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di

synonyms, antonyms, definitions, examples & translations of di in English

English Online Dictionary. What means di‎? What does di mean?

Translingual

Alternative forms

(roman numeral): DI, CCCCCI, ccccci

Number

A Roman numeral representing five hundred one (501).

English

Etymology

Imitative.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /di/

Interjection

A meaningless syllable used when singing a tune or indicating a rhythm.

Anagrams

Id, I'd, id., I-D, id, I.D., -id, ID

Afrikaans

Article

obsolete spelling of die

Pronoun

obsolete spelling of die

Ajië

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ⁿdi]

Adjective

References

Leenhardt, M. (1935) Vocabulaire et grammaire de la langue Houaïlou, Paris: Institut d'ethnologie. Cited in: "Houaïlou" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.
Leenhardt, M. (1946) Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mèlanèsie. Cited in: "Ajiø" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.

Albanian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /di/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *dīja, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyh₂- (compare Sanskrit ध्याति (dhyāti, “to observe, feel”)).

Verb

di (aorist dita, participle ditur)

to know

Conjugation

Derived terms

Etymology 2

The 3rd person singular din. From Proto-Albanian *dine, denominative of Proto-Indo-European *dey-no- (“day”). See din for more.

Alternative forms

dihet (medio-passive)

Verb

di (aorist diu, participle dirë)

(Tosk) to dawn (daylight)

Synonyms

gdhin

Related terms

gdhi, gdhij, gdhin

References

Aromanian

Etymology

From Latin dē. Compare Romanian de.

Preposition

of
from

Bambara

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [dí]

Verb

to give

References

2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

Bavarian

Etymology

Cognate with German dich.

Pronoun

you (accusative, singular)

Belizean Creole

Etymology 1

Article

Etymology 2

Particle

continuous tense marker; -ing

Usage notes

It tends to immediately precede the verb that it modifies.

Derived terms

mi-di

Blagar

Adverb

also

References

Antoinette Schapper, The Papuan Languages of Timor, Alor and Pantar: Volume 1 (2014), p. 160

Bura

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [dì]

Noun

dì

town, settlement
land

References

2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

Cameroon Pidgin

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /di/

Verb

(auxiliary) imperfective or progressive aspect marker

Catalan

Verb

first-person singular preterite indicative of dar

Cebuano

Adverb

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

dei, dein (Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

From Middle High German dīn.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /diː/, /di/
Homophone: die

Determiner

di (masculine denge or dinge, feminine and plural deng or ding)

(Ripuarian) your, thy (second-person singular possessive)

Usage notes

The form deng/ding is used for the neuter when strongly stressed: Dat es ding Jlas! (“That's your glass!”) Contrariwise, the form di may be used for the masculine and feminine when unstressed, chiefly with words for relatives: di Papp (“your father”, but less common than denge Papp).

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

de (Sette Comuni)

Article

(Luserna) the; definite article for four declensions:
1. nominative singular feminine
2. accusative singular feminine
3. nominative plural
4. accusative plural

References

Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Dimasa

Noun

water

Derived terms

References

F. Jacquesson (2008) A Dimasa Grammar‎^[2], page 46
P. R. T. Gurdon (1903) The Morāns (in Dimasa)

Eastern Magar

Noun

water

References

James Richardson Logan, Journal of the Indian Archipelago and Eastern Asia (1970)

Ewe

Etymology

From Proto-Gbe *dĩ́. Cognates include Fon dĩ́, Gun dín, Saxwe Gbe dĩ́ and Adja jí.

Verb

dí

to search, to seek, to look for
(by extension) to desire, to wish, to want

References

Jim-Fugar, Dr. M.K.N., Jim-Fugar, Nicholine (2017) “di”, in Nuseline's Ewe-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Togo: Independently published, →ISBN, page 45

Fayu

Noun

water
river

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin dē.

Preposition

of
from
by

Galician

Verb

inflection of dicir:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative
(reintegrationist norm) inflection of dizer:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese de. Cognate with Kabuverdianu di.

Preposition

of
at
from

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From Saint Dominican Creole French dir, from French dire.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /di/

Verb

to say
to tell

Derived terms

vle di

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian di.

