di-

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek δίς (dís, “twice”).

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek διά (diá, “through”).

Anagrams

• -id, I'd, I.D., ID, id, id.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δίς (dís, “twice”).

Prefix

di-

1. di-

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δίς (dís, “twice”).

Pronunciation

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Prefix

di-

1. Meaning two, twice, or double.

   dioxide

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Prefix

di-

1. di-

Prefix

di-

1. Creates passive verbs.

   di- + ‎makan (“to eat”) → ‎dimakan (“to be eaten”)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δίς (dís, “twice”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -i

Prefix

di-

1. di-

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di/

Prefix

di- (Jawi spelling -د‎)

1. patient focus, frequently but erroneously called "passive voice", for OVA word order

   Pintu itu dibuka olehnya.

   That door was opened by him.

Etymology 1

Represents multiple homophonous thematic and aspectual prefixes of position I and VI, whose exact meaning and etymology remain mostly speculative.

Prefix

di- (position I)

1. fire, near or into it

   • diidiłjeeh ― to make a fire

► Navajo verbs with disjunct prefix di-

di- (position VI)

Young and Morgan (1987) identify 14 or so thematic prefixes, among others:

1. fire, light

   • diidiłjeeh ― to make a fire

2. arms and legs

   • dilʼéés ― to step, to place one's foot

3. extension, elongated shape
4. noise, sound, oral, food, sensory

   • dilwosh ― to shout
   • disééh ― to belch
   • yidiitsʼį́į́h ― to hear it

5. color (see also dini-)

   • dinilgai ― whitish

6. relinquishment, relief

   • yą́ą́ʼdíłgééd ― to uncover it by digging
   • bidizóóh ― to subtract it

7. sanctity

   • diyin ― holy

8. Unclassified, often entering in the formation of other prefix compounds

   • kʼiidilé ― to plant it
   • yidiséí ― to crumble it
   • hadii- ― from end to end
   • díní- (prolongative)
   • tádi- (diversative)
   • bibadi- ― to exhaustion

Four modal-aspectual uses are also distinguished:

1. Forms a number of inceptive verbs, with a (Ø/si) paradigm.

   • dighááh ― to start to go

2. Forms a number of inchoative verbs, with prepounded dah and a transitional (yii/yii) paradigm.

   • dah diighááh ― to start off, to set out, to leave

3. Forms the future mode of all active verbs along with the progressive yi-.

   • doogááł ― he will go
   • didoogááł ― he will start to go
   • dah didoogááł ― he will start off

4. Forms a number of neuter adjectivals.

   • dijool ― spherical, chubby

► Navajo verbs with prefix di-

Etymology 2

Probably cognate with a prefix of similar shape occurring in other Athabascan languages a reflexive possessive pronoun.

Probably cognate with classifier -d- marking passive and reflexive verbs.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δίς (dís, “twice”).

Prefix

di-

1. di- (two, twice or double)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δίς (dís, “twice”).

Prefix

di-

1. di-

Prefix

di-

1. a-, -less