# deja
## Haitian Creole
### Etymology

From French déjà (“already”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /deʒa/

### Adverb

deja
* already

## Kashubian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdɛ.ja/
* Rhymes: -ɛja
* Syllabification: de‧ja

### Etymology 1

Uncertain. Possibly related to Old Polish Dejak / Dyjak. For a similar shift, compare Polish alfons, maciek.

#### Noun

deja m pers or f
* (derogatory) clumsy, or awkward person

##### Descendants

* → Greater Polish: deja
* → Vilamovian: dej

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Polish idea.

#### Noun

deja m inan
* idea; thought

##### Declension
### References

* ↑ Wiesław Boryś, Hanna Popowska-Taborska (1994) “deja I”, in Słownik etymologiczny Kaszubszczyzny, volume 2, →ISBN, page 22
* ↑ Wiesław Boryś, Hanna Popowska-Taborska (1994) “deja II”, in Słownik etymologiczny Kaszubszczyzny, volume 2, →ISBN, page 22

### Further reading

* Stefan Ramułt (1993) [1893] “deja”, in Jerzy Trepczyk, editor, Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), 3 edition
* Jan Trepczyk (1994) “idea”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
* Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “idea”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎
* “deja”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

## Latvian
### Etymology

Formed from the stem of dejot (“to dance”), by analogy with iet (“to go”) : eja (“(act of) going”).

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

deja f (4th declension)
* (usually singular) dance (form of art expressed via harmonious, rhythmic body movements)
    baletas deja ― ballet dance
    dejas teorija ― dance theory
    dejā varbūt vairāk nekā jebkurā citā mākslas veidā mūs aizrauj meistarība ― in dance, perhaps more than in any other form of art, we are captivated by workmanship
    neviens, kas pats nedejo, nevar iedomāties, cik dejas māksla ir smags darbs ― no one who does not himself dance can imagine how much heavy work the art of dance is
* dance (a performance of this type of art, for aesthetic pleasure or simple enjoyment)
    sena, moderna deja ― an ancient, modern dance
    tautas deja ― a popular (traditional) dance
    aicināt uz deju ― to invite, to ask to dance
    pēc koncerta bija dejas ― there was a dance after the concert
    aicināt uz dejām klubā ― to invite to a dance at the club
    dejas solis ― a dance step
    deju stundas ― dance lessons
    deju vakars ― dance evening
    deju konkurss ― dance contest, competition
    deju kolektīvs ― dance group
    deju dziesma, mūzika ― dance song, music
    galvenā deja ir valsis; kas to prot, iemācās ātri citas ― the main dance is waltz; he who knows it quickly learns others
* (figuratively) dance (complex, rhythmic movement of small objects or insects)
    odu, tauriņu deja ― mosquito, butterfly dance
    ārā ir tumšs, kauc vējš, pārslas griežas trakā dejā ― it is dark outside, the wind is howling, the (snow)flakes turn around in a crazy dance
* dance music, song
    atskaņot deju ― to play dance (music)
    deju orķestris ― dance orchestra
    visiem komponista deju žanra darbiem ir virtuozs raksturs, tā nav sadzīves, bet koncertmūzika ― all of the composer's works in the dance genre have virtuoso traits, it is not everyday (music), it is concert music

#### Synonyms

* (dated), (folkloric) dancis

#### Related terms

* dejot
* dejotājs, dejotāja

### Verb

deja
* third-person singular/plural past indicative of diet

### References

* ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “diet”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca‎ (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN

## Lithuanian
### Etymology

Likely cognate with Latvian deja (“dance”), perhaps through a semantic shift similar to that involving the English word tragedy deriving from an ancient Greek type of song.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdɛjɐ/

### Adverb

deja
* unfortunately

### Interjection

deja
* alas

### References

* Derksen, Rick (2015) “deja”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 120

## Lombard
### Alternative forms

* dea (Classical Milanese Orthography)
* deessa (archaic, poetic)

### Etymology

From Latin dea.

### Pronunciation

* (Western, Milanese) IPA: /ˈdɛja/
* Hyphenation: de‧ja

### Noun

deja f (masculine dia or dee, feminine plural deje, masculine plural dia or dee) (New Lombard Orthography)
* goddess

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Kashubian deja.

### Pronunciation

* (Greater Poland):
** (Chełmno-Dobrzyń) IPA: /ˈdɛ.ja/

### Noun

deja m pers
* (Chełmno-Dobrzyń, derogatory) oaf (sluggish and clumsy person)

### Further reading

* Gustaw Pobłocki (1887) “deja”, in Słownik kaszubski z dodatkiem idyotyzmów chełmińskich i kociewskich (in Polish), 2 edition, Chełmno, page 130

## Romanian
### Etymology

French déjà

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [deˈʒa]
* Audio:(file)

### Adverb

deja
* already, yet
    Nu ți-am spus deja că avem să mergem în oraș cu Radu deseară?Didn't I already tell you that we're going into town with Radu tonight?

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɟeja]

### Noun

deja
* genitive singular of dej

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdexa/ [ˈd̪e.xa]
* Rhymes: -exa
* Syllabification: de‧ja

### Etymology 1

Deverbal of dejar.

#### Noun

deja f (plural dejas)
* rest (that remaining after cutting textiles)

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

deja
* inflection of dejar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Further reading

* “deja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10