da

Symbol

da

1. (metrology) Symbol for the prefix deca-, indicating multiplication by 10

Pronunciation

• (UK, Article) IPA^(key): /də/, /dæ/
• (UK, Noun) IPA^(key): /dɑː/

Etymology 1

From child language; compare dad and dada.

Etymology 2

Borrowing from Russian да (da, “yes”).

Etymology 3

Representing pronunciation of the in informal speech.

Etymology 4

Imitative.

Anagrams

• 'ad, -ad, A.D., AD, ad, ad-, ad.

Verb

da

1. to swim, drift, float

References

• Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dáà]

Noun

da

1. (anatomy) mouth

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

Verb

da

1. third-person singular present indicative of izan; He/She is

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *tu (“to”).

Etymology 2

From Proto-Celtic *tu (“your, thy”).

Etymology 1

Initial clipping of ada.

Etymology 2

Undetermined

Etymology

From Latin de ab. Compare Italian da.

Preposition

da

1. from
2. of

Adverb

da

1. surely
2. then

Conjunction

da

1. when (referring to finished events)

   Da jeg var ung, fandtes der ikke computere.

   When I was young, there were no computers.

2. as, at the same time as

   Da jeg kom, gik hun.

   As I arrived, she left.

3. because

   Da hun er mindreårig kan hun ikke idømmes fængsel.

   As she is underage, she cannot be sentenced to prison.

Conjunction

da

1. when
2. if

Adverb

da

1. there

Etymology

From French de, Italian di, altered to differenciate de.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da/

Preposition

da

1. Of (used instead of de with quantities, to emphasize the quantity rather than the thing quantified, or to indicate the unity of a shape and its material, a container and its contents, or a group and its members)^[1][2]

   glaso da vino ― a glass of wine

   kilogramo da viando ― a kilogram of meat

   grupo da homoj ― a group of people

   kvar metroj da ĉi tiu ŝtofo kostas naŭ frankojn ― four meters of this cloth costs nine francs

   Li ligis la tri florojn en bukedon, kaj prezentis al ŝi tiun bukedon da floroj ― He tied the three flowers into a bouquet, and presented her with this bouquet of flowers

   listo da kandidatoj ― a list of candidates

   (of their names: compare

   listo da kondiĉoj de la kandidatoj ― a list of conditions from the candidates

   )

   skatolo da ĉokolado ― a box of chocolates

   (a boxful of chocolate: compare

   skatolo de ĉokolado ― a chocolates box

   (the box itself, made for chocolates, but now perhaps used to store paper clips), and

   skatolo el ĉokolado ― a box made of chocolate

   )

   la spektaklo daŭris duonon da horo ― the show lasted half an hour

   (compare

   tri estas duono de ses ― three is half of six

   )

   Damasko [...] estos amaso da ruinaĵoj ― Damascus will be a mass of ruins

   tuto da kondiĉoj kaj cirkonstancoj, en kiuj iu troviĝas ― all of the conditions and circumstances in which we find ourselves

   sistemo da sonoj por la esprimado de pensoj ― a system of sounds for the expression of thought

   ho, se mia kapo havus sufiĉe da akvo kaj miaj okuloj estus fonto da larmoj! ― oh, if my head had enough water, and my eyes were a spring of tears!

   (compare

   fonto de akvo ― a spring of water

   , which indicates the kind of spring rather than a unity of eyes and tears)

References

Noun

da

1. bow
2. mother
3. snake

Etymology

From Old Portuguese da, from de + a.

