dena

See also: Dena, den·a, and dè na

Catalan

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Catalan deena, from Vulgar Latin decena, from Latin decēnus (“tenth”). More at desè.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈdɛ.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈde.na]

Noun

dena f (plural denes)

1. (Roman Catholicism) decade of the rosary
2. (Roman Catholicism) large bead dividing the beads of the rosary into groups of ten, or group of ten beads so marked
3. one of the territorial divisions of the town of Morella in the Valencian Community (formerly ten in number)
4. (archaic) a group of ten people

Etymology 2

Euphemism for Déu.

Alternative forms

• déna (pre-2016)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈde.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈde.na]

Noun

dena m (plural denes)

1. (vulgar) God

Usage notes

• Used in blasphemous expressions such as me cago en dena (literally “I shit on God”).

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *denad, from Proto-Celtic *dinati. Cognate with Breton denañ and Welsh denu (“attract”).

Pronunciation

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [ˈdɛna]
• (Revived Late Cornish) IPA^(key): [ˈdɛnɐ]

Verb

dena

1. to absorb, suck

   Synonym: sugna

Conjugation

Conjugation of dena

		singular			plural			impersonal
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present/future	denav	denydh	den	denyn	denowgh	denons	denir
	preterite	denis	densys	denas	densyn	densowgh	densons	denas
	imperfect	denen	denes	dena	denen	denewgh	denens	denys
	pluperfect	densen	denses	densa	densen	densewgh	densens	densys
subjunctive	present/future	denniv	denni	denno	dennyn	dennowgh	dennons	denner
	imperfect	dennen	dennes	denna	dennen	dennewgh	dennens	dennys
imperative		—	den	denes	denyn	denewgh	denens	—
non-finites		present participle			verbal adjective
		ow tena			denys

Derived terms

• denus (“absorbing”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutation of dena

radical	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed
dena	dhena	unchanged	tena	tena

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• “dena” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.
• Akademi Kernewek Gerlyver Kernewek (FSS) Cornish Dictionary (SWF) (in Cornish), 2018, published 2018, page 35

Dena'ina

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *dəneˑ. Cognate with Navajo diné, Ahtna denae, and South Slavey dene, among other Athabaskan cognates.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tə.na/

Noun

dena (plural denaʼina)

1. person

Derived terms

• dna-
• Denaʼina

References

• Tenenbaum, Joan Marsha (1978), Morphology and Semantics of the Tanaina Verb, Columbia University, page 74

Finnish

Etymology

Clipping of denaturoitu. Compare tenu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdenɑ/, [ˈde̞nɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -enɑ
• Syllabification^(key): de‧na
• Hyphenation^(key): de‧na

Noun

dena (slang)

1. drunkard

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:juoppo

Declension

Inflection of dena (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		dena	denat
genitive		denan	denojen
partitive		denaa	denoja
illative		denaan	denoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		dena	denat
accusative	nom.	dena	denat
	gen.	denan
genitive		denan	denojen denain rare
partitive		denaa	denoja
inessive		denassa	denoissa
elative		denasta	denoista
illative		denaan	denoihin
adessive		denalla	denoilla
ablative		denalta	denoilta
allative		denalle	denoille
essive		denana	denoina
translative		denaksi	denoiksi
abessive		denatta	denoitta
instructive		—	denoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of dena (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative denani denani accusative nom. denani denani gen. denani genitive denani denojeni denaini rare partitive denaani denojani inessive denassani denoissani elative denastani denoistani illative denaani denoihini adessive denallani denoillani ablative denaltani denoiltani allative denalleni denoilleni essive denanani denoinani translative denakseni denoikseni abessive denattani denoittani instructive — — comitative — denoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative denasi denasi accusative nom. denasi denasi gen. denasi genitive denasi denojesi denaisi rare partitive denaasi denojasi inessive denassasi denoissasi elative denastasi denoistasi illative denaasi denoihisi adessive denallasi denoillasi ablative denaltasi denoiltasi allative denallesi denoillesi essive denanasi denoinasi translative denaksesi denoiksesi abessive denattasi denoittasi instructive — — comitative — denoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative denamme denamme accusative nom. denamme denamme gen. denamme genitive denamme denojemme denaimme rare partitive denaamme denojamme inessive denassamme denoissamme elative denastamme denoistamme illative denaamme denoihimme adessive denallamme denoillamme ablative denaltamme denoiltamme allative denallemme denoillemme essive denanamme denoinamme translative denaksemme denoiksemme abessive denattamme denoittamme instructive — — comitative — denoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative denanne denanne accusative nom. denanne denanne gen. denanne genitive denanne denojenne denainne rare partitive denaanne denojanne inessive denassanne denoissanne elative denastanne denoistanne illative denaanne denoihinne adessive denallanne denoillanne ablative denaltanne denoiltanne allative denallenne denoillenne essive denananne denoinanne translative denaksenne denoiksenne abessive denattanne denoittanne instructive — — comitative — denoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative denansa denansa accusative nom. denansa denansa gen. denansa genitive denansa denojensa denainsa rare partitive denaansa denojaan denojansa inessive denassaan denassansa denoissaan denoissansa elative denastaan denastansa denoistaan denoistansa illative denaansa denoihinsa adessive denallaan denallansa denoillaan denoillansa ablative denaltaan denaltansa denoiltaan denoiltansa allative denalleen denallensa denoilleen denoillensa essive denanaan denanansa denoinaan denoinansa translative denakseen denaksensa denoikseen denoiksensa abessive denattaan denattansa denoittaan denoittansa instructive — — comitative — denoineen denoinensa

Latin

Numeral

dēna

1. inflection of dēnus:
   1. nominative/vocative/ablative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Numeral

dēnā

1. ablative feminine singular of dēnus

References

• "dena", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Lower Tanana

Alternative forms

• deneh (Chena)

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *dəneˑ.

Noun

dena

1. person, human, man

Derived terms

• -'aɬ denayu (“relatives”)
• ch'eyi denanenh (“pregnant woman”)
• dena xwlona (“old man”)
• -dena' (“child, offspring”)
• -dena' nelanenh (“stepchild, child-in-law”)
• -dena' tthadenh (“firstborn child”)
• dena- (“us, our”)
• denaxwnh (“we”)
• denayi, denayu (“people”)

Related terms

• -dethnaka (“parents”)
• gena' (“friend”)
• -na
• k'ena/k'enaka (“siblings”)

References

• James Kari, Lower Tanana Athabaskan Listening and Writing Exercises (1991)
• Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, pages 300-301

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈde.nɑ/

Noun

dena

1. nominative/accusative/genitive plural of dene

Rukai

Noun

dena

1. fig