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Friulian
Etymology
Inherited from Classical Latin diēs.
Noun
dì (plural dîs)
- day
- daytime
See also
Italian
Pronunciation
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)
- (dated, literary) day
- (astronomy) daytime
Synonyms
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
dì
- second-person singular imperative of dire
- Synonym: di'
References
Ladin
Etymology 1
Inherited from Classical Latin diēs.
Noun
dì m (plural dis)
- day
Etymology 2
From Latin dīcere.
Verb
dì
- 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)
Lombard
Etymology 1
Inherited from Classical Latin diēs.
Noun
dì
- day
Etymology 2
Akin to Italian dire, older *dicere, from Latin.
Verb
dì
- to say
Mandarin
Pronunciation
Romanization
dì (di4, Zhuyin ㄉㄧˋ)
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 偙
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 僀 / 𰂗
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 哋
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 啲
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 圬
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 地
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 坔
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 埁
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 埊
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 墆 / 𰊂
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 墬
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 奃
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 娣
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 媜 / 𰌂
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嵺
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嶳
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 帝
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 弟
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 怟
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 慸 / 𰑵
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 揤
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 摕 / 𰔇
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 旳
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 杕
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 梊
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 棣
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 楴
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 樀
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 泜
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 渧
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 焍
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 玓
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 甋
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 疐
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 皁 / 皂
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 睇
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 碲
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 祶
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 禘
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 第
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 紁 /
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 締 / 缔
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 肑
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 胝
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 腣
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 芍
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 苏
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 菁
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蔕 / 蒂
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 虳
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蝃, 螮 / 䗖
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 諦 / 谛
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 起
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 踶
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蹃
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蹎
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 軑 / 轪
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 轪
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 递, 逓
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 逪
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 遞 / 递
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 遰 / 𰻆
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 釱 / 𰽘
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鉪
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 隲
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 顊 / 𬱪
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 题
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 馰
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 髠
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鬀
Mwan
Noun
dì
- spear, dart
Piedmontese
Pronunciation
Verb
dì
- to say
Romagnol
Etymology
From Latin dīcere.
Verb
dì
- 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)
- 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)
- 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.”)
- day (period from midnight to the following midnight)
- 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.”)
- day (part of a day period which one spends at one’s job, school, etc.)
- 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
Etymology 2
From a contraction of Latin dīcere, 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)
- 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
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simple
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dì
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compound
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abé + past participle
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gerund
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simple
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dizendi
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compound
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abendi + past participle
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past participle
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dittu
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singular
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plural
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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indicative
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eu, éiu
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tu
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eddu/edda
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noi
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voi
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eddi
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(simple tenses)
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present
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diggu
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dì
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dizi
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dimmu
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diddi
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dìzini
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imperfect
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dizia, diziu
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dizì
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dizia
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dizìami
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dizìaddi
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dizìani
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past historic1
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dizisi
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dizisi
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dizisi
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dizìsimi
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dizìsiddi
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dizìsini
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future
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–
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–
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–
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–
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–
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–
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present indicative of abé + a dì
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future indicative of abé + a dì
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(compound tenses)
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present perfect
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present indicative of abé + past participle
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pluperfect
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imperfect indicative of abé + past participle
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past anterior1
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past historic indicative of abé + past participle
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future perfect
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future of abé + past participle
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present of abé + a + abé + past participle
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future of abé + a + abé + past participle
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conditional
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eu, éiu
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tu
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eddu/edda
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noi
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voi
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eddi
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present
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dizarìsthia
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dizaristhi
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dizarìsthia
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dizarìsthiami
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dizarìsthiaddi
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dizarìsthiani
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perfect
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present conditional of abé + past participle
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subjunctive
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chi eu, chi éiu
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chi tu
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chi eddu/edda
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chi noi
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chi voi
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chi eddi
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(simple tenses)
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present
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dìgghia
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digghi
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dìgghia
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dìgghiami
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dìgghiaddi
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dìgghiani
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imperfect
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dizissi, dizìssia
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dizissi
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dizissi, dizìssia
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dizìssimi, dizìssiami
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dizìssiddi, dizìssiaddi
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dizìssini, dizìssiani
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(compound tenses)
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past
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present subjunctive of abé + past participle
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pluperfect
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imperfect subjunctive of abé + past participle
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imperative
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éiu, eu
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tu
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eddu/edda
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noi
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voi
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eddi
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—
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dì, no dì
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dizia
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dimmu
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diddi
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dìgghiani
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1. Chiefly archaic, and generally replaced by the pluperfect
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References
- Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes
Venetan
Etymology
Inherited from Classical Latin diēs.
Noun
dì
- 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)
- maternal aunt, mother's sister
- stepmother; stepmom
Synonyms
Derived terms
See also