Preposition

da f (plural das, masculine do, masculine plural dos)

1. contraction of de (“of”) + a (“the”)
   • 2000, Domingo Frades Gaspar, Vamus a falal: Notas pâ coñocel y platical en nosa fala, Editora regional da Extremadura, Theme I, Chapter 1: Lengua Española:

     A grandeda da lengua española é indiscotibli, i sei estudio, utilización defensa debin sel algo consostancial a nos, […]

     The greatness of the Spanish language is unquestionable, and its study, use and defense must be something consubstantial to us, […]

Etymology

From contraction of preposition de (“of, from”) + feminine definite article a (“the”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ɐ/

Contraction

da f (masculine do, masculine plural dos, feminine plural das)

1. of the; from the

Etymology

From a merger of Middle High German dār, dā (“there; at that place”), from Old High German dār, dā, and Middle High German dō (“then; at that time”), from Old High German dō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daː/, [daː]

• audio (Austria)

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• Audio

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• Rhymes: -aː

Adverb

da

1. (local) there; here
   • 1918, Elisabeth von Heyking, Aus dem Lande der Ostseeritter, in Zwei Erzählungen, Phillipp Reclam jun., page 78:

     Am liebsten entfloh sie dem allem in den großen Garten. Da verbrachte sie ihre schönsten Stunden.

     She liked best to escape from all of that into the big garden. There she spent her most pleasant hours.

   Wir fahren nach Hamburg. Meine Frau hat eine Freundin, die da wohnt.

   We’re going to Hamburg. My wife has a friend who lives there.

   Die Gäste sind noch nicht da.

   The guests aren’t here yet.

2. (temporal) then; so; at that moment

   Ich war gerade eingeschlafen, und da kam ein Anruf.

   I had just fallen asleep, and that’s when someone called.

   Er hat immer weiter auf mich eingeschrien. Da bin ich einfach gegangen.

   He just kept on shouting at me. So I just left.

3. (colloquial) replaces any pronominal adverb when the context is clear

   Ich wollte eigentlich Linsensuppe machen, aber da (= dafür, dazu) hatte ich das Rezept nicht.

   I was actually going to make lentil soup, but I didn’t have the recipe for that.

   Wir haben jetzt ein Angebot gekriegt, aber da (= darüber) müssen wir noch diskutieren.

   We’ve now received an offer, but we’ll still need to have discussion about that.

Conjunction

da

1. since; as; because; given that
   • 1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 51:

     Und da er keinen Grund hatte, ihr seinen Namen zu verhehlen, so stellte er sich in aller Form vor.

     And because he had no reason to conceal his name from her, he introduced himself in all due form.

   Da die Stelle mit häufigen Auslandskontakten verbunden ist, sind gute Fremdsprachenkenntnisse unerlässlich.

   Since the position involves frequent international contacts, good foreign-language skills are essential.

2. (literary, dated) when
   • 1545, Martin Luther et al., Genesis 7:6:

     Er war aber sechshundert jar alt / da das wasser der Sindflut auff Erden kam.

     He was six hundred years old however, when the water of the deluge came upon Earth.

   Am Tag, da die Wahrheit offenbar wird, ist es zur Umkehr zu spät.

   On the day when the Truth will become manifest, it will be to late for penitence.

Pronoun

da

1. I

References

• Terry Crowley, Claire Bowern, An Introduction to Historical Linguistics

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian da.

Preposition

da

1. by

   La genitori amesas da lia filii.

   The parents are loved by their children.

Verb

da

1. present of dar
2. imperative of dar

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -a

Etymology 1

From Latin dē (“of, from”) + a/ab (“of, from”). In the meaning of “at, near, by”, da probably comes from Latin unde + ad.^[1]

Etymology 2

References

Anagrams

• ad, AD

Romanization

da

1. Rōmaji transcription of だ
2. Rōmaji transcription of ダ

Noun

da

1. water

Further reading

Bill Palmer, The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area (→ISBN, 2017), page 531, table 95, Comparative basic vocabulary in Lakes Plain Languages

Pronoun

da

1. I

References

• Terry Crowley, Claire Bowern, An Introduction to Historical Linguistics

Conjunction

da

1. so

   Em dixwin da em karibin bijîn.

   We eat so we may live.

Preposition

da

1. from
2. At the house of
3. to (implying necessity)

Verb

dā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of dō "give!"

   da mihi osculum.

   Give me a kiss.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da/

Etymology 1

From Latin dē ab.

