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CATALAN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

dir.

to say, to pronounce

3 characters1 syllables approx.Català language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈdi]Balearic, Central, Northern, Northwestern[ˈdiɾ]Valencia
  1. to say, to pronounce

    intransitive · transitive
  2. to say, to tell

    transitive
    Va dir una mentida.
    Li dèiem que cuinés el sopar.
  3. to call, to refer to as

    transitive
  4. to be named, to be called

    reflexive
    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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