di

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[edit] Translingual

[edit] Number

di

  1. A Roman numeral representing five hundred and one (501).

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[edit] English

[edit] Noun

di

  1. Plural form of deus.

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[edit] Albanian

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[edit] Verb

di (first-person singular past tense dita, participle ditur)

  1. I know
    Nuk di.
    I don't know.

[edit] Campidanese Sardinian

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Compare Spanish día

[edit] Noun

dí

  1. day

[edit] Ewe

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di

  1. to search

[edit] Galician

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di

  1. third-person singular present indicative of dicir.
  2. second-person singular imperative of dicir.

[edit] Haitian Creole

[edit] Etymology

From French dire

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di

  1. to say
  2. to tell

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[edit] Ido

[edit] Preposition

di

  1. of (indicating possession)

[edit] Indonesian

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di

  1. in
    di Jakarta - “in Jakarta”
  2. at
  3. on

[edit] Irish

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  • IPA: [ˈdʲi]

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di

  1. 3rd person singular feminine of de.
    from/of her, from/of it f.

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di

  1. 3rd person singular feminine of do.
    to/for her, to/for it f.

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[edit] Italian

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From Latin dē.[1]

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di

  1. of; ’s (but used after the thing owned and before the owner)
    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”
    Dichiarazione Universale dei Diritti dell’Uomo — “Universal declaration of the Rights of [the] Man”
    Simbolo degli Apostoli — “Signs of the Apostles”
    Manifesto della cucina futurista — “Manifesto of the futurist kitchen”
    Dei delitti e delle pene — “Of [the] crimes and [of the] punishments”
  2. from
    Lei è di Monreale in Sicilia, ma adesso vive a Roma. — “She's from Monreale in Sicily, but she now lives in Rome”.
  3. by, of, ’s
    La mia canzone preferita degli U2? 'One' ! — “My favorite song by U2? 'One'!”
    La Divina Commedia di Dante Alighieri — “The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri” or “Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy”
  4. than
    Jack è più alto di sua moglie, Joan. — “Jack is taller than his wife, Joan.”
    Biden ha detto che l'economia USA è in condizioni peggiori di quanto pensasse. — “Biden says US economy is in worse shape than he thought.”
  5. (in superlative forms) in, of
    Pont Neuf è il più antico ponte di Parigi. — “Pont Neuf is the oldest bridge in Paris.”
  6. about, on, concerning
    Euclide scrisse diversi libri di matematica. — “Euclid wrote many books on mathematics.”
    Parliamo di sentimenti. — “Let's talk about feelings.”
  7. (expressing composition) of, made of, in or more often omitted
    Sei Nazioni: la Scozia gioca con l'Italia in un incontro decisivo per il 'cucchiaio di legno' . — “Six Nations: Scotland meet Italy today in a wooden-spoon decider.”
    Ho comprato una collana d'oro bianco — “I bought a white gold necklace”.
  8. (followed by an infinitive) to or omitted
    Lei ha detto di non preoccuparsi. — “She said not to worry.”
    Che devo fare se penso di avere un virus nel mio computer? — “What should I do if I believe I have a virus on my computer?.”
  9. some
    Vuoi dell'acqua? — “Would you like some water?”

[edit] Usage notes

As illustrated in the examples above, di combines with its following article:

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terms derived from di

[edit] References

  • Notes:
  1. ^ Angelo Prati, "Vocabolario Etimologico Italiano", Torino, 1951

[edit] Jamaican Creole

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di

  1. the

[edit] Kuna

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di

  1. water

[edit] Latin

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dī m.

  1. nominative plural of deus
  2. vocative plural of deus
    • Catiline Orations by Cicero (Latin text and English translations may be found here, a parsed version is here)
      O di immortales, ubinam gentium sumus? Quam rem publicam habemus? In qua urbe vivimus?.
      O ye immortal gods, where on earth are we? In what city are we living? What is the government we have?

[edit] Lojban

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di

  1. (pro-sumti) someone/something

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Multiple occurences of di in logically connected sentences refer to the same thing.

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[edit] Mandarin

[edit] Prefix

di (Pinyin di4-, traditional and simplified 第)

  1. Alternative spelling of di-.

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di (Pinyin di5, traditional and simplified 地)

  1. an adverb-forming particle (like English -ly) (a special written form used in place of "de" (地) in some Pinyin writing)
    She/he went through the typescript carefully to eliminate all errors from it.
    to learn and to use English, Hanzi and Pinyin well practically.

[edit] Synonyms

  • de (地)

[edit] See also

  • de (的/地/得)
  • d (的)

[edit] Pinyin syllable

di

  1. A transliteration of any of a number of Chinese characters properly represented as having one of four tones, dī, dí, dǐ, or dì.

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English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

[edit] Nigerian Pidgin

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di

  1. the

[edit] Norwegian

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di f. (possessive)

  1. your

[edit] Old French

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Latin diem.

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di

  1. day

[edit] Old Frisian

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di

  1. day

[edit] Old Irish

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di

  1. 3rd person singular of do.
    to her

[edit] Old Prussian

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di

  1. it, the third person [singular] neuter pronoun

[edit] Papiamentu

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di

  1. of

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Latin dies

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di

  1. day

[edit] Scottish Gaelic

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di

  1. Alternative form of dhi.

[edit] Spanish

[edit] Etymology 1

[edit] Verb

di (infinitive: dar)

  1. First-person singular (yo) preterite indicative form of dar.
    Dile lo que te di. Tell him what I gave you.

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di (infinitive: decir)

  1. informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of decir.
    Dile lo que te di. Tell him what I gave you.
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