Preposition

of (indicating possession)

Related terms

de (“from, of”) (where an amount is indicated)
da (“by”)

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay di, from Proto-Malayic *di, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i, from Proto-Austronesian *i. Doublet of -i.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /di/
Rhymes: -i
Hyphenation: di

Preposition

on
1. positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above
2. positioned at or resting against the outer surface of; attached to
3. at or in (a certain region or location)
4. near; adjacent to; alongside; just off
5. (with certain modes of transport, especially public transport) inside (a vehicle) for the purpose of travelling
6. at the date of
in
1. contained by
2. within the bounds or limits of
3. surrounded by; among; amidst
5. during (a period of time)
at
1. (indicating time) indicating occurrence in an instant of time or a period of time relatively short in context or from the speaker's perspective.
2. holding a given speed or rate
3. (used for skills (including in activities) or areas of knowledge) on the subject of; regarding
(dialect) to (in the direction of, so as to arrive at)
(dialect, especially in Central Sumatra) about; of (used as a function word to indicate what is dealt with as the object of thought, feeling, or action)
(dialect, especially in Central Sumatra) from

Derived terms

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish dí.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dʲɪ/
(Aran also) IPA^(key): /dʲiː/
(Cois Fharraige also) IPA^(key): /d̪ˠiː/

Pronoun

di (emphatic dise)

third-person singular feminine of de: from/of her, from/of it f
third-person singular feminine of do: to/for her, to/for it f

References

Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin dē. Cognate with English to.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /di/
Rhymes: -i
Hyphenation: di

Preposition

used to indicate possession, after the thing owned and before the owner; of; ’s
L’ira di Apollo ― Apollo’s wrath (literally, “The wrath of Apollo”)

la coda del cane ― the dog’s tail

Canto dello sciatore ― Song of the skier

Simbolo degli Apostoli ― Signs of the Apostles

Manifesto della cucina futurista ― Manifesto of the futurist kitchen
from
by, of, ’s
than
used in superlative forms; in, of
about, on, concerning

Parliamo di sentimenti. ― Let's talk about feelings.
expresses composition; of, made of, in or more often omitted
(followed by an infinitive) to or omitted
used with the definite article in partitive constructions; some
Vuoi dell'acqua? ― Would you like some water?
used in some expressions in a partitive-like function, often without article
penso di sì ― I think so

niente di meglio ― nothing better

Che c’è di nuovo? ― What's new?

Usage notes

When followed by the definite article, di combines with the article to produce the following combined forms:

The i can additionally optionally be elided before vowel sounds to form d'.

Derived terms

References

Etymology 2

From Latin dē (the name of the letter D).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): ^**/ˈdi/^*
Rhymes: -i
Hyphenation: dì

Noun

di f (invariable)

The name of the Latin-script letter D/d.; dee

Jamaican Creole

Alternative forms

Etymology

Derived from English the.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdi/

Article

the
Is a riddim mi love from birth. Di harmonies, di lyrics; everything perfect. ― It's a rhythm I've always loved. The harmony, the lyrics ... everything's perfect.

Japanese

Romanization

The katakana syllable ディ (di) in Hepburn-like romanization.

Kabyle

Preposition

in
Synonym: deg
during

Krio

Etymology

From English the.

Article

dì

References

Kuna

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

water

Ladin

Etymology

de +‎ i

Contraction

of the (masculine plural)

Latin

Noun

dī m pl

nominative/vocative plural of deus

References

"di", in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
"di", in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

Ligurian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /di/

Contraction

contraction of de i; of the (masculine plural)

Louisiana Creole

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /di/
Rhymes: -i

Etymology 1

Inherited from French dire (“to say, to tell”).

Verb

di (invariable)

to say, to tell

Etymology 2

Inherited from French dix (“ten”).

Numeral

Usage notes

Precedes consonant-initial words. See usage notes at dis.

Macanese

Alternative forms

d' (optionally, before certain words starting with a vowel)

Etymology

From Portuguese de, from Old Galician-Portuguese de (“of”), from Latin dē (“of”).

Preposition

of (indicates the semantic relation between two elements: such as possession, origin, place)
guínde di águ ― jug of water

Ui di bôm! ― Very good!

Êle pôssa di grándi! ― He is very big!

Êle bem di capaz! ― He is really clever!

Usage notes

Note that the usage of di is more flexible compared to Portuguese de, and may be followed not necessarily by nouns.

Derived terms

di-frónt (“in front, ahead”)
ui-di (“very”)

References

https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm

Malay

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /di/ [di]
Rhymes: -di, -i
Hyphenation: di

Etymology 1

First attested in the Kedukan Bukit inscription, 683AD. From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *di, *i, from Proto-Austronesian *di, *i.

Preposition

di (Jawi spelling before consonant-initial words د, Jawi spelling before vowel-initial words دأ)

Used to indicate location; in, at, on.
Synonym: dekat (informal)

di Kuala Lumpur ― in Kuala Lumpur

di sekolah ― at school

di atas jalan ― on top of the road

Usage notes

This preposition is usually only used with physical locations.
With time or time-related concepts (e.g. age, era, period) such as to say "at 7 o'clock", it is the preposition pada instead that is used so that the aforementioned phrase's Malay equivalent would be "pada pukul 7", not *"di pukul 7".

Etymology 2

From English dee.

Noun

di (plural di-di)

The name of the Latin-script letter D/d.

Synonyms

dè (Indonesian)
dal (Jawi letter name)

Mandarin

Romanization

di (di⁵ / di⁰, Zhuyin ˙ㄉㄧ)

Hanyu Pinyin reading of 得

nonstandard spelling of dī
nonstandard spelling of dí
nonstandard spelling of dǐ
nonstandard spelling of dì

Usage notes

Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Mansaka

Adverb

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch thī, from Proto-Germanic *þiz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /diː/, /di/

Pronoun

accusative/dative of du

Middle English

Noun

alternative form of dee

Middle Low German

Etymology

From Old Saxon thī, from Proto-Germanic *þiz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /diː/

Pronoun

dî

(second person singular dative) you, thee
(second person singular accusative) you, thee

Declension

Moran

Noun

water

References

P. R. T. Gurdon (1903) The Morāns (in Moran)

Nigerian Pidgin

Etymology

From English the.

Article

North Frisian

Etymology 1

From Old Frisian thī, from Proto-Germanic *þiz.

Pronoun

di (Föhr-Amrum, Sylt)

Object case of dü: you, thee; yourself, thyself

Alternative forms

de (Mooring)

Etymology 2

From Old Frisian thī, derived from forms of Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Indo-European *só.

Article

(Mooring, Sylt) the (masculine singular, full form)
Coordinate term: (reduced form, Mooring) e
(Sylt) the (feminine singular)
(Sylt) the (plural)

Alternative forms

(masculine): de (Föhr-Amrum)
(feminine): det (Föhr-Amrum), jü (Mooring)
(plural): dön (Föhr-Amrum), da (Mooring)

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

Akin to Central Kurdish دە (de), Zazaki de, Persian . For the second sense compare Zazaki -en (used for the present tense but after the stem) which is a cognate of Northern Kurdish li and English in, probably initially used for present continuous much like Persian .

Preposition

in
Used to mark present tense put before the stem of the verb.
-bêj- > di bêjim - I say (=I am in saying)

-k- > di ke - does (=is in doing)

-ê-, -hê- > t'ê, di hê - comes (=is in coming)

Usage notes

In a lot of positions, bi and di may not be read unlike ji and li. When the noun comes after the verb with these prepositions, it becomes an -e instead (eg. xiste navê , "put inside"; not *xist di navê). Coming after nouns, they become -î (eg. mayî min kir, "interfered with me"; mostly not *may di min kir).
Unlike ji and li, which lose the schwa before any vowel; bi and di lose it only before long vowels (ie. a, ê, î). di becomes t' in those positions.
In the second sense mostly separated from the prepositional use in modern Kurdish script but it is essentially no different from it. Seems to be originally written separately since Ehmedê Xanî.

Related terms

di ... de
di ... re
di ... ve

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse þín.

Pronoun

feminine singular of din

Etymology 2

Verb

imperative of die

References

“di” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse því, þí, the neuter singular dative of the determiner sá, from Proto-Germanic *sa. Akin to the English comparative correlative the, derived from Old English þȳ. Other cognates include Norwegian Bokmål ti. Other determiners and pronouns also derive from there, such as den, det, dei, and dess.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /diː/

Adverb

Used as a comparative correlative.
Synonym: dess
1. the; With multiple comparatives (or meir (“more”) with verb phrases), establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.
  Synonym: jo
2. With a single adverbial meir (“more”) or comparative, establishes an often inverse correlation with a preceding comparative or stated degree.
(literary, poetic) because

Conjunction

(literary) because
Used especially in more common compound adverbs and conjunctions.

