di

• (roman numeral): DI, CCCCCI, ccccci

di

1. A Roman numeral representing five hundred one (501).

• Previous: d (five hundred, 500)
• Next: dii (five hundred two, 502)

Imitative.

IPA^(key): /di/

di

1. A meaningless syllable used when singing a tune or indicating a rhythm.

   The chorus goes like this: "di di di di dum, da di da".

• Id, I'd, id., I-D, id, I.D., -id, ID

di

1. Obsolete spelling of die.

di

1. Obsolete spelling of die.

• IPA^(key): [ⁿdi]

di

1. wet

• Leenhardt, M. (1935) Vocabulaire et grammaire de la langue Houaïlou, Paris: Institut d'ethnologie. Cited in: "Houaïlou" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.
• Leenhardt, M. (1946) Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mèlanèsie. Cited in: "Ajiø" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.

• IPA^(key): /di/

From Proto-Albanian *dīja, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyh₂- (compare Sanskrit ध्याति (dhyāti, “to observe, feel”)).^[1]

di (aorist dita, participle ditur)

1. to know

   Nuk e di.

   I don't know.

   Do të doja të dija më shumë rreth teje.

   I'd like to know more about you.

• ndiej
• dituri
• dije

• njoh
• dihet

The 3rd person singular din. From Proto-Albanian *dine, denominative of Proto-Indo-European *dey-no- (“day”). See din for more.

• dihet (medio-passive)

di (aorist diu, participle dirë)

1. (Tosk) to dawn (daylight)

• gdhin

• gdhi, gdhij, gdhin

From Latin dē. Compare Romanian de.

di

1. of
2. from

• IPA^(key): [dí]

di

1. to give

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

Cognate with German dich.

di

1. you (accusative, singular)

di

1. the

di

1. continuous tense marker; -ing

• It tends to immediately precede the verb that it modifies.

• mi-di

di

1. also

• Antoinette Schapper, The Papuan Languages of Timor, Alor and Pantar: Volume 1 (2014), p. 160

• IPA^(key): [dì]

dì

1. town, settlement
2. land

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

• IPA^(key): /di/

di

1. (auxiliary) imperfective or progressive aspect marker

di

1. first-person singular preterite indicative of dar

di

1. not

• dei, dein (Moselle Franconian)

From Middle High German dīn.

• IPA^(key): /diː/, /di/
• Homophone: die

di (masculine denge or dinge, feminine and plural deng or ding)

1. (Ripuarian) your, thy (second-person singular possessive)

   Wo häs de dann di Jlas henjestallt?

   Where did you put your glass?

• The form deng/ding is used for the neuter when strongly stressed: Dat es ding Jlas! (“That's your glass!”) Contrariwise, the form di may be used for the masculine and feminine when unstressed, chiefly with words for relatives: di Papp (“your father”, but less common than denge Papp).

• de (Sette Comuni)

di

1. (Luserna) the; definite article for four declensions:
   1. nominative singular feminine
   2. accusative singular feminine
   3. nominative plural
   4. accusative plural

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

di

1. water

• F. Jacquesson (2008) A Dimasa Grammar‎^[2], page 46
• P. R. T. Gurdon (1903) The Morāns (in Dimasa)

di

1. water

• James Richardson Logan, Journal of the Indian Archipelago and Eastern Asia (1970)

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di

1. to search

di

1. water
2. river

Duane A. Clouse, Towards a reconstruction and reclassification of the Lakes Plain languages of Irian Jaya (1997), page 172

From Latin dē.

di

1. of
2. from
3. by

di

1. inflection of dicir:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative
2. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of dizer:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

From Portuguese de. Cognate with Kabuverdianu di.

di

1. of
2. at
3. from

From Saint Dominican Creole French dir, from French dire.

