deres

See also: Deres, de res, dere's, dereš, and Dereš

English

Verb

deres

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dere

Anagrams

• DEERS, Drees, Eders, Edser, Seder, deers, drees, redes, reeds, resed, seder

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈd̥ɛɒ̯̽s]

Pronoun

deres (nominative de, objective dem)

1. their (3rd person plural, possessive)

See also

Danish personal pronouns

Number	Person	Type	Nominative	Oblique	Possessive
					common	neuter	plural
Singular	First	–	jeg	mig	min	mit	mine
	Second	modern / informal	du	dig	din	dit	dine
		formal (uncommon)	De	Dem	Deres
	Third	masculine (person)	han	ham	hans
		feminine (person)	hun	hende	hendes
		common (noun)	den		dens
		neuter (noun)	det		dets
		indefinite	man	en	ens
		reflexive	–	sig	sin	sit	sine
Plural	First	modern	vi	os	vores
		archaic / formal			vor	vort	vore
	Second	–	I	jer	jeres
	Third	–	de	dem	deres
		reflexive	–	sig

Galician

Verb

deres

1. second-person singular future subjunctive of dar

Hungarian

Etymology

From dér (“frost”) +‎ -es (adjective-forming suffix). The historical sense “whipping bench” is from the sense of roan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdɛrɛʃ]
• Hyphenation: de‧res
• Rhymes: -ɛʃ

Adjective

deres (comparative deresebb, superlative legderesebb)

1. frosty (covered with frost)
2. (literary, of hair) grizzled, gray-haired (streaked or mixed with grey)
3. (of an animal, especially a horse or a cattle) roan (having a coat of a grey base color with individual white hairs mixed in)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	deres	deresek
accusative	dereset	dereseket
dative	deresnek	dereseknek
instrumental	deressel	deresekkel
causal-final	deresért	deresekért
translative	deressé	deresekké
terminative	deresig	deresekig
essive-formal	deresként	deresekként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	deresben	deresekben
superessive	deresen	dereseken
adessive	deresnél	dereseknél
illative	deresbe	deresekbe
sublative	deresre	deresekre
allative	dereshez	deresekhez
elative	deresből	deresekből
delative	deresről	deresekről
ablative	derestől	deresektől
non-attributive possessive – singular	deresé	dereseké
non-attributive possessive – plural	dereséi	deresekéi

Derived terms

• deresedik

Noun

deres (plural deresek)

1. (of an animal, especially of a horse or a cattle) roan (an animal that has a coat of a grey base color with individual white hairs mixed in)
2. (historical, in the era of serfdom) whipping bench (a low, wide, flat bench for flogging as punishment)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	deres	deresek
accusative	derest	dereseket
dative	deresnek	dereseknek
instrumental	deressel	deresekkel
causal-final	deresért	deresekért
translative	deressé	deresekké
terminative	deresig	deresekig
essive-formal	deresként	deresekként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	deresben	deresekben
superessive	deresen	dereseken
adessive	deresnél	dereseknél
illative	deresbe	deresekbe
sublative	deresre	deresekre
allative	dereshez	deresekhez
elative	deresből	deresekből
delative	deresről	deresekről
ablative	derestől	deresektől
non-attributive possessive – singular	deresé	dereseké
non-attributive possessive – plural	dereséi	deresekéi

Possessive forms of deres

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	deresem	dereseim
2nd person sing.	deresed	dereseid
3rd person sing.	derese	deresei
1st person plural	deresünk	dereseink
2nd person plural	deresetek	dereseitek
3rd person plural	deresük	dereseik

Derived terms

Compound words

• almásderes
• borzderes
• derestörvény
• feketederes
• pejderes
• rézderes
• sárgaderes
• vasderes

Expressions

• deresre húz

Further reading

• deres in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
• deres in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2026).

Middle English

Noun

deres

1. plural of dere (“harm”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From an extended form with genitive -s (“genitive suffix”) of Old Norse þeira (“their”), genitive plural of þeir (“they”).

Compare Danish deres (“their”), Norwegian Nynorsk deira (“their”), Icelandic þeirra (“their”), Faroese teirra (“their”) and Swedish deras (“their”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdeː.ɾəs/
• Rhymes: -eːɾəs
• Homophone: Deres
• Hyphenation: de‧res

Determiner

deres

1. their; third-person plural possessive.

   Barna deres er blitt store. ― Their children have grown up.

