di-

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "di"

English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /daɪ/
  • Audio (UK)(file)

Etymology 1[edit]

PIE word
*dwóh₁

Borrowed from Latin di-, from Ancient Greek δι- (di-, “two”).

Prefix[edit]

Greek number prefix
2 Previous: mono-
Next: tri-

di-

  1. Two, twice or double.
    Synonyms: duo-, bi-, bis-
    carbon dioxide
Translations[edit]
See also[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Latin dis-.

Prefix[edit]

di-

  1. Alternative form of dis-, shortened before l, m, n, r, s (followed by a consonant), and v; also often shortened before g, and sometimes before j.

Etymology 3[edit]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δῐ- (di-), from Ancient Greek δῐά (diá, “through”).

Prefix[edit]

di-

  1. Alternative form of dia-, before a vowel.
    diactinic, dielectric

Derived terms[edit]

English terms prefixed with di-

See also[edit]

References[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek δίς (dís, “twice”).

Prefix[edit]

di-

  1. di-

Derived terms[edit]

Catalan terms prefixed with di-

Danish[edit]

Prefix[edit]

di-

  1. two

Derived terms[edit]

Danish terms prefixed with di-

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek δίς (dís, “twice”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Prefix[edit]

di-

  1. Meaning two, twice, or double.
    dioxide
    dioxide
    dipool
    diople

Esperanto[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Derived from Latin di-.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [di]
  • Hyphenation: di

Prefix[edit]

di-

  1. di-

Derived terms[edit]

Esperanto terms prefixed with di-

Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Internationalism (see English di-), ultimately from Ancient Greek δι- (di-).

Pronunciation[edit]

Prefix[edit]

di-

  1. di- (double, twin)
    Synonyms: bi-, kaksois-

Derived terms[edit]

Finnish terms prefixed with di-

French[edit]

Prefix[edit]

di-

  1. di-

Derived terms[edit]

French terms prefixed with di-

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ultimately from Ancient Greek δίς (dís, “twice”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Prefix[edit]

di-

  1. di-

Derived terms[edit]

German terms prefixed with di-

Further reading[edit]

  • “di-” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Malay di-, from Classical Malay di-, from Late Old Malay di-, from Early Old Malay ni-.

Pronunciation[edit]

Prefix[edit]

di-

  1. (transitive) Patient focus, used in an OVA sentence.
    dimakan ― to be eaten

Derived terms[edit]

Indonesian terms prefixed with di-

Italian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /di/
  • Hyphenation: di-

Etymology 1[edit]

From Latin de- (“indicating removal or descent”).

Prefix[edit]

di-

  1. de-
Derived terms[edit]
Italian terms prefixed with di-

Etymology 2[edit]

From Ancient Greek δίς (dís, “twice”).

Prefix[edit]

di-

  1. di-
Derived terms[edit]
Italian terms prefixed with di-

Latin[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Prefix[edit]

dī-

  1. Alternative form of dis-
Usage notes[edit]

Occurs before b, d, g, l, m, n, r, sc, sp, st, v, and occasionally before consonantal i.

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δῐ- (di-), from δίς (dís, “twice, doubly”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Prefix[edit]

di-

  1. Two, double; di-.
Derived terms[edit]
Latin terms prefixed with di-
Descendants[edit]

→ English: di-

Malay[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Prefix[edit]

di- (Jawi spelling -د‎)

  1. (third person) Patient focus, used in an OVA sentence.
    Pintu itu dibuka olehnya.
    That door was opened by him.

Usage notes[edit]

Frequently but erroneously called "passive voice", always accompanied with oleh and exclusively used with third-person.

Derived terms[edit]

Malay terms prefixed with di-

Navajo[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Represents multiple homophonous thematic and aspectual prefixes of position I and VI, whose exact meaning and etymology remain mostly speculative.

Prefix[edit]

di- (position I)

  1. fire, near or into it

► Navajo verbs with disjunct prefix di-

di- (position VI)

Young and Morgan (1987) identify 14 or so thematic prefixes, among others:

  1. fire, light
  2. arms and legs
  3. extension, elongated shape
  4. noise, sound, oral, food, sensory
  5. color (see also dini-)
  6. relinquishment, relief
  7. sanctity
  8. Unclassified, often entering in the formation of other prefix compounds

Four modal-aspectual uses are also distinguished:

  1. Forms a number of inceptive verbs, with a (∅/si) paradigm.
  2. Forms a number of inchoative verbs, with prepounded dah and a transitional (yii/yii) paradigm.
  3. Forms the future mode of all active verbs along with the progressive yi-.
  4. Forms a number of neuter adjectivals.

