dir.
to say, to pronounce
Meaning & usage
to say, to pronounce
to say, to tell
Va dir una mentida.
Li dèiem que cuinés el sopar.
to call, to refer to as
to be named, to be called
Com et dius?
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Latin dīcere, from Proto-Italic *deikō, from Proto-Indo-European *déyḱeti (“to show, point out”). Compare Occitan dire or díser, French dire, and Spanish decir.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.