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Webster 1913 Edition
Din
Din
(dĭn)
, Noun.
[AS.
dyne
, dyn
; akin to Icel. dynr
, and to AS. dynian
to resound, Icel. dynja
to pour down like hail or rain; cf. Skr. dhuni
roaring, a torrent, dhvan
to sound. Cf. Dun
to ask payment.] Loud, confused, harsh noise; a loud, continuous, rattling or clanging sound; clamor; roar.
Think you a little
din
can daunt mine ears? Shakespeare
He knew the battle’s
din
afar. Sir W. Scott.
The dust and
din
and steam of town. Tennyson.
1.
To strike with confused or clanging sound; to stun with loud and continued noise; to harass with clamor;
as, to
. din
the ears with cries2.
To utter with a din; to repeat noisily; to ding.
This hath been often
dinned
in my ears. Swift.
To din into
, to fix in the mind of another by frequent and noisy repetitions.
Sir W. Scott.
Din
,Verb.
I.
To sound with a din; a ding.
The gay viol
dinning
in the dale. A. Seward.
Webster 1828 Edition
Din
DIN
,Noun.
DIN
,Verb.
T.
Definition 2025
dín
dín
Irish
Noun
dín m
- genitive singular of díon
Etymology 2
From French dyne, from Ancient Greek force (force).
Noun
dín f (genitive singular díne, nominative plural díneacha)
Declension
Declension of dín
Second declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
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| dín | dhín | ndín |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Old Irish
Noun
dín m (genitive dína)
- protection, defence, shelter
- (act of) sheltering, protecting
- (with ar) protection, shelter against
- covering, thatch, roofing
- sparing, husbanding
- (law) remission
Inflection
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Derived terms
- dínach
- dínaid
- dínaigid
Descendants
- Irish: díon