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Dé
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Appendix:Variations of "de"
Irish
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
ga /dʲeː/ 23 23 !!! II 80<<name:Finck>> !!! 73 142
Proper noun
ga proper noun form m
ga Dia voc//gen s God
The translation of Silent Night into Irish begins:
ga Oíche chiúin, oíche Mhic Dé Silent night, holy night Silent night, night of God’s Son
Etymology 2
ga ine-pro *dyew-
Originally the dative of ga dia day day.
Pronunciation
ga /dʲeː/ <<name:Finck>>
ga Ulster unstressed /dʲa/ 9 14
Preposition
g h used only with the names of the days of the week
on
ga Dé Domhnaigh on Sunday
Usage notes
ga Dé is not used with ga Déardaoin Thursday, which by itself is both the noun “Thursday” and the adverb “on Thursday”.
Derived terms
ga Dé Domhnaigh Dé Luain Dé Máirt Dé Céadaoin Dé hAoine Dé Sathairn
Mutation
References
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Further reading
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Mandarin
Romanization
德
Old Irish
Alternative forms
sga Dǽ Dǽi
Pronunciation
Noun
sga noun form m
sga Día voc//gen s God
Mutation