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dice
English
Etymology
- From Middle English dys, plural of dy.
- The voiceless /s/ was most likely retained because the word felt like a collective term rather than a plural form (compare pence). The spelling dice is a result of the pronunciation.
- See die Etymology 2.
Pronunciation
- enPR: d?s, IPA(key): /da?s/
- Rhymes: -a?s
Noun
dice (countable and uncountable, plural dice or dices)
- (uncountable) Gaming with one or more dice.
- (countable, proscribed by some; standard in British English) A die.
- 1980, Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, “The Winner Takes It All”, Super Trouper, Polar Music
- The gods may throw a dice / Their minds as cold as ice
- 1980, Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, “The Winner Takes It All”, Super Trouper, Polar Music
- (uncountable, formerly countable, cooking) That which has been diced.
- Cut onions, carrots and celery into medium dice.
Usage notes
- The singular usage is considered incorrect by many authorities. However, it should be noted that The New Oxford Dictionary of English, Judy Pearsall, Patrick Hanks (1998) states that “In modern standard English, the singular die (rather than dice) is uncommon. Dice is used for both the singular and the plural.”
- Die is predominant among tabletop gamers.
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:dice.
Synonyms
- astragals
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
dice
- plural of die
Verb
dice (third-person singular simple present dices, present participle dicing, simple past and past participle diced)
- (intransitive) To play dice.
- c. 1597, William Shakespeare, Henry IV, part 1, Act III, scene iii:
- Virtuous enough; swore little; diced not above seven times — a week
- 1999, George RR Martin, A Clash of Kings, Bantam 2011, p. 407:
- Tyrion found Timmett dicing with his Burned Men in the barracks.
- c. 1597, William Shakespeare, Henry IV, part 1, Act III, scene iii:
- (transitive) To cut into small cubes.
- 1898, Thomas Hardy, "Hap":
- And dicing Time for gladness casts a moan....
- 1898, Thomas Hardy, "Hap":
- (transitive) To ornament with squares, diamonds, or cubes.
Derived terms
- dice with death
Translations
Anagrams
- -cide, cedi, deci-, iced
Interlingua
Verb
dice
- present of dicer
- imperative of dicer
Italian
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -it?e
Verb
dice
- third-person singular present indicative of dire
Anagrams
- cedi
Latin
Verb
d?ce
- second-person singular present active imperative of d?c?
References
- dice in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- dice in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- dice in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia?[3]
- dice in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- dice in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
Middle English
Noun
dice
- Alternative form of dees
Spanish
Alternative forms
- dize (archaic)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /?di?e/, [?d?i.?e]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /?dise/, [?d?i.se]
Verb
dice
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of decir.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of decir.
Tarantino
Numeral
dice
- ten
dice From the web:
- what dice do i need for d&d
- what dice are used in dungeons and dragons
- what dice to roll for stats
- what dice game in pirates of caribbean
- what dice to roll for initiative
- what dice has the most sides
- what diced mean
- what dice are needed for dungeons and dragons
dich
English
Noun
dich (plural diches)
- Obsolete form of ditch (“a trench”).
Verb
dich (third-person singular simple present diches, present participle diching, simple past and past participle diched)
- Obsolete form of ditch (“to dig a trench”).
Anagrams
- chid
Cimbrian
Etymology
From Middle High German dich, from Old High German dih (“thee”). Cognate with German dich.
Pronoun
dich
- (Sette Comuni) accusative of du: you, thee
See also
References
- “dich” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
German
Alternative forms
- Dich
Etymology
From Old High German dih, akin to Old Saxon th?
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d?ç/
- Rhymes: -?ç
Pronoun
dich
- (personal) accusative of du, you, thee (direct object).
- (reflexive) accusative of du; yourself, thee (direct object).
Further reading
- “dich” in Duden online
Hunsrik
Etymology
From Old High German dih, from Proto-Germanic *þek.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tiç/
Pronoun
dich
- stressed and unstressed accusative of du: you (direct object), thee.
Inflection
Further reading
- Online Hunsrik Dictionary
Occitan
Verb
dich
- past participle of dire
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d?ix/
Verb
·dich
- third-person singular perfective present subjunctive prototonic of téit
- third-person singular present indicative prototonic of do·fich
Mutation
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Compare German mich.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d?ç/
Pronoun
dich
- you
Declension
dich From the web:
- what dichotomous key
- what dichotomy means
- what dichotomy is central to thomism
- what dichotomous mean
- what dichotomy
- what dichotomy is ghana practicing
- what dich means
- what's dichotomous thinking
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