d'

See also ď, and Appendix:Variations of "d"

English

Etymology

Contraction of the article da ("the").

Preposition

d'

1. da

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Asturian

Etymology

Contraction of the preposition de (“of, from”).

Pronunciation

Preposition

d'

1. (before a vowel or a h) apocopic form of de: of, from

   d’Asturies

   of Asturias

   d’hermanu

   of a brother

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Catalan

Etymology

Contraction of the preposition de (“of, from”).

Preposition

d'

1. (before a vowel or an h) apocopic form of de: of

   Escola d'idiomes

   Languages (idiomes) school (escola).

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA: /d/

Etymology

Contraction of the article de (“the”).

Preposition

d'

1. (archaic, poetic) apocopic form of de: the

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French

Etymology

Contraction of the preposition de (“of, from”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /d/

Preposition

d’ (apocopate)

1. (before a vowel or a mute h) apocopic form of de: of

   un verre d’eau

   a glass of water

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Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA: [d̪ˠ] (before a word starting with a, o, u, fha, fho, or fhu)
• IPA: [dʲ] (before a word starting with e, i, fhe, or fhi)

Etymology 1

Prevocalic apocope of do.

Particle

d'

1. (before a vowel) apocopic form of do: Marker of the past tense.

   d'ól sé

   he drank

   d'fhág sé

   he waited

Usage notes

Used only before vowel sounds, including when f has been lenited to fh before a vowel. The variant form used before consonants, do, is generally omitted but may be encountered in Munster Irish and in the literary language.

Preposition

d'

1. (before a vowel) apocopic form of do: to, for

   d'athair Sheáin

   to Seán's father, for Seán's father

Determiner

d'

1. (before a vowel) apocopic form of do: your (singular)

   d'athair

   your father

Etymology 2

Prevocalic apocopic form of de.

Preposition

d'

1. (before a vowel) apocopic form of de: from, of

   d'athair Sheáin

   from Seán's father, of Seán's father

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Italian

Etymology

Contraction of the preposition di (“of, from”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /d‿/

Preposition

d’ (apocopate)

1. (sometimes before a vowel or an h) apocopic form of di: of

   Follia d'amore.

   Madness of love.

   Un bicchiere d'acqua.

   A glass of water.

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Jèrriais

Alternative forms

• dé

Etymology

From Old French de, from Latin dē.

Preposition

d'

1. of
2. from

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Luxembourgish

Determiner

d' f and n

1. unstressed form of déi
2. unstressed form of dat

Declension

Luxembourgish definite articles
	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
nom./acc.	deen (den)	déi (d')	dat (d')	déi (d')
dative	deem (dem)	där (der)	deem (dem)	deen (den)

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Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA: /d̊/, /d̊ʲ/

Etymology

Contraction of the pronoun do (“your”).

Pronoun

d'

1. (before a vowel or fh followed by a vowel) apocopic form of do: your (informal singular)

   A bheil fios aig d’ athair?

   Does your father know?

   Seo d’ fhaclair.

   Here’s your dictionary.