deja

See also: Deja, dejá, déjà, and dejā

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French déjà (“already”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deʒa/

Adverb

deja

1. already

Kashubian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.ja/
• Rhymes: -ɛja
• Syllabification: de‧ja

Etymology 1

Uncertain. Possibly related to Old Polish Dejak / Dyjak. For a similar shift, compare Polish alfons, maciek.

Noun

deja m pers or f

1. (derogatory) clumsy, or awkward person

Declension

Declension of deja

	singular	plural
nominative	deja	deje
genitive	dejë	dejów
dative	dejë	dejóm
accusative	dejã	deje
instrumental	deją	dejama
locative	dejë	dejach
vocative	dejo	deje

Descendants

• → Greater Polish: deja
• → Vilamovian: dej

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Polish idea.

Noun

deja m inan

1. idea; thought

Declension

Declension of deja

	singular	plural
nominative	deja	deje
genitive	dejë	dejów
dative	dejë	dejóm
accusative	dejã	deje
instrumental	deją	dejama
locative	dejë	dejach
vocative	dejo	deje

Further reading

• Stefan Ramułt (1993) [1893] “deja”, in Jerzy Trepczyk, editor, Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), 3 edition
• Jan Trepczyk (1994) “idea”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “idea”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[2]
• “deja”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Latvian

Deja

Etymology

Formed from the stem of dejot (“to dance”), by analogy with iet (“to go”) : eja (“(act of) going”).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

deja f (4th declension)

1. (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

2. 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

3. (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

4. 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

Declension of deja (4th declension)

	singular	plural
nominative	deja	dejas
genitive	dejas	deju
dative	dejai	dejām
accusative	deju	dejas
instrumental	deju	dejām
locative	dejā	dejās
vocative	deja	dejas

Synonyms

• (dated), (folkloric) dancis

Related terms

• dejot
• dejotājs, dejotāja

Verb

deja

1. third-person singular/plural past indicative of diet

Lithuanian

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛjɐ/

Adverb

deja

1. unfortunately

Interjection

deja

1. alas

References

• 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

Alternative forms

• dea (Classical Milanese Orthography)
• deessa (archaic, poetic)

Etymology

From Latin dea.

Pronunciation

• (Western, Milanese) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛja/
• Hyphenation: de‧ja

Noun

deja f (masculine dia or dee, feminine plural deje, masculine plural dia or dee) (New Lombard Orthography)

1. goddess

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Kashubian deja.

Pronunciation

• (Greater Poland):
  • (Chełmno-Dobrzyń) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.ja/

Noun

deja m pers

1. (Chełmno, derogatory) oaf (sluggish and clumsy person)

Further reading

• Gustaw Pobłocki (1887) “deja”, in Słownik kaszubski z dodatkiem idyotyzmów chełmińskich i kociewskich (in Polish), 2 edition, Chełmno, page 130

Romanian

Etymology

French déjà

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [deˈʒa]

• Audio:

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Adverb

deja

1. already, yet

   Nu ți-am spus deja că avem să mergem în oraș cu Radu deseară?

   Didn't I already tell you that we're going into town with Radu tonight?

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɟeja]

Noun

deja

1. genitive singular of dej

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdexa/ [ˈd̪e.xa]
• Rhymes: -exa
• Syllabification: de‧ja

Etymology 1

Deverbal of dejar.

Noun

deja f (plural dejas)

1. rest (that remaining after cutting textiles)

Etymology 2

Verb

deja

1. inflection of dejar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “deja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10