Derived terms

av di
difor
etter di
fordi, for di
med di

Etymology 2

From Old Norse þín, feminine singular nominative of þinn (“your, yours”). See main entry for more.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /diː/

Determiner

feminine singular of din (“your”)

Pronoun

feminine singular of din (“yours”)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation spelling and/or eye dialect of various pronouns and determiners. See the etymology of the respective main entries.

Pronoun

eye dialect spelling of de
eye dialect spelling of dei

Determiner

eye dialect spelling of dei

References

“di” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

ID, id

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws, from *dyew- + *-s.

Noun

di oblique singular, m (oblique plural dis, nominative singular dis, nominative plural di)

day (24-hour period)

Derived terms

References

Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (di)
“di”, in DEAF: Dictionnaire Étymologique de l'Ancien Français, Heidelberg: Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1968-.

Old Frisian

Noun

dī m

alternative form of dei

Inflection

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *dī, from Proto-Indo-European *de; cognate with Latin dē.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dʲi/

Preposition

di (with dative)

of, from

For quotations using this term, see Citations:di.

Inflection

Combinations with a definite article:

din(d), dint; den, don, dun sg
dinaib, donaib pl

Combinations with a possessive determiner:

dim (“from my”)
dit (“from your sg”)
dia, dua (“from his/her/its/their”)

Combinations with a relative pronoun:

dia (“from which; when, if”)

Related terms

dí- (prefix)

Descendants

Irish: de
Manx: jeh
Scottish Gaelic: de

Etymology 2

Pronoun

alternative spelling of dí: to/from her

Old Prussian

Etymology

From earlier Prussian enclitic *-di, from dialectal Baltic *-di, probably from Proto-Indo-European enclitic *-di („he”, „she”). Cognate with Avestan dim („him, her”).

Pronoun

di n (third-person only, plural dīs or dī, accusative singular din, accusative plural dins)

(anaphoric) he, she, it, self;
(indefinite, indeclinable, also spelt dei) (it)self, one (indefinite pronoun denoting unspecified subject)

Usage notes

Appeared either as a suffix or standalone, the latter being usually stressed.
Besides the enclitic function, it also served as an impersonal pronoun, similarly to German man.
The suffix form merged with prepositions, creating new ones with function analogical to English thereby (there + by), herein (here + in), etc. Such forms still underwent declension.

Declension

Mažiulis named some of the attested forms of the declinable variant.

Derived terms

References

Old Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *di, from Proto-Celtic *dū (“to”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ði/

Preposition

di (triggers soft mutation)

Inflection

3rd-person singular masculine: didu

Descendants

Middle Welsh: y
- Welsh: i

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese de and Spanish de and Kabuverdianu di.

Conjunction

of, of the
from, from the

Romansch

Alternative forms

gi (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan)
de (Surmiran)

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Latin diēs.

Noun

di m (plural dis)

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Puter, Vallader) day

Sardinian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /di/

Preposition

(Campidanese) alternative form of de

References

Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes

Sassarese

Alternative forms

d' (apocopic, used before vowel sounds)

Etymology

From Latin dē, from Proto-Italic *dē, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *de.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /di/

Preposition

Used to indicate possession, after the thing owned and before the owner; of; 's
Lu cani di Pàuru ― Paul's dog

Edda è un'amigga di mamma ― She's a friend of mother's
Used to indicate origin; from
Eu soggu di Sàssari ― I'm from Sassari
Used in comparisons; than
La poltrona è più còmuda di la caddrea ― The armchair is more comfortable than the chair
Used to indicate authorship; by, of, 's
Canne al vento è un libru di Gràzia Deledda ― Canne al vento is a book by Grazia Deledda
about, on, concerning
E eddi cosa ni pènsani di te? ― What do they think about you?
Used in superlative forms; in, of
Edda è la più bedda di tutti ― She's the most beautiful (of all)
Expresses composition; of, made of, in or more often omitted
Un'ampulla di veddru ― A glass bottle (literally, “A bottle of glass”)

References

Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tʲi/, /tʲiː/

Pronoun

alternative form of dhi

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From earlier gdi.

