de.
The name of the Latin script letter D/d.
Meaning & usage
The name of the Latin script letter D/d.
of; 's; used after the thing owned and before the owner
la cola del perro
from (with the source or provenance of or at)
Soy de España.
agua de manantial
of (expressing composition, substance)
una mesa de madera
about (concerning; with regard to)
Están hablando del pasado.
tratarse de
of; from (indicating cause)
Murió de hambre.
of (indicates a quality or characteristic)
un hombre de fe
from (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
el vuelo de Miami a Chicago
of (indicates the subject or cause of the adjective)
harto de
from (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of)
Nos protege del frío.
than (in certain phrases)
más de
menos de
used to construct compound nouns (with attributive nouns)
campamento de verano
indicates a conditional desire
De haberlo sabido, no lo habría dicho.
forms adverbs; indicates a time of day or period of someone's life
de día
de niño
indicates the purpose of an object
goma de mascar
caña de pescar
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Old Spanish de Spanish de Inherited from Old Spanish de, from Latin dē, from Proto-Italic *dē, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₁, from *de + *-h₁. Cognate with Ladino de.
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