Des

See also: Appendix:Variations of "des"

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛz/
• Rhymes: -ɛz

Proper noun

Des

1. Short form of the male given name Desmond.

Anagrams

• sed, eds, Eds, Esd., SDE, EDS, EDs, SED, eds., DSE, ESD

Danish

Etymology

From the pronoun De, after the model of the antonym dus and influenced by the German verb siezen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈd̥is]

Adjective

Des

1. (largely, historical) in a relationship that would warrant use of the formal De, as opposed to the informal du

Antonyms

• dus

German

Etymology

D (“D”) +‎ -es (“flat”)

Noun

Des n (strong, genitive Des, plural Des)

1. (music) D-flat

Declension

Declension of Des [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Des	die	Des
genitive	eines	des	Des	der	Des
dative	einem	dem	Des	den	Des
accusative	ein	das	Des	die	Des

Indonesian

Proper noun

Des

1. abbreviation of Desember (“December”)

   Coordinate terms: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Mei, Jun, Jul, Agu, Sep, Okt, Nov

Swahili

Proper noun

Des

1. abbreviation of Desemba (“December”)

   Coordinate terms: Jan, Feb, Mac, Apr, Mei, Jun, Jul, Ago, Sep, Okt, Nov