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διά

See also: δία, δῖα, Δία, δια-, διά-, and Appendix:Variations of "dia"

Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    From *δισα (disa), from Proto-Indo-European *dwís (“twice, in two”) (related to δίς (dís, “twice”) and δύο (dúo, “two”)).[1] Cognates include Latin dis- and Gothic 𐌳𐌹𐍃- (dis-).[2]

    The genitive is from the PIE ablative of comparison/extent. The accusative is from the pre-PIE directional and the PIE accusative of direct object.

    Pronunciation

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    Preposition

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    δῐᾰ́ • (diá) (governs the genitive and accusative)

    1. [with genitive]
      1. (of a place)
        1. in a line
        2. through
        3. in the midst of, between
        4. along
        5. at intervals of, at every
      2. (time)
        1. between
        2. after
        3. every (interval of time)
      3. (causality)
        1. through, by
        2. (attested from 1st century BCE) out of (materials from which something is made)
    2. [with accusative]
      1. (of a place, poetic) through, among
      2. (time) during
      3. (causality)
        1. thanks to, by aid of
        2. because of
        3. for the sake of

    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    • Greek: για (gia), διά (diá)

    Adverb

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    δῐᾰ́ • (diá)

    1. throughout

    See also

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    References

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    1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 228
    2. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “διά”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 327

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    Greek

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    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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    Learnedly, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́. Doublet of για (gia).

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ði̯a/, /ðʝa/ (the accent placed at the word which follows)
    • Hyphenation: δι‧ά
    • Hyphenation: διά

    Preposition

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    διά • (diá)

    1. by, for, through
    2. divided by
      Antonym: επί (epí)
      δέκα διά πέντε ίσον δύο
      ten divided by five equals two
    3. this is the name of the division symbol
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