dir

Signification

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

Prononcé comme (IPA)

[ˈdi]

Étymologie

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.