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Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *daɣ, from Proto-Celtic *dagos (“good”) (compare Irish dea-).

Adjective

dâ

  1. good

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin dare, present active infinitive of dō (“give”).

Verb

dâ

  1. (transitive) to give

Conjugation

This is an irregular verb with some regular -â paradigms.

Conjugation of dâ (first conjugation, irregular)
infinitive dâ
gerund dânt
past participle singular plural
masculine dât dâts
feminine dâde dâdis
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu lui/jê nô vô lôr
present o doi tu dâs al/e da o din o dais a dan
imperfect o davi tu davis al/e dave o davin o davis a davin
simple past o dei tu deris al/e dè o derin o deris a derin
future o darai tu darâs al/e darà o darìn o darês a daran
conditional jo tu lui/jê nô vô lôr
present o darès tu daressis al/e darès o daressin o daressis a daressin
subjunctive jo tu lui/jê nô vô lôr
present o dedi tu dedis al/e dedi o dedin o dedis a dedin
imperfect o dàs tu dassis al/e dàs o dassin o dassis a dassin
imperative – tu – nô vô –
– de – dìn dait –

Related terms

Ligurian

Etymology

From Latin dare, present active infinitive of do (“I give”).

Pronunciation

Verb

dâ

  1. (transitive) to give

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of dâ (first conjugation)
infinitive dâ
auxiliary verb avéi gerund dàndo
present participle dànte past participle dæto
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative mi ti lê o/a noî, niâtri voî, viâtri lô, liâtri
present dàggo ti dæ da démmo dæ dàn
imperfect dâva, dâvo ti dâvi dâva dâvimo dâvi dâvan
future daiö ti daiæ daiâ daiêmo daiéi daiàn
conditional mi ti lê o/a noî, niâtri voî, viâtri lô, liâtri
present daiéiva, daiæ ti daiêsci daiéiva, daiæ daiêscimo daiêsci daiéiva
subjunctive che mi che ti che lê o/a che noî, che niâtri che voî, che viâtri che lô, che liâtri
present dàgghe ti dàgghi dàgghe démmo, dàgghimo† dæ, dàgghi†, dagæ† dàggan, dàgghen
imperfect désse ti désci désse déscimo désci déssan
imperative ti lê o/a noî, niâtri voî, viâtri lô, liâtri
— dànni dàgghe démmo dæ dàggan, dàgghen

Macanese

Etymology

From Portuguese dar.

Verb

dâ

  1. to give
    dâ cara ― to give consideration to (literally, “to give face”)
    dâ cavaco ― to take offence
    dâ comê ― to feed, to give feed
    dâ comê gente ― to supply food, accept orders for food
    dâ co falta ― to notice the lack
    dâ co queixo ― to expire
    dâ côr di si ― to give the news
    dâ côti ― to have a cramp
    dâ fundo ― to stop (literally, “to give the bottom”)
    dâ vestí ― to help dress (literally, “to give dressing”)
    dâ lembrança ― to send regards to (literally, “to give memories”)
    dâ mordecim ― to annoy
    Dios dâ graça ― God be with you (literally, “God give you thanks”)
    Diabo dâ capa, diabo dâ campenha
    The criminal will always leave a clue that will incriminate him
    (literally, “If the devil gives you a cloak, he will also give you a bell”)

Usage notes

  • Some extended usages of the verb are likely calques from Cantonese. For example, dâ cara is a calque of Cantonese 畀面 (bei2 min6-2), and probably not related to Spanish dar la cara (“to face up to, to face the consequences”).

References

Sicilian

Preposition

dâ

  1. Contraction of di la (“of the”).

Welsh

Adjective

dâ

  1. Obsolete spelling of da (“good”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
dâ ddâ nâ unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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