From en.wiktionary.org:
[Dandy]
** English
[wikipedia]
*** Pronunciation
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
*** Etymology 1
Borrowed from [en]. Of uncertain origin.
Possibly from [en], a diminutive of [en], yet the Scots word is used also in
reference to women. Alternatively, possibly a back-formation of Scots [sco],
[sco]. Compare [en] and [en].
**** Noun
[en-noun]
1. A man very concerned about his physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies, pursued with the appearance of nonchalance in a cult of self.
2. * [chapter=60]
3. * [page=68]
4. * {{ quote-book | en | year=1945 | author=w:J. B. Priestley | chapter=I
|title=An Inspector Calls |passage=“Gerald Croft is an attractive chap about
thirty, rather too manly to be a DANDY but very much the easy well-bred young
man-about-town.”}}
1. Something excellent in its class.
2. [en] A yawl , or a small after-sail on a yawl.
3. A dandy roller .
4. [en] A small glass of whisky .
5. * {{ quote-text | en | year=1844 | author=William Jesse | title=The life of George Brummell | page=57
|passage=Somebody quite as notorious as Brummell, but whose follies have been
far more mischievous; whose eloquence is great, but certainly not always
refined; and to whose health many a DANDY of whisky has been tossed off.}}
***** Derived terms
{{col3|en|title=terms derived from _dandy
(noun)_|dandizette|dandydom|dandyess|dandyism|dandyize|dandyling |dandify
|dandification |dandyish |dandy brush |dandy cart |dandy fever |dandy line
|dandy roller }}
***** Descendants
- [nl]
- [eo]
- [fi]
- [fr] , [fr]
- [de]
- [ja]
- [li]
- [pl]
- [es]
***** Translations
[man very concerned about his clothes and his appearance]
- Armenian: [hy]
- Bulgarian: [bg] , [bg]
- Catalan: [ca] , [ca] , [ca]
- Chinese:
- Czech: [cs] , [cs] , [cs] , [cs]
- Danish: [da] , [da]
- Finnish: [fi]
- French: [fr]
- German: [de] , [de]
- Hindi: [hi] , [hi] , [hi] , [hi]
- Irish: [ga] , [ga]
- Italian: [it] , [it] , [it] , [it] , [it]
- Japanese: [ja] , [ja]
- Korean: [ko]
- Latin: [la]
- Macedonian: [mk] , [mk] , [mk] , [mk]
- Norwegian:
- Pannonian Rusyn: [rsk] , [rsk]
- Polish: [pl] , [pl] , [pl] , [pl] , [pl]
- Portuguese: [pt] , [pt] , [pt] , [pt]
- Russian: [ru] , [ru] , [ru] , [ru] , [ru] , [ru]
- Serbo-Croatian: [sh] , [sh]
- Spanish: [es] , [es] , [es] , [es] , [es] , [es] , [es]
- Turkish: [tr]
- Ukrainian: [uk]
[trans-bottom]
[yawl]
[small after-sail on a yawl]
- Finnish: [fi]
[trans-bottom]
[checktrans-top]
- Spanish: [es] [Spain] , [es] [Venezuela] , [es] [River Plate] , [es] [Mexico]
[trans-bottom]
***** See also
- [en]
- [en]
**** Adjective
[er]
1. Like a dandy, foppish .
2. Very good; better than expected but not as good as could be.
3. Excellent ; first-rate .
4. * [en]
5. * [en]
6. * [en]
***** Derived terms
[en]
***** Translations
[like a dandy]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- Danish: [da]
- Finnish: [fi]
- Kurdish:
- Macedonian: [mk]
- Norwegian: [no]
- Polish: [pl]
- Spanish: [es]
[trans-bottom]
[very good; better than expected but not as good as could be]
- Danish: [da] , [da]
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi]
- French: [fr]
- German: [de] , [de] , [de]
- Italian: [it]
- Norwegian: [no] , [no] [slang]
- Portuguese: [pt]
- Spanish: [es]
[trans-bottom]
[first-rate]
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi]
- Norwegian: [no] , [no] [slang] , [no]
- Spanish: [es]
[trans-bottom]
*** Etymology 2
From [en], from [en], from [en], from [sa] + [sa].
**** Noun
[dandies]
1. [en] A boatman , a rower . [1685]
2. * 1685 January 6, William Hedges, Diary, Vol. I, p. 175:
3. *: Our DANDEES (or boatmen) boyled their rice.
4. [en] A Shaiva mendicant who carries a small rod . [1832]
5. * {{ quote-book | en | year=1862 | author=Henry Beveridge | title=A Comprehensive History of India... | volume=II | page=74
|passage=...the DANDIS, distinguished by carrying a small _dand_ or wand...}}
1. [en] An open sedan chair form ed by suspend ing a rudimentary frame or strong cloth from a pole or set of pole s. [1870]
2. * 1870 , Constance Frederica Gordon-Cumming, _Good Words_ , p. 135:
3. * As the darkness closed in... I had to give up the attempt to use the DANDY , and struggle on on foot.
4. * {{ quote-journal | en | date=July 2 1888 | journal=Times | page=5
|passage=Major Battye and Captain Urmston joined the rear and placed the
wounded man in a DANDY.}}
***** Alternative forms
- [en]
***** Synonyms
- [open sedan chair] [en] , [en]
***** Related terms
- [en]
***** Translations
[trans-top]
- Hindi: [hi]
[trans-bottom]
*** References
- [dandy [!] dandi]
*** See also
- [en] [probably not etymologically related]
[en]
** Dutch
*** Etymology
Borrowed from [nl].
*** Pronunciation
- [nl]
- [nl]
- [nl]
*** Noun
[m]
1. [en]
** Finnish
*** Etymology
Borrowed from [fi].
*** Pronunciation
[dändi]
*** Noun
[fi-noun]
1. dandy
**** Declension
[dand]
*** Further reading
- [accessdate=2023-07-02]
** French
*** Etymology
[fr].
*** Pronunciation
- [fr-IPA]
*** Noun
[m]
1. [en]
2. * [fr]
*** Further reading
- [R:fr:TLFi]
** Romanian
*** Alternative forms
- [ro]
*** Etymology
[ro].
*** Noun
[m]
1. [en]
**** Declension
[n=sg]
** Slovak
*** Pronunciation
- [sk-IPA]
*** Noun
[m-pr]
1. [en]
**** Declension
[m-pr]
*** Further reading
- [R:sk:SDK]
[sk]
** Spanish
*** Alternative forms
- [es]
*** Etymology
[es].
*** Pronunciation
[es-pr]
*** Noun
[m]
1. [en]
**** Usage notes
[es-unadapted]
*** Further reading
- [dandi]
[es]