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Webster 1828 Edition


De

DE

, a Latin prefix, denotes a moving from, separation; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. Hence it often expresses a negative; as in derange. Sometimes it augments the sense, as in deprave, despoil. It coincides nearly in sense with the French des and L. dis.

DE

'ACON,
Noun.
[Gr., a minister or servant.]

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "de"

Scottish Gaelic

Proper noun

  1. Genitive form of Dia, God. Used to indicate possession by God.
    • Tha Iosa Criosad Mac an Dè. (Jesus Christ is the Son of God.)

See also: Appendix:Variations of "de"

Scottish Gaelic

Pronoun

  1. what
    tha thu ag iarraidh? - What do you want? (literally What are you at wanting?)
    Chan eil cuimhn' aice thuirt e. - She doesn't remember what he said.

Usage notes

Derived terms

Noun

 m

  1. genitive singular of dia