di-
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*dwóh₁ |
Borrowed from Latin di-, from Ancient Greek δι- (di-, “two”).
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di-
- Two.
- Double, twice the quantity.
- diglossia is the presence of a cleft or doubled tongue, dicatalectic is doubly catalectic, at both the middle and the end of the verse, dichoree is a double choree
- A pair.
- Both, possessing two distinct (possibly opposing) qualities.
- dikinetic is having both metakinetic and mesokinetic joints, dialetheism is the theory that statements can be both true and false at the same time and in the same sense, dianalytic is describing a function that is analytic or antianalytic with regards to both the domain and codomain
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Etymology 2 edit
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di-
- Alternative form of dis-: split, to split; shortened before l, m, n, r, s (followed by a consonant), and v; also often shortened before g, and sometimes before j.
Etymology 3 edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek δῐ- (di-), from Ancient Greek δῐά (diá, “through”).
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di-
- Alternative form of dia-: across or through, before a vowel.
- diactinic is capable of transmitting the chemical or actinic rays of light, dielectric is an electrically insulating or nonconducting material considered for its electric susceptibility, ie its property of polarization when exposed to an external electric field
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- diarginate
- dianhydride
- diandry
- dianion
- diacetate
- dianilido
- diacetyl
- diamidino
- diarginine
- diactivated
- dialkylated
- dialkylation
- dialkene
- dianhydride
- diamide
- diamidine
- diacetal
- diacetoxylation
- diaromatic
- diangle
- diarchy
- diarch
- diallelic
- diamniotic
- diactinal
- diarchy
- diandry
- diantimony
- diarsenic
- dibarium
- diberyllium
- dicadmium
- dicerium
- didysprosium
- dierbium
- dieuropium
- digadolinium
- digallium
- digermanium
- dihafnium
- dihalo
- dihelium
- diholmium
- dihydro
- diindium
- diiridium
- diiron
- dilanthanum
- dilead
- dilithium
- dilutetium
- dimagnesium
- dimanganese
- dimercury
- dimolybdenum
- dineodymium
- dineptunium
- diniobium
- dialuminium
- dichlorine
- dihydroxo
- diadenosine
- dibutyryl
- dicarbamoyl
- dichloro
- dicyano
- didodecyl
- diepoxy
- diethoxy
- diethylene
- diethynyl
- digalactose
- digalactosyl
- digeranyl
- diglycosyl
- diguanosine
- diheptyl
- dihexyl
- diisobutyl
- diisodecyl
- diisononyl
- dilactyl
- dilauroyl
- dilauryl
- dimethylene
- dimyristoyl
- dimyristyl
- dinonyl
- dilactone
- dilaurate
- dimethacrylate
- dimycocerosate
- diacrylate
- dicarboxamide
- diacridine
- dibesylate
- dicarbamate
- diferulate
- dilactate
- diadenylate
- dialkoxide
- dibehenate
- dicarboxaldehyde
- didecenoate
- diepoxide
- digalacturonate
See also edit
References edit
- “di-”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “di-”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Anagrams edit
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek δίς (dís, “twice”).
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di-
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Danish edit
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di-
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Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek δίς (dís, “twice”).
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di-
Esperanto edit
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di-
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Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Internationalism (see English di-), ultimately from Ancient Greek δι- (di-).
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di-
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French edit
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di-
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German edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Ancient Greek δίς (dís, “twice”).
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Audio (file)
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di-
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Further reading edit
- “di-” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay di-, from Classical Malay di-, from Late Old Malay di-, from Early Old Malay ni-, from Early Proto-Malayic *ni-, a metathesis of Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-in-, from Proto-Austronesian *-in- (“verb perfective infix for object focus”).
Pronunciation edit
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di-
- (transitive) Patient focus, used in an OVA sentence.
- dimakan ― to be eaten
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Italian edit
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Etymology 1 edit
From Latin de- (“indicating removal or descent”).
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di-
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Etymology 2 edit
From Ancient Greek δίς (dís, “twice”).
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di-
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Latin edit
Etymology 1 edit
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dī-
- Alternative form of dis-
Usage notes edit
Occurs before b, d, g, l, m, n, r, sc, sp, st, v, and occasionally before consonantal i.
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek δῐ- (di-), from δίς (dís, “twice, doubly”).
Pronunciation edit
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di-
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Descendants edit
→ English: di-
Malay edit
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di- (Jawi spelling د-)
- (third person) Patient focus, used in an OVA sentence.
