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di-¹

  • /ˈdaɪ/
  • /ˌdaɪ/

Where it comes from

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”).

prefix

  1. morpheme Two. diacetate
  2. morpheme Double, twice the quantity. diglossia
  3. morpheme A pair. diblock
  4. morpheme Both, possessing two distinct (possibly opposing) qualities. dikinetic

di-²

  • /ˈdaɪ/
  • /ˌdaɪ/

prefix

  1. alternative, morpheme 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. divide

di-³

  • /ˈdaɪ/
  • /ˌdaɪ/

prefix

  1. alternative, morpheme Alternative form of dia-: across or through, before a vowel. diactinic

Translations

Every language

prefix two, twice, double

Españoldi-
日本語二 ji, 両 ryō, 双 sō
中文兩 /两 liǎng, 二 èr, 雙 /双 shuāng
हिन्दीद्वि dvi
Portuguêsdi-
Françaisdi-
Deutschdi-, zwei-, doppel-
Italianodi-
Русскийдвух- dvux-, дву- dvu-, двое- dvoje-, ди- di-

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"di-." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/di-. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

di-. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/di-

Chicago

"di-." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/di-.

BibTeX
@misc{di_2026,
  title = {di-},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/di-},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}