Translingual

Symbol

Ds

1. (chemistry) Symbol for darmstadtium.

English

Noun

Ds

1. plural of D

Usage notes

• There is some difference of opinion regarding the use of apostrophes in the pluralization of references to letters as symbols. New Fowler's Modern English Usage, after noting that the usage has changed, states on page 602 that "after letters an apostrophe is obligatory." The 15th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style states in paragraph 7.16, "To avoid confusion, lowercase letters ... form the plural with an apostrophe and an s". The Oxford Style Manual on page 116 advocates the use of common sense.

Translingual

Symbol

ds

1. (metrology) Symbol for the decisecond, an SI unit of time equal to 10⁻¹ seconds.

English

Noun

ds

1. plural of d

Usage notes

• There is some difference of opinion regarding the use of apostrophes in the pluralization of references to letters as symbols. New Fowler's Modern English Usage, after noting that the usage has changed, states on page 602 that "after letters an apostrophe is obligatory." The 15th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style states in paragraph 7.16, "To avoid confusion, lowercase letters ... form the plural with an apostrophe and an s". The Oxford Style Manual on page 116 advocates the use of common sense.

Egyptian

Etymology 1

Noun

 m

1. jar
2. measure of volume used for beer.

Usage notes

Alternative hieroglyphic writings:

ds	ds	ḏs

Inflection

Etymology 2

Noun

 m

1. flint

Usage notes

Alternative hieroglyphic writings:

ds

Inflection

Noun

 m

1. knife

Inflection

References

• Allen, Middle Egyptian
• Faulkner, Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian