di-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "di"

English

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek δίς (dís, “twice”).

Prefix

di-

1. two, twice, or double

   Synonyms: duo-, bi-

   carbon dioxide

2. (uncommon) Alternative form of dis-

Related terms

► English words prefixed with di-

Translations

two, twice, double

• Catalan: di- (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 兩 (zh), 两 (zh) (liǎng), 二 (zh) (èr), 雙 (zh), 双 (zh) (shuāng)

• French: di- (fr)
• Galician: di- (gl)
• German: di- (de), zwei- (de), doppel-
• Hindi: द्वि (hi) (dvi)

• Italian: di-
• Japanese: 二 (ja) (じ, ji), 両 (ja) (りょう, ryō), 双 (ja) (そう, sō)
• Malay: dwi- (ms)
• Portuguese: di- (pt)
• Russian: двух- (dvux-), дву- (dvu-), двое- (dvoje-), ди- (ru) (di-)
• Spanish: di- (es)
• Swedish: di- (sv)

See also

• duo-
• bi-
• bis- (chemistry)
• dwi-
• twi-

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek διά (diá, “through”).

Prefix

di-

1. A form of dia- before a vowel

   diactinic

   dielectric

Anagrams

• -id, I'd, I.D., ID, id, id.

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Catalan

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δίς (dís, “twice”).

Prefix

di-

1. di-

Derived terms

► Catalan words prefixed with di-

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Danish

Prefix

di-

1. two

Derived terms

► Danish words prefixed with di-

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Dutch

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δίς (dís, “twice”).

Pronunciation

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Prefix

di-

1. Meaning two, twice, or double.

   dioxide

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

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French

Prefix

di-

1. di-

Derived terms

► French words prefixed with di-

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German

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek δίς (dís, “twice”).

Prefix

di-

1. di-

Derived terms

► German words prefixed with di-

Further reading

• “di-” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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Indonesian

Prefix

di-

1. (third person) Patient focus, used in an OVA sentence.

   dimakan

   to be eaten

Usage notes

Frequently but erroneously called "passive voice", always accompanied with oleh and exclusively used with third-person.

Derived terms

► Indonesian words prefixed with di-

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Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δίς (dís, “twice”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -i

Prefix

di-

1. di-

Derived terms

► Italian words prefixed with di-

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Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di/

Prefix

di- (Jawi spelling -د‎)

1. (third person) Patient focus, used in an OVA sentence.

   Pintu itu dibuka olehnya.

   That door was opened by him.

Usage notes

Frequently but erroneously called "passive voice", always accompanied with oleh and exclusively used with third-person.

Derived terms

► Malay words prefixed with di-

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Navajo

Etymology 1

Represents multiple homophonous thematic and aspectual prefixes of position I and VI, whose exact meaning and etymology remain mostly speculative.

Prefix

di- (position I)

1. 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:

1. fire, light

   • diidiłjeeh ― to make a fire

2. arms and legs

   • dilʼéés ― to step, to place one's foot

3. extension, elongated shape
4. noise, sound, oral, food, sensory

   • dilwosh ― to shout
   • disééh ― to belch
   • yidiitsʼį́į́h ― to hear it

5. color (see also dini-)

   • dinilgai ― whitish

6. relinquishment, relief

   • yą́ą́ʼdíłgééd ― to uncover it by digging
   • bidizóóh ― to subtract it

7. sanctity

   • diyin ― holy

8. Unclassified, often entering in the formation of other prefix compounds

   • kʼiidilé ― to plant it
   • yidiséí ― to crumble it
   • hadii- ― from end to end
   • díní- (prolongative)
   • tádi- (diversative)
   • bibadi- ― to exhaustion

Four modal-aspectual uses are also distinguished:

1. Forms a number of inceptive verbs, with a (Ø/si) paradigm.

   • dighááh ― to start to go

2. Forms a number of inchoative verbs, with prepounded dah and a transitional (yii/yii) paradigm.

   • dah diighááh ― to start off, to set out, to leave

3. 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

4. Forms a number of neuter adjectivals.

   • dijool ― spherical, chubby

► Navajo verbs with prefix di-

Etymology 2

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

di- (position IV)

1. Personal prefix used in combination with the prefix of position I à-, marking the reflexive verbs. It always triggers a classifier shift (Ø → d, ł → l).

   yishchʼid ― I'm scratching it

   nishchʼid ― I'm scratching you

   ádíshchʼid ― I'm scratching myself

   ánáádíshchʼid ― I'm scratching myself again

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Northern Sotho

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *jí-, plus augment. Originally the pronominal and verbal concord, it displaced the older Bantu noun prefix *bì-. The tone was lowered by analogy with other noun prefixes.

Prefix

di-

1. Class 8 noun prefix.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δίς (dís, “twice”).

Prefix

di-

1. di- (two, twice or double)

Derived terms

► Portuguese words prefixed with di-

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Sotho

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *jí-, plus augment. Originally the pronominal and verbal concord, it displaced the older Bantu noun prefix *bì-. The tone was lowered by analogy with other noun prefixes.

Prefix

di-

1. Class 8 noun prefix.

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Spanish

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek δίς (dís, “twice”).

Prefix

di-

1. di-

Synonyms

• bi-
• duo-

Derived terms

► Spanish words prefixed with di-

Etymology 2

From Latin dis or Latin di.

Prefix

di-

1. dis-

Derived terms

► Spanish words prefixed with di-

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Tswana

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *jí-, plus augment. Originally the pronominal and verbal concord, it displaced the older Bantu noun prefix *bì-. The tone was lowered by analogy with other noun prefixes.

Prefix

di-

1. Class 8 noun prefix.

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Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌdiː/, /dɪ/

Prefix

di-

1. a-, -less

Derived terms

► Welsh words prefixed with di-