dì

See also: Appendix:Variations of "di"

Friulian

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Latin diēs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdi/

Noun

dì (plural dîs)

1. day
2. daytime

See also

• zornade
• gnot

Gua

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

dì

1. to bite

References

• Michael Yeboah Obiri (2013) Aspects of Gua (Gwa) Phonology (Thesis)‎^[1], University of Ghana

Italian

Alternative forms

• die (archaic, dialectal, pharmacy)
• dia (archaic, dialectal, poetic)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdi/^*
• Rhymes: -i
• Hyphenation: dì

Etymology 1

From the older form die, inherited from Latin diēs, back-formed from the accusative diem (whose vowel was once long), from Proto-Italic *djēm, from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws (“heaven, sky”).

Noun

dì m (invariable)

1. (dated, literary) day
2. (astronomy) daytime

Synonyms

• giorno (not literary)

Derived terms

• al dì (daily)
• buondì, buon dì
• diana
• diaria
• diurno
• mezzodì
• oggidì

Etymology 2

Verb

dì

1. second-person singular imperative of dire

   Alternative form: di'

Usage notes

• This spelling is acceptable, but di' is generally preferred.

Ladin

Etymology 1

Inherited from Classical Latin diēs.

Noun

dì m (plural dis)

1. day

Etymology 2

From Latin dīcere.

Alternative forms

• dir
• disc
• dit

Verb

dì

1. to say, tell

Conjugation

• Ladin conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Conjugation of dì (irregular)

infinitive	dì, dir
auxiliary verb	—		gerund		—
past participle	dit, dic, dita, dites
person	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	ie	tu	el / ela	nos	vos	ei / eles
present	dije	dijes	dij	dijon	dijeis	dij
imperfect	dijove	dijoves	dijova	dijovan	dijovais	dijova
future	dijaré	dijaras	dijarà	dijaron	dijareis	dijarà
subjunctive	che ie	che tu	che el / ela	che nos	che vos	che ei / eles
present	dije	dijes	dije	dijon	dijeis	dije
imperfect	dijesse	dijesses	dijessa	dijessan	dijessais	dijessa
imperative	–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
	—	dì	—	—	dijede	—

Lombard

Etymology 1

Inherited from Classical Latin diēs.

Noun

dì

1. day

Etymology 2

Akin to Italian dire, older *dicere, from Latin.

Verb

dì

1. to say

Lower Tanana

Stem

dì

1. Verbal stem occurring in the following root, aspect, and mode combinations:

Aspect	Imperfective	Perfective	Future	Optative
Durative d-effect			ni (say)

Mandarin

Alternative forms

• di — nonstandard

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Romanization

dì (di⁴, Zhuyin ㄉㄧˋ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 偙
2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 僀 / 𰂗
3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 哋
4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 啲
5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 圬
6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 地
7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 坔
8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 埁
9. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 埊
10. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 墆 / 𰊂
11. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 墬
12. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 奃
13. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 娣
14. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 媜 / 𰌂
15. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嵺
16. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嶳
17. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 帝
18. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 弟
19. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 怟
20. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 慸 / 𰑵
21. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 揤
22. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 摕 / 𰔇
23. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 旳
24. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 杕
25. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 梊
26. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 棣
27. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 楴
28. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 樀
29. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 泜
30. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 渧
31. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 焍
32. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 玓
33. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 甋
34. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 疐
35. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 皁 / 皂
36. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 睇
37. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 碲
38. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 祶
39. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 禘
40. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 第
41. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 紁 / 𮵿
42. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 締 / 缔
43. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 肑
44. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 胝
45. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 腣
46. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 芍
47. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 苏
48. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 菁
49. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蔕 / 蒂
50. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 虳
51. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蝃, 螮 / 䗖
52. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 諦 / 谛
53. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 起
54. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 踶
55. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蹃
56. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蹎
57. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 軑 / 轪
58. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 轪
59. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 递, 逓
60. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 逪
61. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 遞 / 递
62. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 遰 / 𰻆
63. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 釱 / 𰽘
64. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鉪
65. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 隲
66. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 顊 / 𬱪
67. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 题
68. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 馰
69. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 髠
70. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鬀

Mwan

Noun

dì

1. spear, dart

Piedmontese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di/

Verb

dì

1. to say

Romagnol

Etymology

From Latin dīcere.

Verb

dì

1. to say

Sardinian

Etymology

From Latin diēs, back-formed from the accusative diem (whose vowel was once long), from Proto-Italic *djēm, the accusative of *djous, from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws (“heaven, sky”), derived from the root *dyew- (“to be bright; sky”). Compare Logudorese and Nuorese die, Italian dì, Spanish día.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di/

Noun

dì f or (uncommon) m (plural dis)

1. day

   Antonym: notti

Derived terms

• dedì
• dinnantis
• dintedì

References

• Rubattu, Antoninu (2006), Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes
• Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964), “díe”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg

Sassarese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di/

Etymology 1

From Latin diēs, back-formed from the accusative diem (whose vowel was once long), from Proto-Italic *djēm, the accusative of *djous, from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws (“heaven, sky”), derived from the root *dyew- (“to be bright; sky”).

Noun

dì f (invariable)

1. day (period of 24 hours)
   • 1989, Giovanni Maria Cherchi, “Sirénziu [Silence]”, in La poesia di l'althri [The poetry of others], Sassari: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, page 99:

     Cunnosciu una ziddài
     chi dugna dì di sòri si piena

     I know a city that is filled with sunshine every day

   • 2020 March 25, Ignazio Sanna, “Di nomme fozzu Asdrubale [My name is Asdrubale]”, in Ignazio Sanna - Prosa e poesia in sassarese‎^[2], archived from the original on 16 April 2026:

     Eu d’anni ni fòzzu dizottu fra sètti dì.

