di

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Translingual [edit]

Alternative forms [edit]

Number [edit]

di

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

See also [edit]

English [edit]

Noun [edit]

di

  1. Plural form of deus

Anagrams [edit]

Albanian [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

From Proto-Albanian *dīja, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeiH- (compare Greek σήμα (síma) ‘sign’, Sanskrit dhyāti ‘to observe, feel’).

Verb [edit]

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

  1. I know
    Nuk e di.
    I don't know.
    Do të doja të di më shumë rreth teje.
    I'd like to know more about you.
Conjugation [edit]
conjugation of di
participle
(pjesorja)		 ditur
gerund — present
(përcjellorja — koha e tashme)		 duke ditur
gerund — past
(përcjellorja — koha e kryer)		 duke pasë ditur
infinitive
(paskajorja)		 për të ditur
singular
(numri njëjës)		 plural
(numri shumës)
1st person
(veta e parë)		 2nd person
(veta e dytë)		 3rd person
(veta e tretë)		 1st person
(veta e parë)		 2nd person
(veta e dytë)		 3rd person
(veta e tretë)
indicative
(mënyra dëftore)		 unë ti ai/ajo ne ju ata/ato
present
(koha e tashme)		 di di di dimë dini dinë
imperfect
(koha e pakryer)		 dija dije dinte dinim dinit dinin
simple past
(koha e kryer e thjeshtë)		 dita dite diti ditëm ditët ditën
perfect
(koha e kryer)		 kam ditur ke ditur ka ditur kemi ditur keni ditur kanë ditur
pluperfect
(koha e kryer e tejshkuar)		 pata ditur pate ditur pati ditur patëm ditur patët ditur patën ditur
future
(koha e ardhme)		 do të di do të dish do të dije do të dimë do të dini do të dinë
future perfect
(koha e ardhme e përparme)		 do të kem ditur do të kesh ditur do të ketë ditur do të kemi ditur do të keni ditur do të kenë ditur
subjunctive
(mënyra lidhore)		 unë ti ai/ajo ne ju ata/ato
present
(koha e tashme)		 të di të dish të dije të dimë të dini të dinë
past
(koha e pakryer)		 të dija të dije të dinte të dinim të dinit të dinin
perfect
(koha e kryer)		 të kem ditur të kesh ditur të ketë ditur të kemi ditur të keni ditur të kenë ditur
pluperfect
(koha e kryer e tejshkuar)		 të kisha ditur të kishe ditur të kishte ditur të kishim ditur të kishit ditur të kishin ditur
conditional
(mënyra kushtore)		 unë ti ai/ajo ne ju ata/ato
present
(koha e tashme)		 do të dija do të dije do të dinte do të dinim do të dinit do të dinin
perfect
(koha e kryer)		 do të kisha ditur do të kishe ditur do të kishte ditur do të kishim ditur do të kishit ditur do të kishin ditur
optative
(mënyra dëshirore)		 unë ti ai/ajo ne ju ata/ato
present
(koha e tashme)		 ditsha diç dittë ditshim ditshit ditshin
perfect
(koha e kryer)		 paça ditur paç ditur pastë ditur paçim ditur paçit ditur paçin ditur
admirative
(mënyra habitore)		 unë ti ai/ajo ne ju ata/ato
present
(koha e tashme)		 ditkam ditke ditka ditkemi ditkeni ditkan
imperfect
(koha e pakryer)		 ditkësha ditkëshe ditkësh ditkëshim ditkëshit ditkëshin
perfect
(koha e kryer)		 paskam ditur paske ditur paska ditur paskemi ditur paskeni ditur paskan ditur
pluperfect
(koha e kryer)		 paskësha ditur paskëshe ditur paskësh ditur paskëshim ditur paskëshit ditur paskëshin ditur
imperative
(mënyra urdhërore)		 — ti — — ju —
di dini
Derived terms [edit]
See also [edit]

Etymology 2 [edit]

The 3rd person singular din. From Proto-Albanian *dine, denominative of Proto-Indo-European *di-n-o- ‘day’ (compare Lithuanian dienà, Serbo-Croatian dȃn).

Alternative forms [edit]

Verb [edit]

di (first-person singular past tense diu, participle dirë)

  1. (Tosk) to dawn (daylight)
Synonyms [edit]
Related terms [edit]

Aromanian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin dē. Compare Daco-Romanian de.