Etymology 2

de (“of, from”, preposition) + a (“the (fem. sing.)”, article)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da/

Verb

da

1. second-person and third-person singular preterite of daś

Romanization

da (Zhuyin ˙ㄉㄚ)

1. Pinyin transcription of 墰
2. Pinyin transcription of 疶
3. Pinyin transcription of 繨
4. Pinyin transcription of 跴
5. Pinyin transcription of 蹽
6. Nonstandard spelling of dā.
7. Nonstandard spelling of dá.
8. Nonstandard spelling of dǎ.
9. Nonstandard spelling of dà.

Etymology

From Old Irish do.

Preposition

da

1. to
2. for

Pronoun

da

1. third-person singular masculine of da

   to him/it

Pronoun

da

1. I

References

• Terry Crowley, Claire Bowern, An Introduction to Historical Linguistics

Pronunciation

• Audio (NV)

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Adverb

da

1. (used with doo) not

   doo yáʼátʼééh da ― it is not good

Conjunction

da

1. including, as well as, and

Pronoun

da

1. I, first-person singular pronoun

Further reading

• Johannes A. Z'Graggen, The Madang-Adelbert Range Sub-Phylum (1975)
• Ulys Aeschliman, Nobonob Organized Phonology Data

Article

da

1. the (plural)

See also

• di
• jü
• dåt

Etymology

From Old Norse þá and þó (adverb); and Old Norse þá er (when, conjunction), and German da (because, conjunction)

Adverb

da

1. then

Conjunction

da

1. when
2. because

References

• “da” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Alternative forms

• då

Etymology

From Old Norse þá and þó (adverb); and Old Norse þá er (when, conjunction), and German da (because, conjunction)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɑː/ (example of pronunciation)

Adverb

da

1. then

Conjunction

da

1. when
2. because

References

• “da” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Noun

da

1. mouth

References

• 2011, Bindon, P. and Chadwick, R. (compilers and editors), A Nyoongar Wordlist: from the south-west of Western Australia, Western Australian Museum (Welshpool, WA), 2nd ed.

Particle

da

1. please, come on (clarification marker)

   da naa! — damn it!

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɑː/

Noun

dā f

1. doe, female fallow deer

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da/

Verb

da

1. third-person singular future indicative of dać

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese da, from de (“of”) + a (“feminine definite article”).

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• audio

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• IPA^(key): /da/
• Rhymes: -a

Etymology 1

From a Slavic language (e.g. Bulgarian, Serbo-Croatian, Russian), from Proto-Slavic *da.

Etymology 2

From Latin dare, present active infinitive of dō, ultimately from Proto-Italic *didō, from Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti, from the root *deh₃- (“give”). Compare Aromanian dau, dari, Italian dare, Spanish dar.

References

Alternative forms

• (before vowels) dad

Etymology

From Latin dē.

Preposition

da

1. of, from
2. about

Prepositional pronoun

da

1. Alternative form of dha

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *da, probably old imperative of the word dȁti, itself from Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- (“to give”).

Conjunction

da (Cyrillic spelling да)

1. that

   Rekao je da će doći. ― He said that he would come.

   Rekao sam ti da nemam pojma o čemu pričaš! ― I told you that I have no idea what you are talking about!

2. to, so, so that, in order to

   Došao je da mi sve ispriča. ― He came to tell me everything.

   Došao je ovdje da nađe posao. ― He came here to find work.

   Da bi se i mi mogli natjecati, moramo vježbati. ― To be able to compete, we have to practice.

3. to (when the subjects of both clauses are not the same)

   On hoće da mu pokažete put do stanice.

   He wants you to show him the way to the station.

4. (Serbian) to (when the subjects of both clauses are the same; for western Serbo-Croatian use infinitive instead of da + present tense)
5. (subjunctive only, often followed by i) if, even if (= kad)

   Da sam na vašem m(j)estu, ne bih se puno zamarao takvim detaljima. ― If I were you, I wouldn't bother too much with such details.

   Da si više radio, zaradio bi više novca. ― Had you worked harder, you would have made more money.

   Da i znam ne bih ti rekao! ― Even if I knew I wouldn't tell you!