     I'm going to be eighteen-years-old in seven days.

     (literally, “I of years make eighteen in seven days.”)

2. day (period from midnight to the following midnight)
3. day, daytime

   Synonyms: diadda, zurradda

   Coordinate terms: manzanu, notti, sera

   • 1989, Giovanni Maria Cherchi, “Sera di fribagiu [February night]”, in La poesia di l'althri [The poetry of others], Sassari: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, page 37:

     In zeru v’è la luna.
     I lu viari
     la luzi di la dì s’è fendi notti.

     The Moon is in the sky. In the street, the light of day is turning into night.

   • 2009 December 23, Ignazio Sanna, “Cu la mènti a bazinédda [With a dizzy mind]”, in Ignazio Sanna - Prosa e poesia in sassarese‎^[3]:

     Vizinu a me, cumènti dugna séra
     addananzi a la véccia ziminèa,
     ti n’isthai cun d’un fa pinsamentósu,
     la faccia isthracca di la dì chi fini.

     Near me, like every night, in front of the old hearth, you are, pensively, with the tired face of the day coming to an end.

     (literally, “Near me, like every night, in front of the old hearth, you stay with a pensive manner, the tired face of the day coming to an end.”)

4. day (part of a day period which one spends at one’s job, school, etc.)
5. day (specified time or period)
   • 1989, Giovanni Maria Cherchi, “Diario [Diary]”, in La poesia di l'althri [The poetry of others], Sassari: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, page 87:

     E venarà una dì,
     una dì cortha

     And a day will come, a short day

   • 2009 June 14, Ignazio Sanna, “Cun l’ócci ciari ammèntami [Remember me with light eyes]”, in Ignazio Sanna - Prosa e poesia in sassarese‎^[4]:

     Cun l’ócci ciari ammèntami e pizzinnu:
     eu cussì era la dì chi ti vidési
     tuttaunóra innamurèndimi di te.

     Remember me as a child with light eyes: that's the way I was on the day I saw you, suddenly falling in love with you.

Derived terms

• diadda

Related terms

• diurnu

Etymology 2

From a contraction of Latin dīcere, from Proto-Italic *deikō, from Proto-Indo-European *déyḱeti (“to be pointing out”), athematic root present of the root *deyḱ- (“to point out, to show; to speak solemnly”).

Verb

dì (transitive)

1. to say, to tell
   • 1989, Giovanni Maria Cherchi, “Cunfini [Borders]”, in La poesia di l'althri [The poetry of others], Sassari: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, page 17:

     Fabiddendi cun megu
     la me’ cumpagna dizi cosi tristhi
     e seri […]

     Talking with me, my partner says sad, serious things

   • 2020 March 25, Ignazio Sanna, “Di nomme fozzu Asdrubale [My name is Asdrubale]”, in Ignazio Sanna - Prosa e poesia in sassarese‎^[5], archived from the original on 16 April 2026:

     A carthi pèssi diggu di ciamàmmi Lino ma d’innòmmu fòzzu Asdrubale.

     In a tight spot, I say I'm called Lino, but my name is Asdrubale.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of dì

infinitive	simple	dì
	compound	abé + past participle
gerund	simple	dizendi
	compound	abendi + past participle
past participle		dittu
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		eu, éiu	tu	eddu/edda	noi	voi	eddi
(simple tenses)	present	diggu	dì	dizi	dimmu	diddi	dìzini
	imperfect	dizia, diziu	dizì	dizia	dizìami	dizìaddi	dizìani
	past historic1	dizisi	dizisi	dizisi	dizìsimi	dizìsiddi	dizìsini
	future	–	–	–	–	–	–
		present indicative of abé + a dì
		future indicative of abé + a dì
(compound tenses)	present perfect	present indicative of abé + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of abé + past participle
	past anterior1	past historic indicative of abé + past participle
	future perfect	future of abé + past participle
		present of abé + a + abé + past participle
		future of abé + a + abé + past participle
conditional		eu, éiu	tu	eddu/edda	noi	voi	eddi
present		dizarìsthia	dizaristhi	dizarìsthia	dizarìsthiami	dizarìsthiaddi	dizarìsthiani
perfect		present conditional of abé + past participle
subjunctive		chi eu, chi éiu	chi tu	chi eddu/edda	chi noi	chi voi	chi eddi
(simple tenses)	present	dìgghia	digghi	dìgghia	dìgghiami	dìgghiaddi	dìgghiani
	imperfect	dizissi, dizìssia	dizissi	dizissi, dizìssia	dizìssimi, dizìssiami	dizìssiddi, dizìssiaddi	dizìssini, dizìssiani
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of abé + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of abé + past participle
imperative		éiu, eu	tu	eddu/edda	noi	voi	eddi
		—	dì, no dì	dizia	dimmu	diddi	dìgghiani
1. Chiefly archaic, and generally replaced by the pluperfect

References

• Rubattu, Antoninu (2006), Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes

Venetan

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Latin diēs.

Noun

dì

1. day

   Drio ła nòte vien el dì.

   After (the) night comes (the) day.

   Stò via tri dì.

   I am away for three days. / I shall be away for three days.

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 姨 (“maternal aunt”, SV: di).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zi˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jɪj˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [jɪj˨˩]
• Homophone: gì

Noun

dì • (夷, 姨)

1. maternal aunt, mother's sister
2. stepmother; stepmom

   Coordinate term: dượng

Derived terms

• dì dượng
• dì ghẻ

See also

• chú