• IPA^(key): /di/

di

1. to say
2. to tell

• vle di

Borrowed from Italian di.

di

1. of (indicating possession)

   La domo di mea matro

   The house of my mother

• de (“from, of”) (where an amount is indicated)
• da (“by”)

Inherited from Malay di, from Proto-Malayic *di, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i, from Proto-Austronesian *i. Doublet of -i.

• IPA^(key): /di/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -i
• Hyphenation: di

di

1. on
   1. positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above

      Gelasnya di meja.

      The glass is on the table

   2. positioned at or resting against the outer surface of; attached to

      Ada luka besar di punggungnya.

      There is a big wound on his back.

   3. at or in (a certain region or location)
   4. near; adjacent to; alongside; just off
   5. (with certain modes of transport, especially public transport) inside (a vehicle) for the purpose of travelling

      Kami makan cukup banyak saat di kereta.

      We ate quite a lot while on the train

   6. at the date of
2. in
   1. contained by

      Ada sedikit sisa air di botolku.

      There is a little water left in my bottle.

   2. within the bounds or limits of

      Ada banyak pohon di taman itu.

      There are many trees in the park.

   3. surrounded by; among; amidst

      Kita ada di kemah musuh.

      We are in the enemy's camp.

   5. during (a period of time)

      Ulang tahunku di bulan Januari.

      My birthday is in January.

3. at
   1. (indicating time) indicating occurrence in an instant of time or a period of time relatively short in context or from the speaker's perspective.
   2. holding a given speed or rate
   3. (used for skills (including in activities) or areas of knowledge) on the subject of; regarding
4. (dialect) to (in the direction of, so as to arrive at)
5. (dialect, especially in Central Sumatra) about; of (used as a function word to indicate what is dealt with as the object of thought, feeling, or action)
6. (dialect, especially in Central Sumatra) from

• “di” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

• dhi

From Old Irish dí.

• IPA^(key): /dʲɪ/^[1]
• (Aran also) IPA^(key): /dʲiː/
• (Cois Fharraige also) IPA^(key): /d̪ˠiː/

di (emphatic dise)

1. third-person singular feminine of de: from/of her, from/of it f
2. third-person singular feminine of do: to/for her, to/for it f

From Latin dē.^[1] Cognate with English to.

• IPA^(key): /di/
• Rhymes: -i
• Hyphenation: di

di

1. used to indicate possession, after the thing owned and before the owner; of; ’s

   L’ira di Apollo ― Apollo’s wrath (literally, “The wrath of Apollo”)

   la coda del cane ― the dog’s tail

   Canto dello sciatore ― Song of the skier

   Dichiarazione Universale dei Diritti dell’Uomo

   Universal declaration of the Rights of the Man

   Simbolo degli Apostoli ― Signs of the Apostles

   Manifesto della cucina futurista ― Manifesto of the futurist kitchen

   Dei delitti e delle pene

   Of crimes and punishments

   (literally, “Of the crimes and of the punishments”)

2. from

   Lei è di Monreale in Sicilia, ma adesso vive a Roma

   She's from Monreale in Sicily, but she now lives in Rome

3. by, of, ’s

   La mia canzone preferita degli U2? 'One' !

   My favorite song by U2? 'One'!

   La Divina Commedia di Dante Alighieri

   The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri

4. than

   Jack è più alto di sua moglie, Joan.

   Jack is taller than his wife, Joan.

   Biden ha detto che l'economia USA è in condizioni peggiori di quanto pensasse

   Biden says US economy is in worse shape than he thought.

5. used in superlative forms; in, of

   Pont Neuf è il più antico ponte di Parigi

   Pont Neuf is the oldest bridge in Paris.

6. about, on, concerning

   Euclide scrisse diversi libri di matematica.

   Euclid wrote many books on mathematics.

   Parliamo di sentimenti. ― Let's talk about feelings.

7. expresses composition; of, made of, in or more often omitted

   Sei Nazioni: la Scozia gioca con l'Italia in un incontro decisivo per il cucchiaio di legno.

   Six Nations: Scotland meet Italy today in a wooden-spoon decider.

   Ho comprato una collana d'oro bianco.

   I bought a white gold necklace.

8. (followed by an infinitive) to or omitted

   Lei ha detto di non preoccuparsi.

   She said not to worry.

   Che devo fare se penso di avere un virus nel mio computer?

   What should I do if I believe I have a virus on my computer?

9. used with the definite article in partitive constructions; some

   Vuoi dell'acqua? ― Would you like some water?

10. used in some expressions in a partitive-like function, often without article

    penso di sì ― I think so

    niente di meglio ― nothing better

    Che c’è di nuovo? ― What's new?

• When followed by the definite article, di combines with the article to produce the following combined forms:

di + article	Combined form
di + il	del
di + lo	dello
di + l'	dell'
di + i	dei
di + gli	degli
di + la	della
di + le	delle

• The i can additionally optionally be elided before vowel sounds to form d'.

• da

From Latin dē (the name of the letter D).

• IPA^(key): ^**/ˈdi/^*
• Rhymes: -i
• Hyphenation: dì

di f (invariable)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter D/d.; dee

• (Latin-script letter names) lettera; a, bi, ci, di, e, effe, gi, acca, i, gei / i lunga, cappa, elle, emme, enne, o, pi, cu, erre, esse, ti, u, vu / vi, doppia vu, ics, ipsilon / i greca, zeta

• de

Derived from English the.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdi/

di

1. the

   Is a riddim mi love from birth. Di harmonies, di lyrics; everything perfect. ― It's a rhythm I've always loved. The harmony, the lyrics ... everything's perfect.

• di at majstro.com

di

1. The katakana syllable ディ (di) in Hepburn-like romanization.

di

1. in

   Synonym: deg

   di yexxam-inu

   in my house

   Izeddeɣ di Lezzayer.

   He lives in Algeria.

2. during

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

di

1. the

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

di

1. water

de +‎ i

di

1. of the (masculine plural)

dī m pl

1. nominative/vocative plural of deus
   • 63 BCE, Cicero, Catiline Orations‎^[3]:

     O di immortales, ubinam gentium sumus? Quam rem publicam habemus? In qua urbe vivimus?.

     O ye immortal gods, where on earth are we? What is the government we have? In what city are we living?

• "di", in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• "di", in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

• IPA^(key): /di/

di

1. Contraction of de i.; of the (masculine plural)

• IPA^(key): /di/
• Rhymes: -i

Inherited from French dire (“to say, to tell”).

di (invariable)

1. to say, to tell

Inherited from French dix (“ten”).

di

1. ten

• Precedes consonant-initial words. See usage notes at dis.

• d' (optionally, before certain words starting with a vowel)

From Portuguese de, from Old Galician-Portuguese de (“of”), from Latin dē (“of”).

di

1. of (indicates the semantic relation between two elements: such as possession, origin, place)

   guínde di águ ― jug of water

   Ui di bôm! ― Very good!

   Êle pôssa di grándi! ― He is very big!

   Êle bem di capaz! ― He is really clever!

• Note that the usage of di is more flexible compared to Portuguese de, and may be followed not necessarily by nouns.

• di-frónt (“in front, ahead”)
• ui-di (“very”)

• https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm

• IPA^(key): /di/ [di]
• Rhymes: -i

First attested in the Kedukan Bukit inscription, 683AD. From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *di, *i, from Proto-Austronesian *di, *i.

di (Jawi spelling before consonant-initial words د, Jawi spelling before vowel-initial words دأ)

1. in

   di Kuala Lumpur ― in Kuala Lumpur

2. at

   di sungai ― at the river

3. on

   di jalan ― on the road

• dekat (informal)

From English dee.

di (plural di-di)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter D/d.

