διά

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See also: δία, δῖα, Δία, δια-, διά-, and Appendix:Variations of "dia"

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From *δισα (disa), from Proto-Indo-European *dwís (“twice, in two”) (related to δίς (dís, “twice”) and δύο (dúo, “two”)).[1] Cognates include Latin dis- and Gothic 𐌳𐌹𐍃- (dis-).[2]

    The genitive is from the PIE ablative of comparison/extent. The accusative is from the pre-PIE directional and the PIE accusative of direct object.

    Pronunciation

     

    Preposition

    δῐᾰ́ • (diá) (governs the genitive and accusative)

      1. (of a place)
        1. in a line
        2. through
        3. in the midst of, between
        4. along
        5. at intervals of, at every
      2. (time)
        1. between
        2. after
        3. every (interval of time)
      3. (causality)
        1. through, by
        2. (attested from 1st century BCE) out of (materials from which something is made)
      1. (of a place, poetic) through, among
      2. (time) during
      3. (causality)
        1. thanks to, by aid of
        2. because of
        3. for the sake of

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Greek: για (gia), διά (diá)

    Adverb

    δῐᾰ́ • (diá)

    1. throughout

    See also

    References

    1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 228
    2. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “διά”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 327

    Further reading

    Greek

    Alternative forms

    • δι' (di') before vowel
    • δια (dia) sometimes written without accent, as pronounced

    Etymology

    Learnedly, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́. Doublet of για (gia).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ði̯a/, /ðʝa/ (pronounced with synizesis as one syllable; the accent placed at the word which follows)
    • Old Hyphenation: δι‧ά
    • Hyphenation: διά

    Preposition

    διά • (diá)

    1. by, for, through
    2. divided by
      Antonym: επί (epí)
      δέκα διά πέντε ίσον δύο
      ten divided by five equals two
    3. this is the name of the division symbol

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