dir

Significado (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

Pronunciado como (IPA)

[ˈdi]

Etimología (English)

Inherited from latín: dīcō

Cognate with occitano: dire

Cognate with francés: dire

Cognate with español: 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.