Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dies

/daɪz/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.41 in modern English

Syllables
dies
IPA
/daɪz/
5
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of die (when used in the sense of a pattern / of obsolete spelling of dye)

name

One of the Protogenoi, the Protogenos personification of day. She is the daughter of fellow Protogenoi, Nox/Nyx (Night) and Erebus (Darkness), and sister-wife of Aether. She is the Roman counterpart of Hemera.

name

A surname from Spanish.

Etymology

From Latin dies (“Day”).

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Questions

How do you pronounce dies?
The recorded pronunciation is /daɪz/.
What does dies mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of die
Where does dies come from?
From Latin dies (“Day”).

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