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Translingual

Prefix

da-

  1. (SI prefix, metrology) deca- (“×101”); Alternative form of dk- (“deka-”)
    Synonyms: D-, Da-, DA-, dk-, Dk-, DK-
    Coordinate term: d- (deci-)

German

Pronunciation

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Prefix

da-

  1. prefix form of da, meaning there-

Derived terms

Derived terms

Kambera

Pronoun

da-

  1. third person plural nominative proclitic

See also

Kambera pronominal clitics
Nominative Genitive Accusative Dative
1sg ku- -nggu -ka -ngga
2sg mu- (u-) -mu -kau -nggau
3sg na- -na -ya -nya
1pl.incl ta- -nda -ta -nda
1pl.excl ma- -ma -kama -nggama
2pl mi- (i-) -mi -kami (-kai) -nggami (-nggai)
3pl da- -da -ha -nja

Navajo

Prefix

da-

  1. (disjunct prefix of position I)
    Thematic prefix, referring to death.
    ► Navajo verbs with disjunct prefix da-.
  2. (disjunct prefix of position III)
    Distributive plural marker, indicating that three or more subjects, objects or events are involved individually in the action denoted by the verb. In addition to verbs, it may also pluralize nouns, pronouns or postpositions. This prefix marks the boundary between disjunct (outer) and conjunct (inner) prefixes.
    With subjects:
    bidziil ― he is / they two are strong
    dabidziil ― they (three or more) are strong
    With objects:
    kin áshłaa ― I built a house
    kin ádaashłaa ― I built 3+ houses

Ojibwe

Alternative forms

Etymology

In Algonquin, this preverb has the form gada- when there is no prefix (gada-maajaa "he/she will leave", giga-maajaa "you will leave"). It is likely that gada- is the original form of this preverb, and the allomorphy between da- and ga- in other dialects is the result of a historical process of syncopation that deleted a metrically weak syllable. With no prefix, the syllable ga was weak and consequently was deleted (*gadá-maajaa > da-maajaa), but when a prefix was added, ga was in a strong position, and so da was deleted instead (*ningáda-maajaa > ninga-maajaa). The form ji- similarly appears as giji- in Algonquin. The initial change form ge- would be from *geda-, where the first syllable would have been strong because it contained a long vowel.

Preverb

da- (plain conjunct ji- or da-, changed conjunct ge-)

  1. future tense marker
    • wiisiniwag — they eat
    • da-wiisiniwag — they will eat
    • ninga-wiisin — I will eat
  2. (some speakers) form of daa- used in the conjunct order

Usage notes

  • With a personal prefix, the form ga- is used.
    • For some speakers, the second-person form giga- contracts to ga-.
  • For some speakers, ga- and ge- become gad- and ged- before a vowel.

See also

References

Old Irish

Pronunciation

Prefix

da- (class B & C infixed pronoun)

  1. her (object pronoun)
  2. them

Derived terms

Old Irish terms prefixed with da-

See also

Old Irish affixed pronouns

See Appendix:Old Irish affixed pronouns for details on how these forms are used.
Note that the so-called “infixed” pronouns are technically prefixes, but they are never the first prefix in a verbal complex.

Person Infixed Suffixed
Class A Class B Class C
1 sing. m-L dom-L, dam-L -um
2 sing. t-L dot-L, dat-L, dut-L, dit-L -ut
3 sing. m. a-N, e-N d-N id-N, did-N, d-N -i, -it
3 sing. f. s-(N) da- -us
3 sing. n. a-L, e-L d-L id-L, did-L, d-L -i, -it
1 pl. n- don-, dun-, dan- -unn
2 pl. b- dob-, dub-, dab- -uib
3 pl. s-(N) da- -us
L means this form triggers lenition.
N means this form triggers nasalization (eclipsis)
(N) means this form triggers nasalization in some texts but not in others.

Tsuut'ina

Pronunciation

Prefix

da-

  1. question marker
    Danit'ada?
    How are you?

References

West Makian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Pronoun

da-

  1. (inanimate) third-person singular possessive prefix, its
    da pala do bungbangi ― the house's floor
  2. indicates definiteness
    do gupa ma feberesi ― all of those coconuts
    Da mai magol. ― The stone is large.
  3. joins stative verbs attributively
    mai da magol ― a large stone
    win da safo ― a hot day
    afi da rata ― level ground
Usage notes

The possessive prefix da- is subject to West Makian vowel harmony, and as such may surface as de-, di-, or do-.

Alternative forms

See also

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

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Pronoun

da-

  1. third-person plural clitic, they
    doco ― they see
  2. (polite) third-person singular clitic, he, she
    da lagei deiteng ― the old man said
Usage notes

The prefix da- follows West Makian vowel harmony, and as such may surface as de-, di-, or do-.

Alternative forms

References

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