Preposition [edit]

di

  1. of
  2. from

Campidanese Sardinian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin dies. Compare Spanish día

Noun [edit]

dí

  1. day

Ewe [edit]

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Verb [edit]

di

  1. to search

Galician [edit]

Verb [edit]

di

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

Haitian Creole [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From French dire

Verb [edit]

di

  1. to say
  2. to tell

Derived terms [edit]

Ido [edit]

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Preposition [edit]

di

  1. of (indicating possession)

Indonesian [edit]

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Preposition [edit]

di

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

Irish [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Old Irish di.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: [ˈdʲi]

Pronoun [edit]

di

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

Derived terms [edit]

Pronoun [edit]

di

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

Derived terms [edit]

Italian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin dē.[1]

Preposition [edit]

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?”

Usage notes [edit]

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

di + article Combined form
di + il del
di + lo dello
di + l' dell'
di + i dei
di + gli degli
di + la della
di + le delle

Derived terms [edit]

terms derived from di

References [edit]

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

Jamaican Creole [edit]

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Article [edit]

di

  1. the

Kuna [edit]

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Noun [edit]

di

  1. water

Latin [edit]

Noun [edit]

dī m

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

Lojban [edit]

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Cmavo [edit]

di

  1. (pro-sumti) someone/something that exists #3

Usage notes [edit]

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

Related terms [edit]

See also [edit]

Malay [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *di, *i, from Proto-Austronesian *di, *i (compare Indonesian di).

Pronunciation [edit]

Preposition [edit]

di

  1. in
    di Kuala Lumpur
    in Kuala Lumpur
  2. at
    di sungai
    at the river
  3. on
    di jalan
    on the road

Mandarin [edit]

Romanization [edit]

di

  1. Nonstandard spelling of dī.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of dí.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of dǐ.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of dì.

Usage notes [edit]

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.

Middle Dutch [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /diː/, /di/

Etymology [edit]

From Old Dutch thī, from Proto-Germanic *þiz.

Pronoun [edit]

di

  1. you (accusative, dative)

Declension [edit]

Middle Dutch personal pronouns
singular plural
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
masc. fem. neut.
nominative ic du hi si het wi gi si
accusative mi di hem, hen haer ons u hem, hen
dative hem, hen
genitive mijn dijn sijn haer sijn onse uwe haer


Nigerian Pidgin [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From English the.

Article [edit]

di

  1. the

North Frisian [edit]

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Article [edit]

di

  1. the (masculine singular)

See also [edit]

Norwegian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Old Norse þín.

Pronoun [edit]

di f

  1. feminine form of din

References [edit]

  • “di” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.

Old French [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Latin diem.

Noun [edit]

di m

  1. day

References [edit]

Old Frisian [edit]

Noun [edit]

dī m

  1. Alternative form of dei.

Declension [edit]

Declension of di (strong a-stem, masculine)
singular plural
nominative dī degar, dega
accusative dī degar, dega
genitive dīs dega
dative dī degum, degem

Old Irish [edit]

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Pronoun [edit]

di

  1. 3rd person singular of do
    to her

Descendants [edit]

  • Irish: di
  • Manx: jee
  • Scottish Gaelic: dhi

Old Prussian [edit]

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Pronoun [edit]

di

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

Papiamentu [edit]

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Conjunction [edit]

di

  1. of

Romansch [edit]

Alternative forms [edit]

  • (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) gi
  • (Surmiran) de

Etymology [edit]

From Latin diēs.

Noun [edit]

di m (plural dis)

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Puter, Vallader) day

Scottish Gaelic [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Old Irish di.

Pronoun [edit]

di

  1. Alternative form of dhi.

Serbo-Croatian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Ikavian form of gdje.

Preposition [edit]

di

  1. where

Spanish [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

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  • Rhymes: -i

Etymology 1 [edit]

See dar.

Verb [edit]

di (infinitive dar)

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

Etymology 2 [edit]

See decir.

Verb [edit]

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.

Swedish [edit]

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Noun [edit]

di c

  1. suck, suckle; milk from the mother (human or animal) directly to the offspring

Declension [edit]

Declension of di
uncountable uncountable
Common indefinite definite
nominative di din
genitive dis dins
Declension of di
uncountable uncountable
Common indefinite definite
nominative di dien
genitive dis diens

Related terms [edit]

Pronoun [edit]

di

  1. (dialectal) they
    • 1895, Gustaf Fröding, Tre käringer i en backe
      Dä satt tre käringer i en backe, å di va vinne å di va skacke,
      Three old women were sitting in a slope, and they were wry and they were crooked,
  2. (dialectal, feminine of din) your, yours
    • 1886, Fredrik August Dahlgren, Frierfâla
      Ho får sej nåck en hârr-khär, hva länge dä lir, Men se dä ska ja’ sij’ dej att allri di ho blir.
      She will surely get herself a gentleman before long, But I will say to you, that yours she'll never be.

Alternative forms [edit]

  • (they) de, dom (colloquial)
  • (your) din
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