• dè (Indonesian)
• dal (Jawi letter name)

• (Latin-script letter names) huruf; e, bi, si, di, i, ef, ji, hec, ai, je, ke, el, em, en, o, pi, kiu, ar, es, ti, yu, vi, dabel yu, eks, way, zed

• “di” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

di (di⁵／di⁰, Zhuyin ˙ㄉㄧ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 得

di

1. Nonstandard spelling of dī.
2. Nonstandard spelling of dí.
3. Nonstandard spelling of dǐ.
4. Nonstandard spelling of dì.

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

di

1. not

From Old Dutch thī, from Proto-Germanic *þiz.

• IPA^(key): /diː/, /di/

di

1. accusative/dative of du

• “di”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000

di

1. Alternative form of dee

From Old Saxon thī, from Proto-Germanic *þiz.

• IPA^(key): /diː/

dî

1. (second person singular dative) you, thee
2. (second person singular accusative) you, thee

di

1. water

• P. R. T. Gurdon (1903) The Morāns (in Moran)

From English the.

di

1. the

From Old Frisian thī, from Proto-Germanic *þiz.

di (Föhr-Amrum, Sylt)

1. Object case of dü: you, thee; yourself, thyself

• de (Mooring)

From Old Frisian thī, derived from forms of Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Indo-European *só.

di

1. (Mooring, Sylt) the (masculine singular, full form)

   Coordinate term: (reduced form, Mooring) e

2. (Sylt) the (feminine singular)
3. (Sylt) the (plural)

• (masculine): de (Föhr-Amrum)
• (feminine): det (Föhr-Amrum), jü (Mooring)
• (plural): dön (Föhr-Amrum), da (Mooring)

Akin to Central Kurdish دە (de), Zazaki de, Persian در. For the second sense compare Zazaki -en (used for the present tense but after the stem) which is a cognate of Northern Kurdish li and English in, probably initially used for present continuous much like Persian می.

di

1. in
2. Used to mark present tense put before the stem of the verb.

   -bêj- > di bêjim - I say (=I am in saying)

   -k- > di ke - does (=is in doing)

   -ê-, -hê- > t'ê, di hê - comes (=is in coming)

• In a lot of positions, bi and di may not be read unlike ji and li. When the noun comes after the verb with these prepositions, it becomes an -e instead (eg. xiste navê , "put inside"; not *xist di navê). Coming after nouns, they become -î (eg. mayî min kir, "interfered with me"; mostly not *may di min kir).
• Unlike ji and li, which lose the schwa before any vowel; bi and di lose it only before long vowels (ie. a, ê, î). di becomes t' in those positions.
• In the second sense mostly seperated from the prepositional use in modern Kurdish script but it is essentially no different from it. Seems to be originally written seperately since Ehmedê Xanî.

• di ... de
• di ... re
• di ... ve

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From Old Norse þín.

di

1. feminine singular of din

di

1. imperative of die

• “di” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Old Norse því, þí, the neuter singular dative of the determiner sá, from Proto-Germanic *sa. Akin to the English comparative correlative the, derived from Old English þȳ. Other cognates include Norwegian Bokmål ti. Other determiners and pronouns also derive from there, such as den, det, dei, and dess.

• IPA^(key): /diː/

di

1. Used as a comparative correlative.

   Synonym: dess

   1. the; With multiple comparatives (or meir (“more”) with verb phrases), establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

      Synonym: jo

      Di sterkare, di betre

      The stronger the better

   2. With a single adverbial meir (“more”) or comparative, establishes an often inverse correlation with a preceding comparative or stated degree.

      Han sa lite, men tenkte di meir

      He said little, but thought more (than he didn't speak)

2. (literary, poetic) because

di

1. (literary) because
2. Used especially in more common compound adverbs and conjunctions.

• av di
• difor
• etter di
• fordi, for di
• med di

From Old Norse þín, feminine singular nominative of þinn (“your, yours”). See main entry for more.

