de

Meaning

Noun

The name of the letter D.

Prep

1. (with-ablative) of; concerning; about
2. (with-ablative) from, away from, down from, out of; in general to indicate the person or place from which any thing is taken, etc., with verbs of taking away, depriving, demanding, requesting, inquiring, buying; as capere, sumere, emere, quaerere, discere, trahere, etc., and their compounds.
3. (with-ablative) from, away from, down from, out of; in general to indicate the person or place from which any thing is taken, etc., with verbs of taking away, depriving, demanding, requesting, inquiring, buying; as capere, sumere, emere, quaerere, discere, trahere, etc., and their compounds.
4. (Late-Latin, with-ablative) from, away from, down from, out of; in general to indicate the person or place from which any thing is taken, etc., with verbs of taking away, depriving, demanding, requesting, inquiring, buying; as capere, sumere, emere, quaerere, discere, trahere, etc., and their compounds.
5. (with-ablative) from, away from, to indicate the place from which someone or something departs or withdraws.
6. (with-ablative) over, in reference to the people subjugated when celebrating a Roman victory

Concepts

about

concerning

from

down from

of

on

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Synonyms

in

super

supra

Translations

de

sobre

au sujet de

von

over

über

aangaande

di

riguardando

de

sur

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عَن

sobre

🔛

betreffende

à propos de

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈdeː]

Etymology

Derived from Etruscan. Etruscan names of stops were the stop followed by /eː/.