► Navajo verbs with prefix di-

Etymology 2[edit]

Probably cognate with a prefix of similar shape occurring in other Athabascan languages a reflexive possessive pronoun.

Probably cognate with classifier -d- marking passive and reflexive verbs.

Prefix[edit]

di- (position IV)

  1. Personal prefix used in combination with the prefix of position I à-, marking the reflexive verbs. It always triggers a classifier shift (∅ → d, ł → l).
    yishchʼid ― I'm scratching it
    nishchʼid ― I'm scratching you
    ádíshchʼid ― I'm scratching myself
    ánáádíshchʼid ― I'm scratching myself again

Northern Sotho[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Bantu *jí-. Originally the pronominal and verbal concord, it displaced the older Bantu noun prefix *bì-. The tone was lowered by analogy with other noun prefixes.

Prefix[edit]

di-

  1. Class 8 noun prefix.

Polish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin di-.

Pronunciation[edit]

Prefix[edit]

di-

  1. di-
    ‎di- + ‎chromatyczny → ‎dichromatyczny
    Synonyms: bi-, dwu-

Derived terms[edit]

Polish terms prefixed with di-

Further reading[edit]

  • di- in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • di- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δίς (dís, “twice”).

Prefix[edit]

di-

  1. di- (two, twice or double)

Derived terms[edit]

Portuguese terms prefixed with di-

Sotho[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Bantu *jí-. Originally the pronominal and verbal concord, it displaced the older Bantu noun prefix *bì-. The tone was lowered by analogy with other noun prefixes.

Prefix[edit]

di-

  1. Class 8 noun prefix.

Spanish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Ancient Greek δίς (dís, “twice”).

Prefix[edit]

di-

  1. di-
    Synonyms: bi-, duo-
Derived terms[edit]
Spanish terms prefixed with di-

Etymology 2[edit]

From Latin dis or Latin di.

Prefix[edit]

di-

  1. dis-
Derived terms[edit]
Spanish terms prefixed with di-

Further reading[edit]

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Philippine *di.

Pronunciation[edit]

Prefix[edit]

di-

  1. non-; un-; de-

Derived terms[edit]

Tagalog terms prefixed with di-

Related terms[edit]

Tswana[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Bantu *jí-. Originally the pronominal and verbal concord, it displaced the older Bantu noun prefix *bì-. The tone was lowered by analogy with other noun prefixes.

Prefix[edit]

di-

  1. Class 8 noun prefix.

Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Proto-Celtic *dī- (“from, of”), from Proto-Indo-European *de. Cognate with Cornish di-.

Pronunciation[edit]

Prefix[edit]

di-

  1. intensifying prefix
    ‎di- + ‎goddef → ‎dioddef
    ‎di- + ‎golwch → ‎diolch
  2. without, -less, de-, a-, negative prefix
    ‎di- + ‎enw (“name”) → ‎dienw (“anonymous”)
    ‎di- + ‎paid (“pause, respite”) → ‎di-baid (“ceaseless, incessant”)
    ‎di- + ‎swydd (“home”) + ‎-o → ‎diswyddo (“dismiss, discharge, sack, make redundant”)
    Synonyms: af-, an-, dis-

Usage notes[edit]

The negative prefix di- indicates a lack of something and is most often attached to a noun in a similar manner to English -less, e.g. dienw (“anonymous, nameless”), di-waith (“unemployed (“workless”)”), diobaith (“hopeless”). In contrast, af- and an- simply denote the negative form of the following root rather than the lack of it.

Derived terms[edit]

Welsh terms prefixed with di-

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
di- ddi- ni- unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “di-”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

West Makian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

di-

  1. third-person plural possessive prefix, their
    di oma ― their children
  2. (polite) third-person singular possessive prefix, his, her
    mene de ti deto di musala ― this is my grandmother's mat

Etymology 2[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

di-

  1. (inanimate) alternative form of da- (“its”) when preceded by a root-initial i

See also[edit]

West Makian personal pronouns
independent possessive prefix
1st person singular de ti
2nd person singular ni ni
3rd person singular me mVan., dVinan.
1st person plural inclusive ene nV
1st person plural exclusive imi mi
2nd person plural ini fi
3rd person plural eme di

References[edit]

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎[1], Pacific linguistics
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