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Friulian

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Latin diēs.

Noun

dì (plural dîs)

  1. day
  2. daytime

See also

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From the older form die, 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. (archaic) day
  2. (astronomy) daytime
Synonyms
Derived terms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

dì

  1. second-person singular imperative of dire
    Synonym: di'

References

  1. ^ dì in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Ladin

Etymology 1

Inherited from Classical Latin diēs.

Noun

dì m (plural dis)

  1. day

Etymology 2

From Latin dīcere, present active infinitive of dīcō.

Alternative forms

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

Mandarin

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

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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
  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

Verb

dì

  1. to say

Romagnol

Etymology

From Latin dīcere, present active infinitive of dīcō.

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

Noun

dì f or (uncommon) m (plural dis)

  1. day
    Antonym: notti

Derived terms

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

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:
      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:
      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:
      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
Related terms

Etymology 2

From a contraction of Latin dīcere, present active infinitive of dīcō, from Proto-Italic *deikō, from Proto-Indo-European *déyḱti (“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:
      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

Venetian

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

Noun

dì • (夷, 姨)

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

Synonyms

Derived terms

See also

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