- Pintu itu dibuka oleh ayah.
- That door was opened by dad.
- Pintu itu dibuka ayah.
- That door was opened by dad.
Usage notes edit
Frequently but erroneously called "passive voice", can optionally be accompanied with oleh, and is exclusively used in the third-person.
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Etymology 1 edit
Represents multiple homophonous thematic and aspectual prefixes of position I and VI, whose exact meaning and etymology remain mostly speculative.
Prefix edit
di- (position I)
- fire, near or into it
- diidiłjeeh ― to make a fire
► Navajo verbs with disjunct prefix di-
di- (position VI)
Young and Morgan (1987) identify 14 or so thematic prefixes, among others:
- fire, light
- diidiłjeeh ― to make a fire
- arms and legs
- dilʼéés ― to step, to place one's foot
- extension, elongated shape
- noise, sound, oral, food, sensory
- dilwosh ― to shout
- disééh ― to belch
- yidiitsʼį́į́h ― to hear it
- color (see also dini-)
- dinilgai ― whitish
- relinquishment, relief
- yą́ą́ʼdíłgééd ― to uncover it by digging
- bidizóóh ― to subtract it
- sanctity
- diyin ― holy
- Unclassified, often entering in the formation of other prefix compounds
Four modal-aspectual uses are also distinguished:
- Forms a number of inceptive verbs, with a (∅/si) paradigm.
- dighááh ― to start to go
- Forms a number of inchoative verbs, with prepounded dah and a transitional (yii/yii) paradigm.
- Forms the future mode of all active verbs along with the progressive yi-.
- doogááł ― he will go
- didoogááł ― he will start to go
- dah didoogááł ― he will start off
- Forms a number of neuter adjectivals.
- dijool ― spherical, chubby
► Navajo verbs with prefix di-
Etymology 2 edit
Probably cognate with a prefix of similar shape occurring in other Athabascan languages a reflexive possessive pronoun.
Probably cognate with classifier -d- marking passive and reflexive verbs.
Prefix edit
di- (position IV)
Northern Sotho edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bantu *jí-. Originally the pronominal and verbal concord, it displaced the older Bantu noun prefix *bì-. The tone was lowered by analogy with other noun prefixes.
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di-
- Class 8 noun prefix.
Polish edit
Alternative forms edit
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di-
- di-
- Synonyms: bi-, dwu-
- di- + chromatyczny → dichromatyczny
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Further reading edit
- di- in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek δίς (dís, “twice”).
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di-
- di- (two, twice or double)
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Sotho edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bantu *jí-. Originally the pronominal and verbal concord, it displaced the older Bantu noun prefix *bì-. The tone was lowered by analogy with other noun prefixes.
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di-
- Class 8 noun prefix.
Spanish edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Ancient Greek δίς (dís, “twice”).
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di-
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Etymology 2 edit
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di-
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Further reading edit
- “di-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *di.
Pronunciation edit
Prefix edit
dî- (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒ)
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Tswana edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bantu *jí-. Originally the pronominal and verbal concord, it displaced the older Bantu noun prefix *bì-. The tone was lowered by analogy with other noun prefixes.
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di-
- Class 8 noun prefix.
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
Proto-Celtic *dī- (“from, of”), from Proto-Indo-European *de. Cognate with Cornish di-.
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di-
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The negative prefix di- indicates a lack of something and is most often attached to a noun in a similar manner to English -less, e.g. dienw (“anonymous, nameless”), di-waith (“unemployed (“workless”)”), diobaith (“hopeless”). In contrast, af- and an- simply denote the negative form of the following root rather than the lack of it.
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Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
di- | ddi- | ni- | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “di-”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
West Makian edit
Etymology 1 edit
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Pronoun edit
di-
- third-person plural possessive prefix, their
- di oma ― their children
- (polite) third-person singular possessive prefix, his, her
- mene de ti deto di musala ― this is my grandmother's mat
Etymology 2 edit
Pronoun edit
di-
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independent | possessive prefix | |
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1st person singular | de | ti |
2nd person singular | ni | ni |
3rd person singular | me | mVan., dVinan. |
1st person plural inclusive | ene | nV |
1st person plural exclusive | imi | mi |
2nd person plural | ini | fi |
3rd person plural | eme | di |
- V indicates the expected assimilated vowel of the following noun, following standard West Makian vowel harmony.
References edit
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics