English Explanatory Dictionary

di-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. Two.
  2. Double, twice the quantity.
  3. A pair.
  4. Both, possessing two distinct (possibly opposing) qualities.
prefix
  1. Alternative form of dis-: split, to split; shortened before l, m, n, r, s (followed by a consonant), and v; also often shortened before g, and sometimes before j.
prefix
  1. Alternative form of dia-: across or through, before a vowel.

Pronunciation

/ˈdaɪ/ /ˌdaɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-di-.wav

Word forms

di-

Etymology

PIE word *dwóh₁ Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- Borrowed from Latin di-, from Ancient Greek δι- (di-, “two”).

Related words

dwi- twi- number

Derived words

diacetal diacetate diacetoxylation diacetyl diacridine diacrylate diactinal diactivated diadenosine diadenylate dialkene dialkoxide dialkylated dialkylation diallelic dialuminium diamide diamidine diamidino diamniotic diandry diangle dianhydride dianilido dianion diantimony diarch diarchy diarginate diarginine diaromatic diarsenic dibarium dibehenate diberyllium dibesylate dibutyryl dicadmium dicarbamate dicarbamoyl dicarboxaldehyde dicarboxamide dicerium dichlorine dichloro dicyano didecenoate didodecyl didysprosium diepoxide diepoxy dierbium diethoxy diethylene diethynyl dieuropium diferulate digadolinium digalactose digalactosyl

Translations

Catalan: di- Chinese Mandarin: 兩 /两 Chinese Mandarin: 二 Chinese Mandarin: 雙 /双 Dutch: di- Finnish: bi- Finnish: di- Finnish: kaksois- Finnish: tupla- French: di- Galician: di- German: di- German: zwei- German: doppel- Hindi: द्वि Italian: di- Japanese: 二 Japanese: 両 Japanese: 双 Malay: dwi- Polish: di- Polish: dy- Portuguese: di- Russian: двух- Russian: дву- Russian: двое- Russian: ди- Spanish: di- Swedish: di-
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