Adverb

di (Cyrillic spelling ди)

(Chakavian, Ikavian, chiefly Croatia, colloquial) where (interrogative)
Di si ti cili božji dan? ― Where on earth have you been the whole day?
(Chakavian, Ikavian, chiefly Croatia, proscribed, colloquial) whither, where, whereto
Di si išao jučer? ― Where did you go yesterday?

Pronoun

di (Cyrillic spelling ди)

(Chakavian, Ikavian, chiefly Croatia) where

Usage notes

Originally of Chakavian-Ikavian origin, the word is today colloquially used throughout Croatia and other countries to a lesser extent.

Synonyms

gdje (Standard)

Sicilian

Etymology 1

From Latin dē.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /di/
IPA^(key): /di/ (Apocopic form)
Rhymes: -di
Hyphenation: di

Preposition

Used to indicate possession, after the thing owned and before the owner; of; ’s
A raggia di Apollu ― Apollo’s wrath (literally, “The wrath of Apollo”)

a cuda dû cani ― the dog’s tail

Sìmmulu di l'Apòstuli ― Signs of the Apostles

Manifestu dâ cucina futurista ― Manifesto of the futurist kitchen
from
by, of, ’s
than
Used in superlative forms; in, of
about, on, concerning

Parramu di sintimenta. ― Let's talk about feelings.
Expresses composition; of, made of, in or more often omitted
(followed by an infinitive) to or omitted
Used in some expressions in a partitive-like function, often without article.
Ca penzu di se ― I think so

Nenti di megghiu ― nothing better

Chi cc’è di novu? ― What's new?

Usage notes

When followed by a definite article, di combines with the article to produce the following combined forms:

The i can additionally optionally be elided before vowel sounds to form d'.

Derived terms

Related terms

Etymology 2

From Latin dē (the name of the letter D).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /di/
IPA^(key): /di/ (Apocopic form)
Rhymes: -di
Hyphenation: di

Noun

di (f)

The name of the Latin-script letter D/d.; dee

Singpho

Noun

References

Stephen Morey, The Singpho Agentive – Functions and Meanings (2012), p. 13

Slavomolisano

Etymology

From Ikavian Serbo-Croatian gdi, di; compare standard Ijekavian gdje, Ekavian gde.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /di/

Adverb

(interrogative) where

Pronoun

where

References

Breu, W., Mader Skender, M. B. & Piccoli, G. 2013. Oral texts in Molise Slavic (Italy): Acquaviva Collecroce. In Adamou, E., Breu, W., Drettas, G. & Scholze, L. (eds.). 2013. EuroSlav2010: Elektronische Datenbank bedrohter slavischer Varietäten in nichtslavophonen Ländern Europas – Base de données électronique de variétés slaves menacées dans des pays européens non slavophones. Konstanz: Universität / Paris: Lacito (Internet Publication).

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdi/ [ˈd̪i]
Rhymes: -i
Syllabification: di

Etymology 1

See dar.

Verb

first-person singular preterite indicative of dar
Dile lo que te di. ― Tell him what I gave you.

Etymology 2

See decir.

Verb

second-person singular imperative of decir
Dile lo que te di. ― Tell him what I gave you.
obsolete spelling of dice

Sumerian

Romanization

romanization of 𒁲 (di)

Swedish

Etymology

From dia (“to suckle”), from Proto-Germanic *dijōną (“to suckle”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suckle”). Related to dägga (däggdjur).

Noun

di c

suck, suckle; milk from the mother (human or animal) directly to the offspring

Declension

Derived terms

dibarn

Related terms

dia
dägga
däggdjur

Pronoun

pronunciation spelling of de, representing Finland Swedish
(dialectal, obsolete) your, yours; feminine singular of din

Alternative forms

de, dom (they, colloquial)
din (your)

References

di in Svensk ordbok (SO)
di in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
di in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *diq (“particle of negation”). Blust (2010-) notes that this word is believed by some to be short for hindi (“no; not”), but its agreement with the monosyllabic word in other languages suggests that this shorter form is older. See also dili (“not; no; hardly; rarely; seldom”). Compare Yami ji, Ilocano di, Isnag di, Cebuano di / dili, Maranao di', Western Subanon di, Mansaka di, Tausug di'.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /diʔ/ [d̪ɪʔ], (colloquial) /deʔ/ [d̪ɛʔ]
Rhymes: -iʔ
Syllabification: di