   • 1874, Henrik Ibsen, Peer Gynt, page 168:

     både troløs og margløs er mændenes færd; deres ånd har ej flugt, deres dåd ej vægt

     both faithless and spineless is the conduct of men; their spirit has no flight, their deed no weight

   • 1877, Henrik Ibsen, Samfundets støtter, page 17:

     det er noget stålsættende i dette at følge menneskene i deres kamp med elementerne

     there is something steeling in following people in their struggle with the elements

   • 1895, Henrik Ibsen, Lille Eyolf, page 34:

     så følger [rottene] efter os. Både de voksne og småpuslingerne deres

     then the rats follow us. Both the grown ones and their little ones

   • 1976, Jorunn Hareide Aarbakke, Høyt på en vinget hest, page 315:

     han tar på seg ansvaret for at forholdet deres kom skjevt ut

     he takes responsibility for their relationship getting off to a bad start

   • 2021, Anine Kierulf, Hva er ytringsfrihet, page 45:

     [John Stuart] Mill er ikke opptatt av individenes frihet for deres egen skyld

     [John Stuart] Mill is not concerned with the individuals' freedom for their own sake

   1. theirs; used independently, without a following noun.
   • 1873, Henrik Ibsen, Kærlighedens komedie, page 107:

     ja, lad dem gå; min vej er ikke deres

     yes, let them go; my path is not theirs

   • 1897, Tryggve Andersen, I cancellirådens dage:

     værst var det for dem, naar en af deres laa paa lazarettet

     it was worst for them when one of theirs was in the hospital

   • 2024, Andrea Bræin Hovig, Siste akt, page 34:

     i talen prøvde Rut å si noe om at tosomhet kan være så mangt, men at deres bare var god

     in the speech, Rut tried to say something about companionship being many things, but that theirs was only good

2. (archaic, proscribed) reflexive third-person plural possessive; corresponding to their own, now normally expressed with sin, si, sitt or sine.
   • 1829, Henrik Wergeland, Hymne til Friheden, page 120:

     nu ligge øerne spredte, som døde igler, paa deres dovne bølger!

     now the islands lie scattered, like dead leeches, on their sluggish waves!

   • 1870, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Samlede Digte I, page 168:

     de fattige ham frygter ej i deres sult og laser

     the poor do not fear him in their hunger and rags

   • 1917, Halfdan Kjerulf, Av hans efterladte papirer 1831–1847, page 178:

     Gude og Rosenkrone have gjort deres reise afhængig af min

     Gude and Rosenkrone have made their journey dependent on mine

   • 1909, Henrik Ibsen, Efterladte Skrifter I, page 312:

     kunstnerinder og kvinder, som driver handel, søger at dølge deres køn

     female artists and women who engage in trade seek to conceal their sex

   • 1880, Jonas Lie, Rutland, page 18:

     skydsfolkene med deres rad af røde topluer sad henefter tofterne

     the coachmen with their row of red caps sat along the thwarts

   • 1890, Amalie Skram, S.G. Myre, page 240:

     agterud havde Ingeborg og Marthe deres plads

     aft, Ingeborg and Marthe had their place

   • 1896, Thomas Krag, Ada Wilde, page 19:

     de [satt] alene og spiste deres vildt

     they sat alone and ate their game

   • 1968, Glåmdalen, number 203, page 7, column 5:

     syklistene vil slå et slag for deres plass i trafikken

     the cyclists will make a case for their place in traffic

3. your, yours; second-person plural possessive.

   Er det deres bil? ― Is it your car?

   Er denne paraplyen deres? ― Is this umbrella yours?

   • traditional, 1 Mos [Genesis], 45:19:

     Hent faren deres og kom hit!

     Fetch your father and come here!

   • 1848, Conrad N. Schwach, Erindringer af mit Liv indtil Ankomsten til Throndhjem, page 224:

     himlen vaage over Deres begges helbred og lykke!

     may heaven watch over the health and happiness of you both!

   • 1936, Ingeborg Refling Hagen, Livets dans, page 176:

     pass arbeidet deres

     mind your work

   • 1998, Jon Ewo, Uten filter, page 40:

     jeg husker den gangen jeg var på deres alder. Hadde ikke den samme kondisen som dere har, gitt

     I remember when I was your age. I didn't have the same stamina that you have, that's for sure

Usage notes

• When used as a polite singular possessive, the form is capitalized: Deres. Lowercase deres is used for second-person plural or third-person plural.

See also

Norwegian Bokmål personal pronouns

Number	Person	Type	Nominative	Oblique	Possessive
					masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
Singular	First	–	jeg	meg	min	mi	mitt	mine
	Second	general	du	deg	din	di	ditt	dine
		formal (rare)	De	Dem	Deres
	Third	masculine (person)	han	ham / han	hans
		feminine (person)	hun	henne	hennes
		masculine (noun)	den		dens
		feminine (noun)
		neuter (noun)	det		dets
		reflexive	–	seg	sin	si	sitt	sine
Plural	First	–	vi	oss	vår		vårt	våre
	Second	general	dere		deres
		formal (very rare)	De	Dem	Deres
	Third	general	de	dem	deres
		reflexive	–	seg	sin	si	sitt	sine

References

• “deres” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “deres” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• Språkrådet: Høflighetsformene De, Dem og Deres

Anagrams

• redes, seder

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.ɾis/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.ɾis/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.ɾiʃ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.ɾɨʃ/

Verb

deres

1. second-person singular future subjunctive of dar