deja
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[edit]deja
Latvian
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[edit]Formed from the stem of dejot (“to dance”), by analogy with iet (“to go”) : eja (“(act of) going”).[1]
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]deja f (4th declension)
- (usually singular) dance (form of art expressed via harmonious, rhythmic body movements)
- baletas deja ― ballet dance
- dejas teorija ― dance theory
- dejā varbūt vairāk nekā jebkurā citā mākslas veidā mūs aizrauj meistarība ― in dance, perhaps more than in any other form of art, we are captivated by workmanship
- neviens, kas pats nedejo, nevar iedomāties, cik dejas māksla ir smags darbs ― no one who does not himself dance can imagine how much heavy work the art of dance is
- dance (a performance of this type of art, for aesthetic pleasure or simple enjoyment)
- sena, moderna deja ― an ancient, modern dance
- tautas deja ― a popular (traditional) dance
- aicināt uz deju ― to invite, to ask to dance
- pēc koncerta bija dejas ― there was a dance after the concert
- aicināt uz dejām klubā ― to invite to a dance at the club
- dejas solis ― a dance step
- deju stundas ― dance lessons
- deju vakars ― dance evening
- deju konkurss ― dance contest, competition
- deju kolektīvs ― dance group
- deju dziesma, mūzika ― dance song, music
- galvenā deja ir valsis; kas to prot, iemācās ātri citas ― the main dance is waltz; he who knows it quickly learns others
- (figuratively) dance (complex, rhythmic movement of small objects or insects)
- odu, tauriņu deja ― mosquito, butterfly dance
- ārā ir tumšs, kauc vējš, pārslas griežas trakā dejā ― it is dark outside, the wind is howling, the (snow)flakes turn around in a crazy dance
- dance music, song
- atskaņot deju ― to play dance (music)
- deju orķestris ― dance orchestra
- visiem komponista deju žanra darbiem ir virtuozs raksturs, tā nav sadzīves, bet koncertmūzika ― all of the composer's works in the dance genre have virtuoso traits, it is not everyday (music), it is concert music
Declension
[edit]Declension of deja (4th declension)
Synonyms
[edit]- (dated), (folkloric) dancis
Related terms
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[edit]deja
References
[edit]- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “diet”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
Lithuanian
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[edit]Likely cognate with Latvian deja (“dance”), perhaps through a semantic shift similar to that involving the English word tragedy deriving from an ancient Greek type of song.
Pronunciation
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Interjection
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References
[edit]- Derksen, Rick (2015) “deja”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 120
Lombard
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[edit]deja f (masculine dia or dee, feminine plural deje, masculine plural dia or dee) (New Lombard Orthography)
Polish
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[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Greater Poland):
- (Chełmno-Dobrzyń) IPA(key): /ˈdɛ.ja/
Noun
[edit]deja m pers
- (Chełmno-Dobrzyń, derogatory) oaf (sluggish and clumsy person)
Further reading
[edit]- Gustaw Pobłocki (1887) “deja”, in Słownik kaszubski z dodatkiem idyotyzmów chełmińskich i kociewskich (in Polish), 2 edition, Chełmno, page 130
Romanian
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Slovak
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Spanish
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[edit]deja f (plural dejas)
- rest (that remaining after cutting textiles)
Etymology 2
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[edit]deja
- inflection of dejar:
Further reading
[edit]- “deja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28
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