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Bedeutung (English)

1. (intransitive, transitive) to say, to pronounce
2. (transitive) to say, to tell
3. (transitive) to call, to refer to as
4. (reflexive) to be named, to be called

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

[ˈdi]

Etymologie (English)

Inherited from Latein: dīcō

Cognate with Okzitanisch: dire

Cognate with Französisch: dire

Cognate with Spanisch: decir

In summary

Inherited from Latin dīcere, from Proto-Italic *deikō, from Proto-Indo-European *déyḱti (“to show, point out”). Compare Occitan dire or díser, French dire, and Spanish decir.