6. (usually preceded by kȁo) as if, as though, like

   S(j)ećam se, kao da je bilo juče(r). ― I remember, as if it were yesterday.

   Kao da ne znaš o čemu pričam! ― As if you don't know what I'm talking about!

7. (usually preceded by a) without (after negative verbs)

   Odlazi, a da nije rekao ni zbogom. ― He's leaving without even saying goodbye.

8. (archaic, literary, religious) lest

   Onaj koji se bori protiv zla treba paziti da time i sam ne postane zao. ― He who fights evil need care lest he thereby become evil himself.

Particle

da (Cyrillic spelling да)

1. yes

   Je li tako? Da! ― Is that so? Yes!

2. (Serbia) used when starting a question

   Da li ste žedni? ― Are you thirsty?

   Reci mi da li je to istina? ― Tell me if that is true?

3. Used in various phrases, expressing wishes, commands etc.

   Da se nisi usudio! ― Don't you dare!

   Da Bog dao! ― God willing! (literally, “If God gives (it).”)

   Da počnemo! ― Let's begin!

Etymology

Presumably loaned from a Russian language (compare with Russian да (da)) or from Proto-Slavic *da.

Conjunction

da

1. and

Further reading

• Entry 64245 in Álgu database

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *da.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdá/
• Tonal orthography: dȁ

Particle

dà

1. yes

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈda/, [ˈd̪a]

• Audio (Latin America)

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Verb

da

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of dar.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of dar.
3. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of dar.

Noun

da c

1. Eye dialect spelling of dag.

Verb

da

1. go

External sources

• Heljä & Duane Clouse, Kirikiri and the Western Lakes Plains Languages (1993)

Etymology

Presumably loaned from a Russian language (compare with Russian да (da)) or from Proto-Slavic *da.

Conjunction

da

1. and

Further reading

• Entry 64247 in Álgu database

Alternative forms

• dat (when not preceding a verb)

Pronoun

da

1. First-person inclusive plural pronoun: you (many) and I, you (many) and me

Adverb

da

1. as well, too, also

   o da sorunun yanıtını biliyor ― he/she/it also knows the answer of the question

   Oğuzhan da bizimle geliyor ― Oğuzhan is coming with us as well

   Yağız da dondurma yemeyi sever ― Yağız likes eating ice cream, too.

Particle

da (Cyrillic spelling да)

1. Locative case marker. It is used to show the time or the place of an action. Equates to "in", or "at" in English.
   • Samarqandda yashayman.

     I live in Samarqand.

   • Soat uchda boraman.

     I go at 3 o'clock.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da/

Noun

da

1. pig

References

• Dialogue on Dialect Standardization, edited by Carrie Dyck, Tania Granadillo, Keren Rice

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian да (da).

Conjunction

da

1. and

References

• Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “да, и”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *-taː; compare North Central Vietnamese đa.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jaː˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jaː˧˧]

Noun

da (𤿦, 𪤻, 𪾉)

1. (anatomy) skin (outer covering of the body)

   da đầu ― scalp

2. hide; material made of animal skin, such as leather

Preposition

da

1. through
2. throughout

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daː/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *dagos (“good”) (compare Irish dea-).

Etymology 2

Mutation

Etymology

From Old Norse *dái, akrdái (acc. -á); related to dan a and döij.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /doː/, /dɒː/, /dɑː/

  Rhymes: -óː

Noun

da m (definite dan, dative daåm)

1. species Galeopsis and Lamium

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *p.taːᴬ (“eye”). Cognate with Thai ตา (dtaa), Northern Thai ᨲᩣ, Lao ຕາ (tā), Lü ᦎᦱ (ṫaa), Tai Dam ꪔꪱ, Shan တႃ (tǎa), Ahom 𑜄𑜠 (ta) or 𑜄𑜡 (taa), Bouyei dal, as well as Old Chinese 睹 (OC *taːʔ, “to see”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /ta˨˦/
• Tone numbers: da¹
• Hyphenation: da

Noun

da (old orthography da)

1. eye