Denis

See also: denis, dénis, and Dênis

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɛnɪs/, /dəˈni/
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Proper noun

Denis

  1. A male given name from Ancient Greek, a mostly British and Irish spelling variant of Dennis.
  2. A surname.

Anagrams


French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin Dionȳsius, borrowed from Ancient Greek Διονύσιος (Dionúsios).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /də.ni/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Denis m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Dennis; originally given in honor of a third century bishop of Paris, the patron saint of France
  2. a surname based on the given name

Descendants

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German

Alternative forms

  • Dennis (borrowed from English)

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Proper noun

Denis

  1. a male given name from French Denis, equivalent to English Dennis

Serbo-Croatian

Proper noun

Denis m (Cyrillic spelling Денис)

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Dennis, Denis

Declension


Slovak

Etymology

From French Denis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛnis/

Proper noun

Denis m (genitive singular Denisa, nominative plural Denisovia, declension pattern of chlap)

  1. a male given name

Declension

Derived terms

  • Denisko

Further reading

  • Denis in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
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