Abbreviation ofEnglishDai withj as a placeholder.
dij
FromMiddle Dutchdie, fromOld Dutch*thio, fromProto-West Germanic*þeuh, fromProto-Germanic*þeuhą. CompareWest Frisiantsjea,Englishthigh,Icelandicþjó.
The expected modern form would be*die. The diphthongised form may have originated in the plural, where Middle Dutchdien could easily becomedîen. Note the variantknijen forknieën in Early Modern Dutch. In the case ofdij, the diphthong was likely reinforced by desire to avoid homophony withdie(pronoun).
dij f (pluraldijen,diminutivedijtje n)
FromMiddle Dutchdî, fromOld Dutchthī, fromProto-Germanic*þiz.
dij
Ultimately fromProto-Germanic*sa. SeeDutchdie.
dij
Cognates includeNorthern Samidii andSkolt Samitij.
dij
| singular | dual | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | simple | dån | dåj | dij |
| emphatic | dånnå | dåjå | dija | |
| genitive | duv | dunuo | dijá | |
| accusative | duv | dånov | dijáv | |
| illative | dunje | dunnuj | dijjaj | |
| inessive | duvne | dunuon | diján | |
| elative | duvste | dunuost | dijást | |
| comitative | dujna | dunujn | dijájn | |
| singular | dual | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| simple | emphatic | simple | emphatic | simple | emphatic | |
| 1st person | mån | månnå | måj | måjå | mij | mija |
| 2nd person | dån | dånnå | dåj | dåjå | dij | dija |
| 3rd person | sån | sånnå | såj | såjå | sij | sija |