di-

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

di-

1. two, twice, or double

   carbon dioxide

2. (uncommon) Alternative form of dis-

• duo-
• bi-
• bis- (chemistry)
• dwi-
• twi-

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

di-

1. A form of dia- before a vowel

   diactinic

   dielectric

• -id, I'd, I.D., ID, id, id.

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

di-

1. di-

di-

1. two

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

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di-

1. Meaning two, twice, or double.

   dioxide

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di-

1. di-

di-

1. Creates passive verbs.

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

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

• Rhymes: -i

di-

1. di-

• IPA^(key): /di/

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.

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

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-

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.

di- (position IV)

1. Personal prefix used in combination with the prefix of position I à-, marking the reflexive verbs. It always triggers a classifier shift (Ø → d, ł → l).

   yishchʼid ― I'm scratching it

   nishchʼid ― I'm scratching you

   ádíshchʼid ― I'm scratching myself

   ánáádíshchʼid ― I'm scratching myself again

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

di-

1. di- (two, twice or double)

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

di-

1. di-

• IPA^(key): /ˌdiː/, /dɪ/

di-

1. a-, -less