper noun-forming suffix, proper noun, genitive singular -dísar, nominative plural -dísar or -dísir) Inflection templates: {{is-ndecl|f,,ar:ir.acc+dati}} Forms: -dísar [genitive, singular], -dísar [nominative, plural], -dísir [nominative, plural], feminine [table-tags], -dís [indefinite, nominative, singular], -dísin [definite, nominative, singular], -dísar [indefinite, nominative, plural], -dísir [indefinite, nominative, plural], -dísarnar [definite, nominative, plural], -dísirnar [definite, nominative, plural], -dísi [accusative, indefinite, singular], -dísina [accusative, definite, singular], -dísar [accusative, indefinite, plural], -dísir [accusative, indefinite, plural], -dísarnar [accusative, definite, plural], -dísirnar [accusative, definite, plural], -dísi [dative, indefinite, singular], -dísinni [dative, definite, singular], -dísum [dative, indefinite, plural], -dísunum [dative, definite, plural], -dísar [genitive, indefinite, singular], -dísarinnar [definite, genitive, singular], -dísa [genitive, indefinite, plural], -dísanna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. suffix forming female given names Tags: feminine, proper-noun
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  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "dís",
      "dís#Icelandic"
    ],
    [
      "dis",
      "dis"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From dís (“minor goddess, dis”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-dísar",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-dísar",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-dísir",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "feminine",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "is-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-dís",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-dísin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-dísar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-dísir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-dísarnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-dísirnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-dísi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-dísina",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-dísar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-dísir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-dísarnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-dísirnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-dísi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-dísinni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-dísum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-dísunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-dísar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-dísarinnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-dísa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-dísanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "@@"
      },
      "expansion": "-dís f (proper noun-forming suffix, proper noun, genitive singular -dísar, nominative plural -dísar or -dísir)",
      "name": "is-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f,,ar:ir.acc+dati"
      },
      "name": "is-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Icelandic",
  "lang_code": "is",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Icelandic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "máni (“moon”) + -dís → Mánadís",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "sól (“sun”) + -dís → Sóldís",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "hrafn (“raven”) + -dís → Hrafndís",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "brynja (“armor”) + -dís → Bryndís",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Þór (“Thor”) + -dís → Þórdís",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "haf (“ocean”) + -dís → Hafdís",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "suffix forming female given names"
      ],
      "id": "en--dís-is-name-L~9HDDxc",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "proper-noun"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-dís"
}
{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "dís",
      "dís#Icelandic"
    ],
    [
      "dis",
      "dis"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From dís (“minor goddess, dis”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-dísar",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-dísar",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-dísir",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "feminine",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "is-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-dís",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-dísin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-dísar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-dísir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-dísarnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-dísirnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-dísi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-dísina",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-dísar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-dísir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-dísarnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-dísirnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-dísi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-dísinni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-dísum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-dísunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-dísar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-dísarinnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-dísa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-dísanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "@@"
      },
      "expansion": "-dís f (proper noun-forming suffix, proper noun, genitive singular -dísar, nominative plural -dísar or -dísir)",
      "name": "is-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f,,ar:ir.acc+dati"
      },
      "name": "is-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Icelandic",
  "lang_code": "is",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Icelandic entries with incorrect language header",
        "Icelandic feminine suffixes",
        "Icelandic lemmas",
        "Icelandic proper noun-forming suffixes",
        "Icelandic suffixes",
        "Pages using catfix",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "máni (“moon”) + -dís → Mánadís",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "sól (“sun”) + -dís → Sóldís",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "hrafn (“raven”) + -dís → Hrafndís",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "brynja (“armor”) + -dís → Bryndís",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Þór (“Thor”) + -dís → Þórdís",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "haf (“ocean”) + -dís → Hafdís",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "suffix forming female given names"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "proper-noun"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-dís"
}

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  "msg": "unrecognized head form: proper noun-forming suffix",
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  "section": "Icelandic",
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