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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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

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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

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From French dire

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di

  1. to say
  2. to tell

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[edit] Ido

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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

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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] 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

[edit] Conjunction

di

  1. of

[edit] Romansch

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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

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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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