Particle

dî (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒ)

no; not
Antonyms: oo, (respectful) opo

Alternative forms

'di
d — text messaging, Internet slang

Derived terms

Related terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /di/ [d̪ɪ]
Rhymes: -i
Syllabification: di

Adverb

di (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒ)

(sometimes preceded by e) then; in that case
Synonyms: kung gayon, kung ganoon, (Marinduque) kundi, (Nueva Ecija) garod

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English dee, the English name of the letter D / d.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /di/ [d̪ɪ]
Rhymes: -i
Syllabification: di

Noun

di (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒ)

the name of the Latin-script letter D/d, in the Filipino alphabet
Synonyms: (in the Abakada alphabet) da, (in the Abecedario) de

Talysh

Etymology

Cognate with Persian (deh).

Noun

village

Tarifit

Preposition

di (Tifinagh spelling ⴷⵉ)

location marker
1. expresses a location inside something or movement into something: in, into

Usage notes

When the preposition di is followed by a vowel it will take the form deg.

Tat

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭬𐭲𐭠 (deh, “country, land, village”), from Old Persian 𐎭𐏃𐎹𐎠𐎢 (dahạyau), from Proto-Iranian *dahyu- (“country, district, province”).

Noun

village

Derived terms

Teribe

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /di/

Noun

water
river

Synonyms

diwa

References

Juan Diego Quesada, A Grammar of Teribe (2000)

Trumai

Noun

water
mirror

References

Raquel Guirardello (1999) A reference grammar of Trumai, Houston: Rice University (PhD thesis)

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zi˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [jɪj˧˧]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [jɪj˧˧]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 移.

Verb

(colloquial) to change position; to move

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Romanization

Sino-Vietnamese reading of 遺

Derived terms

Volapük

Preposition

Walloon

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /di/

Preposition

di (after an open syllable and/or before a vowel: d')

Welsh

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /diː/
Homophones: du (South Wales), dŷ (South Wales)
Rhymes: -iː

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Alternative forms

Pronoun

soft mutation of ti
you (singular); thou

Usage notes

The form di is used after verb forms ending with a vowel (namely the simple future tense), while ti is used after other verb forms which end in -t. Di is also the form used as an emphatic pronoun after dy (“your”) in possessive and infinitive contexts.

Mutation

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

di f (plural diau)

The name of the Latin-script letter D/d.

Mutation

This word cannot be mutated.

White Hmong

Etymology

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /di˧/

Noun

di (classifier: daim)

used in di ncauj (“lip(s)”)

References

Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[5], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 35.

Wolof

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /di/

Conjunction

and (used between clauses)

Yoruba

Pronunciation

(high-tone): IPA^(key): /dí/
(mid-tone): IPA^(key): /dī/
(low-tone): IPA^(key): /dì/

Etymology 1

Noun

dí

The name of the Latin-script letter D/d.

Etymology 2

Verb

dí

(intransitive) to become opaque
(transitive) to occlude, to obstruct
(transitive) to block, to clog, to plug

Derived terms

dídí

Etymology 3

Verb

(transitive) to change to something else
(transitive) alternative form of da (to become)

Derived terms

(to become): ọládiméjì
(to become): òṣùpádẹ̀jẹ̀

Etymology 4

Verb

dì

(transitive) to bind, to fasten, to tie up
(transitive) to pack, to bundle
(transitive) to braid, to plait

Derived terms

Etymology 5

Verb

(transitive) to defeat, to conquer, to vanquish

Etymology 6

Verb

dì

(intransitive) to coagulate, to solidify

Derived terms

adì

Etymology 7

Verb

dì

(intransitive) to win a game

Zhuang

Etymology

Compare Cantonese 啲 (di1, “a few; a bit”).

Pronunciation

(Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /ti˨˦/
Tone numbers: di¹
Hyphenation: di

Classifier

di (Sawndip form 的, 1957–1982 spelling di)

a bit of; a little; some

Adverb

di (Sawndip form 的, 1957–1982 spelling di)

a little more

Zia

Etymology

From Proto-Trans-New Guinea *titi.

Noun

tooth