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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    From *δισά (disá), from Proto-Indo-European *dwís (twice, in two) (related to δίς (dís, twice) and δύο (dúo, two)).[1] Cognates include Latin dis- and Gothic 𐌳𐌹𐍃- (dis-).[2]

    The genitive is from the PIE ablative of comparison/extent. The accusative is from the pre-PIE directional and the PIE accusative of direct object.

    Pronunciation

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    Preposition

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    δῐᾰ́ (diá) (governs the genitive and accusative)

    1. [with genitive]
      1. (of a place)
        1. in a line
        2. through
        3. in the midst of, between
        4. along
        5. at intervals of, at every
      2. (time)
        1. between
        2. after
        3. every (interval of time)
      3. (causality)
        1. through, by
        2. (attested from 1st century BCE) out of (materials from which something is made)
    2. [with accusative]
      1. (of a place, poetic) through, among
      2. (time) during
      3. (causality)
        1. thanks to, by aid of
        2. because of
        3. for the sake of

    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    • Greek: για (gia), διά (diá)

    Adverb

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    δῐᾰ́ (diá)

    1. throughout

    See also

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    References

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    1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 228
    2. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “διά”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 327

    Further reading

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    Greek

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    Alternative forms

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    • δι' (di') before vowel
    • δια (dia) sometimes written without accent, as pronounced

    Etymology

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    Learnedly, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́. Doublet of για (gia).

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ði̯a/, /ðʝa/ (pronounced with synizesis as one syllable; the accent placed at the word which follows)
    • Old Hyphenation: δι‧ά
    • Hyphenation: διά

    Preposition

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    διά (diá)

    1. by, for, through
    2. divided by
      Antonym: επί (epí)
      δέκα διά πέντε ίσον δύο
      ten divided by five equals two
    3. this is the name of the division symbol
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    Further reading

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