# DJ
## Translingual
### Symbol

DJ
* (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Djibouti since 1977.
    Synonyms: DJI (alpha-3 1977–present), AI (1974–1977, as the Afars and the Issas)

## English
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdi(ː)(.)d͡ʒeɪ/, /(ˌ)diːˈd͡ʒeɪ/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -eɪ, -iːdʒeɪ

### Noun

DJ (plural DJs)
* (music) Abbreviation of disc jockey.
    Synonym: deejay
    Coordinate term: VJ
** 1982, Michael Cleveland (lyrics and music), “Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life”, performed by Indeep:Last night a DJ saved my life / Last night a DJ saved my life from a broken heart
** 1986, Morrissey & Johnny Marr (lyrics and music), “Panic”, in The World Won’t Listen, performed by The Smiths:Burn down the disco / Hang the blessed DJ / Because the music that they constantly play / It says nothing to me about my life
** 1999, “Three MC’s and One DJ”, in Hello Nasty, performed by Beastie Boys:Three MC's and one DJ / We be getting down with no delay
* (clothing) Abbreviation of dinner jacket.
* Abbreviation of dust jacket.

#### Translations
### Verb

DJ (third-person singular simple present DJs or DJ's, present participle DJing or DJ'ing, simple past and past participle DJed or DJ'd)
* To act as a DJ (disc jockey); to play, cut and mix/blend recorded music.
** 2023 August 31, Frankie de la Cretaz, “Postcard from Camp Gaylore”, in Cosmopolitan‎:A tattooed camp staffer DJs from a heavily stickered laptop, next to a whirling party light that scatters rainbow beams throughout the space.

### Proper noun

DJ
* (stock ticker symbol) Dow Jones & Company

### Anagrams

* J.D., JD

## Finnish
### Etymology

< English DJ

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdeːˌjiː/, [ˈde̞ːˌjiː]
* Rhymes: -iː

### Noun

DJ
* disc jockey
    Synonyms: deejii, disc jockey, tiskijukka

#### Declension

Inflection of DJ (Kotus type 18/maa)
singular
plural
nominative
DJ
DJ:t
genitive
DJ:n
DJ:iden DJ:itten
partitive
DJ:tä
DJ:itä
accusative
DJ DJ:n
DJ:t
inessive
DJ:ssä
DJ:issä
elative
DJ:stä
DJ:istä
illative
DJ:hin
DJ:ihin
adessive
DJ:llä
DJ:illä
ablative
DJ:ltä
DJ:iltä
allative
DJ:lle
DJ:ille
essive
DJ:nä
DJ:inä
translative
DJ:ksi
DJ:iksi
abessive
DJ:ttä
DJ:ittä
instructive
DJ:in
comitative
DJ:ineen :

## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from English DJ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /di.dʒe/, /di.dʒɛj/, /de.ʒi/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

DJ m or f (plural DJ or DJs)
* DJ, disc jockey
    Synonyms: disc jockey, platiniste

#### Related terms

* DJette
* DJing

## German
### Etymology

Borrowed from English DJ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdiːd͡ʒɛɪ̯/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

DJ m (strong, genitive DJs, plural DJs)
* DJ, disc jockey

#### Related terms

* DJane

### Further reading

* “DJ” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

## Japanese
### Etymology

From English DJ.

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) ディージェー [dìíjéꜜè] (Nakadaka – [3])
* IPA: [dʲiːʑe̞ː]

### Noun

DJ(ディージェー) or DJ(ディージェイ) • (dījē or dījei)
* Abbreviation of ディスクジョッキー (disuku jokkī, “disc jockey”); a DJ

## Polish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English DJ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdi.d͡ʐɛj/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -id͡ʐɛj
* Syllabification: D‧J

### Noun

DJ m pers
* DJ, disk jockey, deejay
    Synonyms: didżej, didżejka

#### Declension
### Further reading

* DJ in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* DJ in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English DJ.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈdi ˈd͡ʒej/ [ˈdi ˈd͡ʒeɪ̯], /ˈd͡ʒi ˈd͡ʒej/ [ˈd͡ʒi ˈd͡ʒeɪ̯]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˌdiˈʒɐj/

### Noun

DJ m or f by sense (plural DJs)
* DJ, deejay, disk jockey (person who plays or mixes recorded music at nightclubs)

## Romanian
### Proper noun

DJ
* Abbreviation of Dolj, a county in Romania.

## Spanish
### Alternative forms

* dejota, diyey

### Etymology

Borrowed from English DJ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌde ˈxota/ [ˌd̪e ˈxo.t̪a]
* IPA: /ˌdi ˈʝei/ [ˌd̪i ˈʝei̯]
* IPA: (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˌdi ˈʝei/ [ˌd̪i ˈʝei̯]
* IPA: (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˌdi ˈʃei/ [ˌd̪i ˈʃei̯]
* IPA: (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˌdi ˈʒei/ [ˌd̪i ˈʒei̯]

### Noun

DJ m or f by sense (plural DJ)
* DJ, deejay, disk jockey (person who plays or mixes recorded music at nightclubs)
    Synonyms: pinchadiscos, disyóquey

### Further reading

* “DJ” in Lexico, Oxford University Press.