• IPA^(key): /diː/

di

1. feminine singular of din (“your”)

di

1. feminine singular of din (“yours”)

Pronunciation spelling and/or eye dialect of various pronouns and determiners. See the etymology of the respective main entries.

di

1. Eye dialect spelling of de.
2. Eye dialect spelling of dei.

di

1. Eye dialect spelling of dei.

• “di” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• ID, id

Inherited from Classical Latin diēs.

di oblique singular, m (oblique plural dis, nominative singular dis, nominative plural di)

1. day (period of 24 hours)

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (di)

dī m

1. Alternative form of dei

• de

From Proto-Celtic *dī, from Proto-Indo-European *de; cognate with Latin dē.

• IPA^(key): /dʲi/

di (with dative)

1. of, from

For quotations using this term, see Citations:di.

Combinations with a definite article:

• din(d), dint; den, don, dun sg
• dinaib, donaib pl

Combinations with a possessive determiner:

• dim (“from my”)
• dit (“from your sg”)
• dia, dua (“from his/her/its/their”)

Combinations with a relative pronoun:

• dia (“from which; when, if”)

• dí- (prefix)

• Irish: de
• Manx: jeh
• Scottish Gaelic: de

di

1. Alternative spelling of dí: to/from her

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 de, di”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Thurneysen, Rudolf (1940) D. A. Binchy and Osborn Bergin, transl., A Grammar of Old Irish, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, §§ 435, 831, pages 274, 504–6; reprinted 2017

From earlier Prussian enclitic *-di, from dialectal Baltic *-di, probably from Proto-Indo-European enclitic *-di („he”, „she”).^[1] Cognate with Avestan dim („him, her”). ^[2]

di n (third-person only, plural dīs or dī, accusative singular din, accusative plural dins)

1. (anaphoric) he, she, it, self;
   • (Can we date this quote?), III katekizmas, page 93, line 14:

     kai Sara Abraham po
     klūſmai bhe / bebillē din Rikijs

     As Sarah was ruled by Abraham, naming him lord.

   • (Can we date this quote?), III katekizmas, page 89, line 8:

     turri
     ti dins ſte mijls ſtēiſon dīlas paggan

     And have a high opinion of them in love because of their work.

2. (indefinite, indeclinable, also spelt dei) (it)self, one (indefinite pronoun denoting unspecified subject)^[1][3][4]

• Appeared either as a suffix or standalone, the latter being usually stressed.
• Besides the enclitic function, it also served as an impersonal pronoun, similarly to German man.
• The suffix form merged with prepositions, creating new ones with function analogical to English thereby (there + by), herein (here + in), etc. Such forms still underwent declension.

Mažiulis named some of the attested forms of the declinable variant.^[2]

From Proto-Brythonic *di, from Proto-Celtic *dū (“to”).

• IPA^(key): /ði/

di (triggers soft mutation)

1. to
2. for

• 3rd-person singular masculine: didu

• Middle Welsh: y
  • Welsh: i

From Portuguese de and Spanish de and Kabuverdianu di.

di

1. of, of the
2. from, from the

• gi (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan)
• de (Surmiran)

Inherited from Classical Latin diēs.

di m (plural dis)

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Puter, Vallader) day

• IPA^(key): /di/

di

1. (Campidanese) Alternative form of de

• Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes

• d' (apocopic, used before vowel sounds)

From Latin dē, from Proto-Italic *dē, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *de.

• IPA^(key): /di/

di

1. Used to indicate possession, after the thing owned and before the owner; of; 's

   Lu cani di Pàuru ― Paul's dog

   Edda è un'amigga di mamma ― She's a friend of mother's

2. Used to indicate origin; from

   Eu soggu di Sàssari ― I'm from Sassari

3. Used in comparisons; than

   La poltrona è più còmuda di la caddrea ― The armchair is more comfortable than the chair

4. Used to indicate authorship; by, of, 's

   Canne al vento è un libru di Gràzia Deledda ― Canne al vento is a book by Grazia Deledda

5. about, on, concerning

   E eddi cosa ni pènsani di te? ― What do they think about you?

