dir

Betekenis (Engels)

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

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

[ˈdi]

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Latijn: dīcō

Verwant aan Occitaans: dire

Verwant aan Frans: dire

Verwant aan Spaans: 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.