dd

See also: Dd, DD, .dd, d.d., -dd, D.D., D&D, and ḏd

Translingual

Alternative forms

  • (roman numeral): DD, M, m

Number

dd

  1. (informal) A Roman numeral representing one thousand (1000).

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English

Noun

dd

  1. day, in two-digit, numeric format, as in dd/mm/yyyy

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Abbreviation of du da?, directly translated as "you then?".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdʉːda/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ʉːda
  • Hyphenation: d‧d

Phrase

dd

  1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of du da? (and you? what about you?).
    jeg bare chiller, dd?
    I am just chilling, and you?
Usage notes

Usage is mostly by teenagers and youth online and in text messaging, most commonly combined with other initialisms from both Norwegian and English.

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of dag (day), from Old Norse dagr (day), from Proto-Germanic *dagaz (day), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (to burn; warm, hot) or *dʰeǵʰ- (day).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɑːɡ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑːɡ
  • Hyphenation: dd
  • Homophones: dag, DD

Noun

dd

  1. Abbreviation of dag (day), in a two-digit numeric format used for dates
    dd/mm/åååådd/mm/yyyy
    Synonym: dag
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Norwegian Nynorsk

Phrase

dd

  1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of du då?.

Swedish

Phrase

dd

  1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of du ? (and you? what about you?).

Usage notes

Is usually preceded by vgd


Welsh

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): /ɛð/
    • (informal) IPA(key): /ð(ː)/

Letter

dd (lower case, upper case Dd)

  1. The sixth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called èdd and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by d and followed by e.

Usage notes

Like the other Welsh digraphs, dd is considered a distinct letter of the Welsh alphabet for all purposes, including collation. Thus, ddoe is alphabetically sorted after dydd.

Mutation

  • dd cannot be mutated in Welsh.

See also

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), dd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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