dig

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 Anagrams 2 Danish 2.1 Pronoun 2.1.1 Usage notes 2.2 See also 3 Swedish 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Alternative spellings 3.3 Pronoun 3.3.1 See also 3.3.2 Usage notes

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /dɪg/, SAMPA: /dIg/
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• Rhymes: -ɪɡ

[edit] Etymology

Middle English diggen "to dig", alteration (possibly due to Danish dige) of Old English dīcian "to dig a ditch, to mound up earth" (cf Old English dīcere "digger") from dīc, dīċ "dike, ditch" from Proto-Germanic *dīkaz, dīkian (“‘pool, puddle’”) from Proto-Indo-European *dhīgw-, dheigw- (“‘to stab, dig’”). Akin to Danish dige "to dig, raise a dike", Swedish dika "to dig ditches". Related to, but not derived from Middle French diguer "to dig", itself a borrowing of the same Germanic root (< Middle Dutch dijk), as the Middle French word appears later than the Middle English word. More at ditch, dike.

[edit] Verb

to dig (third-person singular simple present digs, present participle digging, simple past and past participle dug)

1. To move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill etc. through rocks, roads, etc.

   They dug an eight foot deep ditch along the side of the road.

   In the wintertime, heavy truck tires dig into the road, forming potholes.

   If the plane can't pull out of the dive it is in, it'll dig a hole in the ground.

2. (with "into") To research a particular subject.

   She is going to dig into Egyptian basket-weaving this semester.

3. (slang) To appreciate, or like.

   Baby, I dig you.

4. (slang) To understand or show interest in.

   You dig?

[edit] Derived terms

• dig in
• dig into
• dig over
• dig out
• dig up

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[edit] Noun

dig (plural digs)

1. An archeological investigation
2. See digs

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• excavation

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• GDI
• IgD

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[edit] Pronoun

dig

1. (personal) accusative and dative of du

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• Also used as reflexive pronoun

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• Dem (formal counterpart)

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[edit] Alternative spellings

• dej (strongly colloquial)

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dig

1. you (objective case, singular)

   Jag såg dig aldrig där = I never saw you there

2. reflexive case of du; c.f. yourself

   Skulle du vilja lära dig jonglera? = Would you like to learn how to juggle?

   Skar du dig på kniven? = Did you cut yourself on the knife?

[edit] See also

• dig själv

[edit] Usage notes

Note that some verbs have special senses when used reflexively. For example, do not confuse du lär dig att... ("you learn to...") [reflexive] while jag lär dig att... ("I teach you to...") and du lär dig själv att... ("you teach yourself to..."). Here, lär means teach(es) if it is not reflexive, but learn(s) if it is reflexive. Hence the need for the separate pronoun "dig själv" to be used when object and subject agree, but the verb nevertheless should not be used in the reflexive case.

Important to note is also that in the imperative, when there's usually no explicit subject given, the "själv" is dropped.