Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗verb
To play dice. · To cut into small cubes. · To ornament with squares, diamonds, or cubes.
noun
plural of die
noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryGaming with one or more dice. · A die. · That which has been diced.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Old French de Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *-os Latin -os Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-h₁its Proto-Italic *-its Latin -es Old French -s Old French desbor. Middle English dys English dice From Middle English dys, plural of dy. See the etymology of die (etymology 2) for further information. The voiceless /s/ was most likely retained because the word felt like a collective term rather than a plural form (compare pence), and the spelling dice is a result of the pronunciation.
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- Inherited-form mentiondysenm
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