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)

(Roman Catholicism) decade of the rosary
(Roman Catholicism) large bead dividing the beads of the rosary into groups of ten, or group of ten beads so marked
one of the territorial divisions of the town of Morella in the Valencian Community (formerly ten in number)
(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)

(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

to absorb, suck
Synonym: sugna

Conjugation

Conjugation of *dena*
		singular			plural			impersonal
		first	second	third	first	second	third	impersonal
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
subjunctive	imperfect	dennen	dennes	denna	dennen	dennewgh	dennens	dennys

imperative		—	den	denes	denyn	denewgh	denens	—

non-finites	present participle		ow tena		verbal adjective		denys

Mutation

Mutation of *dena*
unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
dena	dhena	unchanged	tena	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)

person

Derived terms

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)

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
accusative	gen.	denan	denat
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
accusative	gen.	denani	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
accusative	gen.	denasi	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
accusative	gen.	denamme	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
accusative	gen.	denanne	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
accusative	gen.	denansa	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

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

Numeral

dēnā

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

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

nominative/accusative/genitive plural of dene

Rukai

Noun

dena

fig