6. Used in superlative forms; in, of

   Edda è la più bedda di tutti ― She's the most beautiful (of all)

7. Expresses composition; of, made of, in or more often omitted

   Un'ampulla di veddru ― A glass bottle (literally, “A bottle of glass”)

• Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes

• IPA^(key): /tʲi/, /tʲiː/

di

1. Alternative form of dhi

From earlier gdi.

di (Cyrillic spelling ди)

1. (Chakavian, Ikavian, chiefly Croatia, colloquial) where (interrogative)

   Di si ti cili božji dan? ― Where on earth have you been the whole day?

2. (Chakavian, Ikavian, chiefly Croatia, proscribed, colloquial) whither, where, whereto

   Di si išao jučer? ― Where did you go yesterday?

di (Cyrillic spelling ди)

1. (Chakavian, Ikavian, chiefly Croatia) where

• Originally of Chakavian-Ikavian origin, the word is today colloquially used throughout Croatia and other countries to a lesser extent.

• gdje (Standard)

From Latin dē.

• IPA^(key): /di/
• IPA^(key): /di/ (Apocopic form)
• Rhymes: -di
• Hyphenation: di

di

1. Used to indicate possession, after the thing owned and before the owner; of; ’s

   A raggia di Apollu ― Apollo’s wrath (literally, “The wrath of Apollo”)

   a cuda dû cani ― the dog’s tail

   Dichiarazziuni Univirsali dî Diritti di l’Omu

   Universal declaration of the Rights of [the] Man

   Sìmmulu di l'Apòstuli ― Signs of the Apostles

   Manifestu dâ cucina futurista ― Manifesto of the futurist kitchen

   Di li dilitta e di li peni

   Of [the] crimes and [of the] punishments

2. from

   Iḍḍa è di Murriali, 'n Sicilia, ma ora campa a Ruma

   She's from Monreale in Sicily, but she now lives in Rome

3. by, of, ’s

   A me canzuni prifiruta dî Pink Floyd? 'Echoes' !

   My favorite song by Pink Floyd? 'Echoes'!

   A Divina Cummedia di Danti Aligheri

   The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri

4. than

   Jack è cchiù autu di so mugghieri, Joan.

   Jack is taller than his wife, Joan.

   Biden dissi ca l'ecunumìa USA è 'n cunnizziuna pijuri di quantu pinzassi

   Biden says US economy is in worse shape than he thought.

5. Used in superlative forms; in, of

   Pont Neuf è u ponti cchiù anticu di Parisi

   Pont Neuf is the oldest bridge in Paris.

6. about, on, concerning

   Euclidi scrissi diversi libbra di matimàtica.

   Euclid wrote many books on mathematics.

   Parramu di sintimenta. ― Let's talk about feelings.

7. Expresses composition; of, made of, in or more often omitted

   Sei Nazziuna: a Scozzia joca cu l'Italia nni nu ncontru dicisivu pâ cucchiara di lignu.

   Six Nations: Scotland meet Italy today in a wooden-spoon decider.

   Acchattai na cuḍḍana d'oru jancu.

   I bought a white [made of] gold necklace.

8. (followed by an infinitive) to or omitted

   Iḍḍa dissi di nun priuccupàrisi.

   She said not to worry.

   Ch'avissi a fari si penzu d'aviri nu virus nnô me cumputer?

   What should I do if I believe I have a virus on my computer?

9. Used in some expressions in a partitive-like function, often without article.

   Ca penzu di se ― I think so

   Nenti di megghiu ― nothing better

   Chi cc’è di novu? ― What's new?

• When followed by a definite article, di combines with the article to produce the following combined forms:

di + article	Combined form
di + u	dû
di + lu	di lu
di + a	dâ
di + la	di la
di + i	dî
di + li	di li
di + l'	di l'

• The i can additionally optionally be elided before vowel sounds to form d'.