dd

English Online Dictionary. What means dd‎? What does dd mean?

Translingual

Alternative forms

• (roman numeral): DD, M, m

Number

dd

1. (informal) A Roman numeral representing one thousand (1000).

See also

• Previous: did (nine hundred and ninety-nine, 999)
• Next: ddi (one thousand and one, 1001)

English

Noun

dd

1. Abbreviation of day (in two-digit numeric format, as in: dd/mm/yyyy)

Hadza

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʼ/

Letter

dd (upper case Dd)

1. A letter of the practical Hadza alphabet, found in interjections only.

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• d.d.

Etymology 1

Abbreviation of du da?, directly translated as "you then?".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʉːda/
• Rhymes: -ʉːda
• Hyphenation: d‧d

Phrase

dd

1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of du da? (“and you? what about you?”).

   jeg bare chiller, dd?

   I am just chilling, and you?

Usage notes

Usage is mostly by teenagers and youth online and in text messaging, most commonly combined with other initialisms from both Norwegian and English.

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of dag (“day”), from Old Norse dagr (“day”), from Proto-Germanic *dagaz (“day”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn; warm, hot”) or *dʰeǵʰ- (“day”).

Alternative forms

• DD

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɑːɡ/
• Rhymes: -ɑːɡ
• Hyphenation: dd
• Homophones: dag, DD

Noun

dd

1. Abbreviation of dag (“day”), in a two-digit numeric format used for dates

   Synonym: dag

   dd/mm/åååå ― dd/mm/yyyy

Related terms

• ddmmåå, ddmmåååå, DDMMÅÅ, DDMMÅÅÅÅ, dd/mm/åå, dd/mm/åååå, DD/MM/ÅÅ, DD/MM/ÅÅÅÅ

See also

• mm, åå, åååå

Norwegian Nynorsk

Phrase

dd

1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of du då? (“and you? what about you?”).

Swedish

Phrase

dd

1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of du då? (“and you? what about you?”).

Usage notes

Is usually preceded by vgd

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /ɛð/
  • (informal) IPA^(key): /ð(ː)/

Letter

dd (lower case, upper case Dd)

1. The sixth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called èdd and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by d and followed by e.

Usage notes

Like the other Welsh digraphs, dd is considered a distinct letter of the Welsh alphabet for all purposes, including collation. Thus, ddoe is alphabetically sorted after dydd.

Mutation

• dd cannot be mutated in Welsh.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) llythyren; A a (Á á, À à,  â, Ä ä), B b, C c, Ch ch, D d, Dd dd, E e (É é, È è, Ê ê, Ë ë), F f, Ff ff, G g, Ng ng, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Πî, Ï ï), J j, L l, Ll ll, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ò ò, Ô ô, Ö ö), P p, Ph ph, R r, Rh rh, S s, T t, Th th, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù, Û û, Ü ü), W w (Ẃ ẃ, Ẁ ẁ, Ŵ ŵ, Ẅ ẅ), Y y (Ý ý, Ỳ ỳ, Ŷ ŷ, Ÿ ÿ)

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “dd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies