da

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Translingual

Etymology 1

㍲ U+3372, ㍲ SQUARE DA ← ㍱ [U+3371] CJK Compatibility ㍳ → [U+3373]

From deca-.

Symbol

da

1. (metrology) deca-, indicating multiplication by 10

Etymology 2

Clipping of Danish dansk or English Danish.

Symbol

da

1. (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Danish.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Danish terms

English

Etymology 1

From child language; compare dad and dada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɑː/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

da (plural das)

1. (Ireland, Scotland, Northern England) Father.

   Alternative form: da'

   • 1924, Louis Joseph Walsh, “Yellow Man”, in Twilight Reveries‎^[5], M. H. Gill & Son, Ltd., pages 44–45:

     “Dear, but you're like your grandmother!” she continued, patting the little girl's head. “Many a penny's worth I sold to your da, when he was weer than you are.”

   • 2008, James Kelman, Kieron Smith, Boy, Penguin 2009, page 55:

     Oh where is yer da son? The man said it to me and was grumpy. Is yer da here?

   • 2011, Philip Reeve, Scrivener's Moon, Scholastic, →ISBN, page 48:

     Once the silky gent who ran a barge called the Knuckle Sandwich tried to persuade Borglum's ma and da to sell him their little dwarfish boy for twelve gold coins.

   • 2025, CMAT, “Euro-Country”:

     I was twelve when the das started killing themselves all around me

Synonyms

• pa, Pa
• daddy

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Russian да (da, “yes”). Doublet of too.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɑː/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

da (uncountable)

1. (slang, Russianism) Yes; an affirmative response.

Interjection

da

1. (slang, Russianism) Yes.

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:da.

Antonyms

• nyet

Etymology 3

Representing pronunciation of the in informal speech.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diː/, /dʌ/
• (unstressed) IPA^(key): /də/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -iː, -ʌ

Article

da

1. Pronunciation spelling of the.

   Da New York Times

   Da Bears

   • 1932, Delos W. Lovelace, King Kong, published 1965, page 11:

     "So I catch you. You stealer! Ho! Ho!" He seized the girl's wrist. "No, no, you don't run. Hey! Where is-a da cop?"

   • 2012, Jeffrey Arnold, Nobody's Laughing, page 157:

     They are both holding onto their caps in the stiff breeze, and Zang is shouting, "Where is da main hotel going to be?"

Usage notes

• Commonly used to represent the pronunciation of various second-language varieties of English where the first language of the speaker does not contain the phoneme /ð/ or babies that can't produce /ð/ yet.
• In the US, especially common in representations of speakers from Chicago or New York City and African American Vernacular. Less commonly, represents a receding Midwestern accent influenced by early German and Scandinavian immigrants whose native languages lacked /ð/.

See also

• tha

Etymology 4

Imitative.

Interjection

da

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

   You know that tune that goes "da da da di-dum di-dum"?

Anagrams

• 'ad, -ad, A.D., AD, Ad, ad, ad-, ad.

Ahtna

Enclitic

da

1. A marker of yes/no questions.

   idezkʼanʼ da? ― it is burning?

   nen da natidaas? ― are you going back?

See also

• da-

References

• Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 137

Äiwoo

Verb

da

1. alternative form of dâ

References

• Ross, Malcolm; Næss, Åshild (December 2007), “An Oceanic origin for Äiwoo, the language of the Reef Islands?”, in Oceanic Linguistics‎^[6], volume 46, number 2, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaii Press, →DOI, pages 456–98

Further reading

• Næss, Åshild (2017), “dâ”, in A short dictionary of Äiwoo (Studies in the Languages of Island Melanesia; A-PL 35)‎^[7], Canberra, ACT: Asia-Pacific Linguistics, College of Asia and the Pacific, Australian National University, page 28

Akan

Pronunciation

• (Asante) IPA^(key): /dà̙/

Etymology 1

Verb

da (transitive past daa, negative nna, progressive reda, perfect ada) (Twi)

1. to sleep

   Manna ntɛm nnora anadwo.

   I didn't sleep early last night.

2. to lie down

Derived terms

• da adi (“to manifest, appear”)
• da ase (“to thank”)
• da nso (“to be different”)
• medaase (“thank you”)

Etymology 2

Cognates include Ga daa (“everytime”).

Adverb

da (Twi)

1. ever
   1. (with negative) never

Etymology 3

Noun

da (Twi)

1. day

Bade

Alternative forms

• dan (Western Bade)

Etymology

Cognate with Ngizim da.

Noun

da f (plural dədau)

1. eye

References

• Tarbutu, Muktar M. (2004), Schuh, Russell G., editor, Bade-English-Hausa Dictionary (Gashua Dialect)‎^[8], Potiskum: Ajami Press, page 20

Bambara

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• dá

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dáà]

Noun

da

1. (anatomy) mouth, orifice
2. door, doorway

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• dà

Noun

da

1. plant that is source of kenaf fiber (Hibiscus cannabinus)

   Synonym: daba

2. roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa)

   Synonym: dabilen

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
• 2003. Moussa Diaby (République du Mali, Ministère de l'Éducation Nationale), Léxique de base : Bamanankan - Français, Fondation Karanta.

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da/ [d̪a]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: da

Verb

da (masculine allocutive duk, feminine allocutive dun)

1. third-person singular, present indicative of izan (“to be”, intransitive auxiliary)

Bavarian

Etymology 1

Cognate with German der.

Article

da m

1. the

Article

da f

1. the (dative)

See also

Bavarian articles

		singular						plural
		masculine		neuter		feminine
		stressed	unstressed	stressed	unstressed	stressed	unstressed	stressed	unstressed
definite	nominative	der	da	es, des	's	de	d'	de	d'
	accusative	en, den	'n
	dative	em, dem	'm	em, dem	'm	dera	da	dene	de
	genitive1	des		des		der, da		der, da
indefinite	nominative	oa	a	oa	a	oa	a	—
	accusative	oan	an, 'n
	dative	oam	am, 'm	oam	am, 'm	oana	a, ana, 'na

¹ higher, formal register

Etymology 2

Unstressed form of dia

Pronoun

da

1. you (dative, singular)

See also

Bavarian personal pronouns

		nominative		accusative		dative
		stressed	unstressed	stressed	unstressed	stressed	unstressed
1st person singular		i	—	mi	—	mia (mir)	ma
2nd person singular	informal	du	—	di	—	dia (dir)	da
	formal	Sie	—	Eahna	—	Eahna	—
3rd person singular	m	er	a	eahm	'n	eahm	'n
	n	es, des	's	des	's
	f	se, de	's	se	's	ihr	—
1st person plural		mia (mir)	ma	uns	—	uns	—
2nd person plural		eß, ihr	—	enk, eich	—	enk, eich	—
3rd person plural		se	's	eahna	—	eahna	—

Beja

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈda/

Noun

da m

1. nominative plural of tak

Breton

Etymology 1

From Proto-Brythonic *ðɨ, from Proto-Celtic *dū (“to”). Cognate to Welsh i (“to”).

Preposition

da (triggers soft mutation)

1. to

   An den a zo aet da Vreizh. ― The man went to Brittany.

Inflection

Personal forms of da

		singular	plural
1st person		din	dimp, deomp
2nd person		dit	deoc'h
3rd person	m	dezhañ	dezho
	f	dezhi
impersonal		deor

Etymology 2

From Proto-Celtic *towe (“your, thy”); compare Cornish dha, Welsh dy, Irish do. See te (“you”).

Pronoun

da (requires soft mutation)

1. your sg

Catalan

Verb

da

1. inflection of dar:
   1. third-person singular present/preterite indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Cebuano

Etymology 1

Clipping of ada.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Cebuano) IPA^(key): /dæ/
• Rhymes: -dæ

Interjection

da

1. it's unimportant

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Cebuano) IPA^(key): /ˈdɑ/
• Rhymes: -dɑ

Interjection

da

1. serves you right
2. good for you

Synonyms

• mayra, mirisi

Chichewa

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-jída (“to get dark, to get black”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɗa/

Verb

-da (infinitive kudá)

1. to be dirty
2. to get dirty
3. to look dirty
4. to be black or brown
5. to be dark
6. to be clouded
7. to be covered with
8. to dislike
9. to hate

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -dera
  • Causative: -detsa
• mwini mphale sakuda chala (“the owner can do whatever he wants with his belonging”)
• mkada (“black person”)

References

• Steven Paas (2016), Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎^[9], Oxford University Press, page 115

Cimbrian

Etymology

Cognate with German da; see there for more.

Adverb

da

1. (Sette Comuni) there

   bèar khimmet bor hia un bèar ghéet bor da

   who comes here, and who goes there

References

• “da” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974), Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Cornish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daː/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Brythonic *daɣ, from Proto-Celtic *dagos. Cognate with Welsh da.

Adjective

da (comparative gwell, superlative gwella)

1. good

   Synonym: mas

   Antonym: drog

Derived terms

• blesys da (“palatable, yummy”)
• bos da gans (“be liked by”, verb)
• broder da (“brother-in-law”)
• chons da (“good luck”)
• da lowr (“alright, OK, mediocre”)
• da ober (“good deed”)
• da yw genev (“I enjoy”)
• dader (“goodness”)
• dendylys yn ta (“well deserved”)
• diwweyth mar dha (“twice as good”)
• dohajydh da (“good afternoon”)
• dre volonjedh da (“willingly”)
• dydh da (“hello”)
• euthyk da (“impressive, super”)
• gans pub bolonjedh da (“with all good wishes”)
• ger da (“good reputation”)
• gerys-da (“famous”)
• gobrys da (“well paid”)
• gorthugher da (“good evening”)
• gul devnydh da a (“put to good use”, verb)
• gwrys yn ta (“efficient”)
• maga ta (“as well”)
• marthys da (“impressive, super”)
• myttin da (“good morning”)
• nos da (“good night”)
• pes da (“content, pleased, satisfied”)
• pur dha (“excellent”)
• pyth ha da (“possessions”)
• sira da (“father-in-law”)
• spedya marthys da (“work like a charm”)
• tooth da (“fast”)
• yeghes da (“cheers, good health”)
• yn poynt da (“in good health, well”)

Adverb

yn ta

1. well, properly

Derived terms

• dendylys yn ta (“well deserved”)
• gwrys yn ta (“well done, efficient”)
• taklys yn ta (“trim”, adjective)

Etymology 2

Presumably borrowed from English doe.

Noun

da f (plural daes)

1. doe, hind (female deer)

   Synonym: ewik

Derived terms

• brithennek da (“female fallow deer”)
• leugh da (“young fallow deer”)

Mutation

Mutation of da

radical	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed
da	dha	unchanged	ta	ta

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Dalmatian

Etymology

From Latin de ab. Compare Italian da.

Preposition

da

1. from
2. of

Danish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse þá (“then”), from Proto-Germanic *þan (“then”). Cognate with Swedish då, English then, German dann. As a conjunction, it is equivalent to Old Norse þá er (“when”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da/, [d̥a], [ˈd̥a]

Adverb

da

1. then, at that time

   Synonym: dengang

2. surely

   Det kan han da ikke mene!

   Surely he cannot be serious!

Conjunction

da

1. when (referring to finished events)

   Da jeg var ung, fandtes der ikke computere.

   When I was young, there were no computers.

2. as, at the same time as

   Da jeg kom, gik hun.

   As I arrived, she left.

3. because

   Synonyms: fordi, siden, eftersom

   Da hun er mindreårig kan hun ikke idømmes fængsel.

   As she is underage, she cannot be sentenced to prison.

See also

• når

Dena'ina

Conjunction

da

1. when
2. if

Adverb

da

1. there

Esperanto

Etymology

From French de, Italian di, altered to differentiate de.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da/

• Audio 1:

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• Audio 2:

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• Audio 3:

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• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: da

Preposition

da

1. Of, -ful (used instead of de with quantities, to emphasize the quantity rather than the thing quantified, or to indicate the unity of a shape and its material, a container and its contents, or a group and its members)

   glaso da vino ― a glass of wine, a glassful of wine

   kilogramo da viando ― a kilogram of meat

   grupo da homoj ― a group of people

   kvar metroj da ĉi tiu ŝtofo kostas naŭ frankojn

   four meters of this cloth costs nine francs

   Li ligis la tri florojn en bukedon, kaj prezentis al ŝi tiun bukedon da floroj

   He tied the three flowers into a bouquet, and presented her with this bouquet of flowers

   Damasko [...] estos amaso da ruinaĵoj

   Damascus will be a mass of ruins

   tuto da kondiĉoj kaj cirkonstancoj, en kiuj iu troviĝas

   all of the conditions and circumstances in which we find ourselves

   sistemo da sonoj por la esprimado de pensoj

   a system of sounds for the expression of thought

Usage notes

Unlike most prepositions, da cannot occur after a verb. It necessarily links two nouns (or exceptionally an elliptical adverb and a noun, as in sufiĉe da akvo below).

The article la does not occur after the preposition da, and this is often mistakenly understood to mean that the quantity introduced by da must be indefinite. However, there is no such restriction, any more than there is with possessive pronouns such as mia 'my', which also do not allow the article. Because of the unity of the two nouns linked by da, only the phrase can be modified by the article, so it must precede the first noun. See the fourth and fifth examples above.

Some Esperanto dictionaries substitute *listo de and *tuto de for listo da and tuto da. This is an error, an influence of Western languages which do not have an equivalent to da.

Compare these:

• listo da kandidatoj ― a list of candidates (list of names)
• listo da kondiĉoj de la kandidatoj ― a list of conditions from the candidates

• skatolo da ĉokolado ― a box of chocolates (a boxful of chocolate)
• skatolo de ĉokolado ― a chocolates box (the box itself, made for chocolates, but now perhaps used to store paper clips)
• skatolo el ĉokolado ― a box made of chocolate

• ho, se mia kapo havus sufiĉe da akvo kaj miaj okuloj estus fonto da larmoj! ― oh, if my head had enough water, and my eyes were a spring of tears!
• fonto de akvo ― a spring of water which indicates the kind of spring rather than the quantity of tears (an eyeful). Even dry eyes could be said to be fonto de larmoj 'a source of tears'; fonto da larmoj indicates that they are tear-filled eyes.

Further reading

• “da”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “da”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Ewe

Noun

da

1. bow
2. mother
3. snake

Fala

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese da. By surface analysis, de (“of”) + a (feminine singular definite article).

Contraction

da f sg (plural das, masculine du or do, masculine plural dus or dos)

1. of the
   • 2000, Domingo Frades Gaspar, Vamus a falal: Notas pâ coñocel y platical en nosa fala, Editora regional da Extremadura, Theme I, Chapter 1: Lengua Española:

     A grandeda da lengua española é indiscotibli, i sei estudio, utilización defensa debin sel algo consostancial a nos, […]

     The greatness of the Spanish language is unquestionable, and its study, use and defense must be something consubstantial to us, […]

References

• Valeš, Miroslav (2021), Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web), 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN, page 30

Farefare

Etymology

Compare Moore ra (“to buy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dà/

Verb

da (progressive da'arɩ or da'ara)

1. to buy

Gagauz

Etymology

From a Slavic language. Cognate with Romanian da, Russian да (da)

Interjection

da

1. yes

Galician

Etymology

From contraction of preposition de (“of, from”) + feminine definite article a (“the”). Compare Sicilian dâ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈda/ [ˈd̪a]
• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: da

Contraction

da f (masculine do, masculine plural dos, feminine plural das)

1. of the; from the

Further reading

• “o”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• Antón Santamarina, editor (2006–2013), “da”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

German

Etymology

From a merger of three interrelated adverbs: 1.) Middle High German dā, dār (“there, at that place”), from Old High German thār, dār, from Proto-West Germanic *þār. 2.) Middle High German dar, dare (“thither, to that place”), from Old High German thara, dara, from an extended form of the former. 3.) Middle High German dō, duo (“then, at that time”), from Old High German thō, dō, duo, from Proto-West Germanic *þō.

The three forms were already sometimes intermingled in Old and Middle High German. The eventual loss of the distinction in modern German was reinforced by phonetic mergers in various dialects. Today, the senses of adverbs 1 and 3 are covered by da, while adverb 2 has been chiefly replaced with hin, dahin. The form dar- remains as a variant of da- before vowels and in some compound verbs (like darlegen, darbringen). Adverb 1 and 2 are cognate with Dutch daar, Low German dar, dor, English there, Swedish där, Yiddish דאָ (do). Adverb 3 is cognate with Dutch toen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daː/, [däː]

• Audio:

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• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Audio (Austria):

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• Rhymes: -aː

Adverb

da

1. (local) there

   Synonym: dort

   • 1918, Elisabeth von Heyking, “Aus dem Lande der Ostseeritter”, in Zwei Erzählungen, Leipzig: Phillipp Reclam jun. Verlag, page 78:

     Am liebsten entfloh sie dem allem in den großen Garten. Da verbrachte sie ihre schönsten Stunden.

     She liked best to escape from all of that into the big garden. There she spent her most pleasant hours.

   Wir fahren nach Hamburg. Meine Frau hat eine Freundin, die da wohnt.

   We’re going to Hamburg. My wife has a friend who lives there.

2. (temporal) then; so; at that moment

   Synonyms: also, dann

   Ich war gerade eingeschlafen, und da kam ein Anruf.

   I had just fallen asleep, and that’s when someone called.

   Er hat immer weiter auf mich eingeschrien. Da bin ich einfach gegangen.

   He just kept on shouting at me. So I just left.

3. (colloquial) replaces any pronominal adverb when the context is clear

   Ich wollte eigentlich Linsensuppe machen, aber da (= dafür, dazu) hatte ich das Rezept nicht.

   I was actually going to make lentil soup, but I didn’t have the recipe for it.

   Wir haben jetzt ein Angebot gekriegt, aber da (= darüber) müssen wir noch diskutieren.

   We’ve now received an offer, but we’ll still need to have discussion about that.

4. present, here, there (having arrived, being around in the topical location, regardless of whether this matches the speaker's position)

   Die Gäste sind noch nicht da.

   The guests aren’t here yet.

Derived terms

• ebenda
• dahinten
• dahinter

Related terms

• allda
• dar

Conjunction

da

1. since; as; because; given that

   Synonyms: weil, zumal

   • 1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 51:

     Und da er keinen Grund hatte, ihr seinen Namen zu verhehlen, so stellte er sich in aller Form vor.

     And because he had no reason to conceal his name from her, he introduced himself in all due form.

   Da die Stelle mit häufigen Auslandskontakten verbunden ist, sind gute Fremdsprachenkenntnisse unerlässlich.

   Since the position involves frequent international contacts, good foreign-language skills are essential.

2. (literary, dated) when

   Synonyms: als, wenn, wo

   • 1545, Martin Luther et al., Genesis 7:6:

     Er war aber sechshundert jar alt / da das wasser der Sindflut auff Erden kam.

     He was six hundred years old however, when the water of the deluge came upon Earth.

   Am Tag, da die Wahrheit offenbar wird, ist es zur Umkehr zu spät.

   On the day when the Truth will become manifest, it will be too late for penitence.

Usage notes

• In formal language, da is preferred over weil when it is in the first clause of the sentence.

Further reading

• “da”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[10] (in German)
• Friedrich Kluge (1883), “da”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
• “da” in Duden online
• “da” in Duden online
• “da” in Duden online

Grass Koiari

Pronoun

da

1. I

References

• Terry Crowley, Claire Bowern, An Introduction to Historical Linguistics

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese dar. Cognate with Kabuverdianu da.

Verb

da

1. to give

Gullah

Alternative forms

• 'dada

Etymology

From Ewe da.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɑ/

Noun

da

1. mother
2. nurse
3. a female elder

References

• Lorenzo Dow Turner, Africanisms in the Gullah Dialect (1969)

Gun

Alternative forms

• ɖà (Benin)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Gbe *ɖa. Cognates include Fon ɖa, Saxwe Gbe ɖà, Aja (West Africa) ɖà, Ewe ɖa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɖà/

Verb

dà (Nigeria)

1. to cook

Etymology 2

From Proto-Gbe *ɖa. Cognates include Fon ɖà, Saxwe Gbe oɖà, Aja (West Africa) eɖa, Ewe ɖa

Alternative forms

• ɖà (Benin)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɖà/

Noun

dà (plural dà lẹ́) (Nigeria)

1. hair

   Synonym: òdà

Hawaiian Creole

Etymology

From English the.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /də/

Article

da

1. the

   Da odda day, I wen go his house.

   The other day, I went to his house.

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian da.

Preposition

da

1. by

   La genitori amesas da lia filii.

   The parents are loved by their children.

Related terms

• di (“of (indicates possession or association)”)
• de (“from, of (where an amount is indicated)”)

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian да (da).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈdɑ/, [ˈdɑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈdɑ/, [ˈtɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑ
• Hyphenation: da

Interjection

da

1. and
   • 1885, “Sprachproben: Der goldene Vogel”, in Volmari Porkka, editor, Ueber den Ingrischen Dialekt mit Berücksichtigung der übrigen finnisch-ingermanländischen Dialekte:

     Mäni da i heittiis makkaamaa, ja makkais taas hoomuksee nasse.

     He went and threw himself to sleep, too, and he slept up till the morning again.

     (Note: The spelling has been normalised in accordance with the literary Ingrian language.)

Synonyms

• ja, i

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 565
• Olga I. Konkova; Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014), Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку‎^[11], →ISBN, page 78

Interlingua

Verb

da

1. present of dar
2. imperative of dar

Isoko

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Edoid *ɗa. Cognate with Urhobo da.

Verb

da

1. (transitive) to drink

Usage notes

If a liquid is unspecified, it would then have to be accompanied by "udi".

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da/
• (traditional, Tuscany) IPA^(key): /da/^*
• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: da

Etymology 1

From Latin dē (“from”) + ā/ab (“of, from”). In the meaning of “at, near, by”, da probably comes from Latin unde + ad.

Preposition

da

1. from (all senses)

   Giacomino da Verona ― Giacomino from Verona

   interviste dal libro ― interviews from the book

   traduzione dall’“Inferno” di Dante ― translation from Dante’s ‘Inferno’

   dalla terra alla luna ― from the Earth to the moon

2. Used to indicate the house, place, or establishment of; at/to + -'s

   da Giovanni ― at Giovanni’s (house)

   andare dal dottore ― to go to the doctor's

3. since; from

   da quando? ― since when?

4. to (implying necessity)

   non c'è (niente) da fare ― there's nothing to do

   un bel libro da leggere ― a nice book to read

5. like, as

   fare una vita da cani ― to live like a dog (literally, “to live like dogs”)

   correre da matti ― to run like crazy (literally, “to run like crazies”)

   trattare da amico ― to treat as a friend

6. by
   1. Used to indicate causation.

      saccheggiato dai ladri ― looted by thieves

   2. Used to indicate the means by which.

      era riconosciuto dalla voce ― he was recognized by his voice

      le giudico dalle azioni ― I judge them by their actions

7. enough to

   c'è tanto rumore da impazzire ― there's enough noise to make me go crazy

8. Used to express a quality or characteristic of.

   una ragazza dai capelli scuri ― a dark-haired girl (literally, “girl of dark hair”)

   un edificio dalla facciata classica ― a building with a classical facade (literally, “of a classical facade”)

9. Used to indicate a limitation of.

   cieco da un occhio ― blind in one eye

   zoppo da un piede ― lame on one foot

10. Used to indicate a price, measure, or value of; worth

    un martello da pochi soldi ― a cheap hammer (literally, “a hammer worth little money”)

    una lampadina da 60 watt ― a 60 watt lamp (literally, “lamp of 60 watt”)

11. Used to indicate a scope, purpose, or goal of; used to/for; in/with which to

    tenuta da poliziotto ― police gear (literally, “gear for a policeman”)

    copricapo da ciclista ― cyclist headgear (literally, “headgear for (a) cyclist”)

    una macchina da scrivere ― a machine used to write with

    un cavallo da corsa ― a race horse (literally, “a horse used for racing”)

12. Used in some adverbial phrases.

    da per tutto/dappertutto/da ogni parte ― everywhere

    da presso/dappresso ― closely

    da lontano ― from a distance

    da solo ― by oneself

Usage notes

• When followed by the definite article, da produces the following combined forms:

da + article	Combined form
da + il	dal
da + lo	dallo
da + l'	dall'
da + i	dai
da + gli	dagli
da + la	dalla
da + le	dalle

See also

• dà
• di

Etymology 2

Verb

da

1. misspelling of dà

Further reading

• “da” in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Anagrams

• AD, ad

Jamaican Creole

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da/

Determiner

da

1. this here; that there
   • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, 3 Jan 1:1:

     Da leta ya a kom fram mi, di elda — tu mi speshal fren, Gaiyos. Mi fren, mi riili riili lov yu.

     This letter comes from the elder to Gaius, my dear friend, whom I love in the truth.

   • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Matyu 9:26:

     An da nyuuz de pred aal uova da ieriya de.

     News of what happened spread throughout that region.

     (literally, “And that news there spread all over that area there.”)

Usage notes

Da is placed before the noun. The noun must then be followed by ya (here) or de (there).

Japanese

Romanization

da

1. The hiragana syllable だ (da) or the katakana syllable ダ (da) in Hepburn romanization.

Jurchen

Etymology

From Proto-Tungusic [Term?]. Cognate with Manchu ᡩᠠ (da) etc.

Numeral

da (Jurchen script: , Image: )

1. head
2. root

Descendants

• Manchu: ᡩᠠ (da)

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-redup.

Proto-Indo-European *-ti

Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti

Proto-Italic *didō

Latin dō

Old Galician-Portuguese dar

Portuguese darder.

Kabuverdianu da

Derived from Portuguese dar.

Verb

da

1. to give

Kapampangan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ni ida, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ida (“they, them”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈda/ [ˈda]

Determiner

da

1. their (postposed)

   Synonyms: (preposed) ila, ilu

   Synonyms: la, lu, do, di, de, to

   Ing kuwartu da.

   Their room.

Pronoun

da

1. Ergative preposed third-person plural pronoun: they

   Nilinis doreng kuwartu da.

   They cleaned their room.

See also

Kapampangan personal pronouns

		absolute		ergative	oblique
		disjunctive	enclitic
first person	singular	aku/i aku/yaku	ku		kanaku
	plural inclusive	ikatamu	katamu/tamu	tamu/ta	kekatamu
	plural exclusive	ikami, ike	kami/ke	mi	kekami/keke
second person	singular	ika	ka	mu	keka
	plural	ikayu/iko	kayu/ko	yu	kekayu/keko
third person	singular	iya/ya	ya	na	keya/kaya
	plural	ila	la	da/ra	karela

Karelian

Regional variants of da

North Karelian (Viena)	ta
South Karelian (Tver)	da

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian да (da).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɑ/
• Hyphenation: da

Conjunction

da

1. (South Karelian) and

Interjection

da

1. (South Karelian) yes

Synonyms

• (yes): (North Karelian) jo, kyllä

References

• A. V. Punzhina (1994), “da”, in Словарь карельского языка (тверские говоры) [Dictionary of the Karelian language (Tver dialects)], →ISBN
• Pertti Virtaranta; Raija Koponen (2009), “ta”, in Marja Torikka, editor, Karjalan kielen sanakirja‎^[12], Helsinki: Kotus, →ISSN

Kirikiri

Noun

da

1. water

Further reading

Bill Palmer, The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area (→ISBN, 2017), page 531, table 95, Comparative basic vocabulary in Lakes Plain Languages

Koitabu

Pronoun

da

1. I

References

• Terry Crowley, Claire Bowern, An Introduction to Historical Linguistics

Ladin

Etymology

From Latin dē ab.

Preposition

da

1. from
2. At the house of
3. to (implying necessity)

Derived terms

• dal
• dala
• dai
• dales

Lashi

Lashi cardinal numbers

<  0	1	2  >
Cardinal : da

Etymology

From Proto-Lolo-Burmese *day², from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tar (“single”).

Pronunciation

• (Waingmaw) IPA^(key): [da˧˧]
• (Mongko) IPA^(key): [ta˥˧]
• Hyphenation: da

Numeral

da

1. one

Usage notes

• Written as one word together with a classifier.

Derived terms

• daxi꞉
• dayangˮ
• dayug su꞉

References

• Qingxia Dai; Jie Li (2007), 勒期语研究 [The study of the Leqi language], Beijing: Central Institute for Nationalities Publishing House, →ISBN, page 298
• Hkaw Luk (2017), A grammatical sketch of Lacid‎^[13], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis), page 45

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈdaː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈdaː]

Verb

dā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of dō "give!"

   dā mihi ōsculum.

   Give me a kiss.

Lhao Vo

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *dan ~ daj (“single, one, whole, only”). Cognate with Burmese တည်း (tany:, “only, sole”) and Burmese တ (ta., “one”).

Noun

da

1. one
2. a unit.

References

• Dr. Ola Hanson, A Dictionary of the Kachin Language (1906).

Ligurian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da/
• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: da
• Homophones: d'a, dà

Etymology 1

From Latin dē ab.

Preposition

da

1. from

   Synonym: de

2. (Monaco) from, of (denoting origin, composition, or purpose)

   vegne da Ruma ― he comes from Rome

   can da cacia ― hunting dog (literally, “dog of hunt”)

3. (Monaco, of time) for, since

   da ün peçu ― for a long time

4. (Monaco) to, at, in or into the place of

   andà dau perrüchè ― to go to the hairdresser's

da + article	Combined form (grafia ofiçiâ)	Combined form (Monégasque)
da + o / u	da-o	dau
da + a	da-a	da
da + i	da-i	dai
da + e	da-e	dae

Etymology 2

de (“of, from”, preposition) + a (“the (fem. sing.)”, article)

Contraction

da (followed by a singular feminine noun)

1. of the
2. from the

Limburgish

Alternative forms

• do (Eupen)
• dao (widespread variant)
• dooe (Krefeld)

Etymology

From a merger of three interrelated adverbs: 1.) Middle High German dā, dār (“there, at that place”), from Old High German thār, dār, from Proto-Germanic *þar. 2.) Middle High German dar, dare (“thither, to that place”), from Old High German thara, dara, from an extended form of the former. 3.) Middle High German dō, duo (“then, at that time”), from Old High German thō, dō, duo, from Proto-Germanic *þō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daː/
• Hyphenation: da
• Rhymes: -aː

Adverb

da

1. (Eupen, local) there, yonder; here

   Synonym: do

2. (Eupen, temporal) then; so; at that moment

   Synonym: danne

Derived terms

• dabaate
• dabänne
• dabéï
• dagéëge
• dahään
• danoë
• danövve
• daraa
• daraunder
• daropp
• daruut
• darömm
• darövver
• datösche
• davva
• davöër

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da/

Verb

da

1. second/third-person singular preterite of daś

Mandarin

Romanization

da (da⁵ / da⁰, Zhuyin ˙ㄉㄚ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 墰
2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 疶
3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 繨 / 𫄤
4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 跴
5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蹽
6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 墶 / 垯

da

1. nonstandard spelling of dā
2. nonstandard spelling of dá
3. nonstandard spelling of dǎ
4. nonstandard spelling of dà

Usage notes

• 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.

Mansaka

Etymology

Related to Cebuano na (“past marker”) and Cebuano ra (“only , just”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [da]

• Audio:

  (file)

Adverb

da

1. already (states completed action)

   Awn da kadi sapi?

   There's money already?

2. only, just

   Tagbi da man yang yakapanaw.

   Only a few have left.

   Yagabatuk da gani silan kanak.

   They're just talking to me.

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish do.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛː/

Preposition

da

1. to
2. for

Inflection

Inflection of da

	Person:		simple	emphatic
singular	first		dou	dooys
	second		dhyt	dhyt's
	third	m	da	dasyn
		f	jee	jeeish
plural	first		dooin	dooinyn
	second		diu	diuish
	third		daue	dauesyn

Pronoun

da

1. third-person singular masculine of da

   to him/it

Derived terms

• dasyn (emphatic)

Marshallese

Etymology

From Proto-Micronesian *caa, from Proto-Oceanic *draRa(q), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daRaq, from Proto-Austronesian *daRaq.

Pronunciation

• (phonetics) IPA^(key): [rʲɑ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /rʲæɰ/
• Bender phonemes: {dah}

Noun

da

1. blood

References

• Abo, Takaji; Bender Byron W.; Capelle, Alfred; DeBrum, Tony (2009–), “da”, in Marshallese–English Online Dictionary‎^[14]

Middle English

Noun

da

1. (Northern) alternative form of do (“doe”)

Middle Scots

Alternative forms

• daa, dae, de, dea

Etymology

Inherited from Northern Middle English da, from Old English dā, from Proto-West Germanic *daihā. from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suck, suckle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛː/

Noun

da (plural dais)

1. doe (female fallow deer)

Descendants

• Scots: dae (obsolete)

Middle Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *daɣ, from Proto-Celtic *dagos (“good”) (compare Old Irish dag-).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da/

Adjective

da (equative kystal, comparative gwell, superlative goreu)

1. good
2. (adverbial, after yn) well

For quotations using this term, see Citations:da.

Derived terms

• da oeð gan (“would like”)

Descendants

• Welsh: da

Noun

da m (plural daoeð)

1. goods, revenue
2. present, gift

For quotations using this term, see Citations:da.

Mutation

Mutated forms of da

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
da	ða	na	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Middle Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Mountain Koiari

Pronoun

da

1. I

References

• Terry Crowley, Claire Bowern, An Introduction to Historical Linguistics

Muong

Alternative forms

• dà

Pronoun

da

1. you

Murui Huitoto

Etymology

Cognates include Minica Huitoto da and Nüpode Huitoto da.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈda]
• Hyphenation: da

Root

da

1. one

Derived terms

• daje
• dakaño

References

• Katarzyna Izabela Wojtylak (2017), A grammar of Murui (Bue): a Witotoan language of Northwest Amazonia.‎^[15], Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), page 147

Navajo

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɑ̀/

• Audio:

  (file)

Particle

da

1. Used as a part to form the negative frame doo...da, "not", "do not":

   Doo yáʼátʼééh da

   It is not good.

2. Used to include and enlist things:

   Naabeehó dineʼé tʼáadoo leʼé tʼóó ahayóigo deinízin. Jó éí chidítsoh da, bee naʼanishí da, éeʼ da dóó azeeʼ.

   The Navajo people need many things, such as trucks, tools, clothes and medicines.

   Chʼóóshdą́ą́dą́ą́ʼ diné tʼéiyá béésh łigaii yindaalnish, kʼad éí asdzání da daʼatsid hazlį́į́ʼ.

   Formerly only men did silversmithing, now women do it too (i.e. they are included)

3. Used with interrogative pronouns to form indefinite pronouns:

   háí (“who?”) → háida (“someone”)

   haʼátʼíí (“what?”) → haʼátʼíida, haʼátʼíhída (“something”)

   háadi (“where?”) → háadida (“somewhere”)

   haʼátʼéegi (“where exactly?”) → haʼátʼéegida (“somewhere”)

   1. Used with some interrogative pronouns + -shąʼ to form a meaning close to "I wonder..."

      Háadidashąʼ áshtʼį́.

      I wonder where I am.

      Háadidashąʼ shinákʼee sinilí ninínil.

      I wonder where I put my glasses.

      Háájídashąʼ éí naaltsoos silį́į́ʼ.

      I wonder what became of that book.

4. Used with a verb in the future as part of the potential frame -go da átʼé, "might":

   Yiską́ągo ńdeeshdáałgo da átʼé.

   I might return tomorrow.

   Díí tłʼééʼ doodzasgo da átʼé.

   It might snow this night.

5. (with -go)
   1. (with a number) about, approximately

      Bilasáana táaʼgo da shaa nínííł.

      Give me about three apples.

   2. (with a verb in the future) might

      Hiłijį́įʼgo da naa deeshááł.

      I might go to see you about dusk.

      Yiską́ągo da ńdeeshdááł.

      I might return tomorrow.

Derived terms

• háida
• haʼátʼíida
• haʼátʼíhída
• háadida
• haʼátʼéegida

See also

• doo
• doo...da
• shį́į́
• doo...átʼée da
• doo tʼáá kʼad...da

References

• Young, Robert; Morgan, William; Midgette, Sally (1992), Analytical Lexicon of Navajo, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 931
• Robert W. Young and William Morgan, Sr. (1980), The Navajo Language: A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary, Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, page 297, 370.

Nobonob

Pronoun

da

1. I, first-person singular pronoun

Further reading

• Johannes A. Z'Graggen, The Madang-Adelbert Range Sub-Phylum (1975)
• Ulys Aeschliman, Nobonob Organized Phonology Data

Norn

Etymology

From Old Norse þat

Pronunciation

• (Foula) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ɑː/
• (Unst) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ə/

Pronoun

da

1. it, that (third-person nominative and accusative singular neuter personal and demonstrative pronoun)

   De vare gue ti, when sona min guid to Kadanes

   It was in a good hour, that my son went to Caithness

Declension

Norn personal pronouns

singular	first person	second person	reflexive	third person
				masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	eg	du	—	hann	hon	de
accusative	mog	dog	*sog	hann	—	de
dative	mjer	djer	*sjer	honon	henne	—
genitive	min	*din	*sin	hans	hennar	desa
plural	first person	second person	reflexive	third person
				masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	vi	dor	—	—	—	—
accusative	vus, wus	dor	*sog	do	—	—
dative	vus, wus	dor	*se	dem	dem	dem
genitive	vor	dora	*sin	*dera	*dera	*dera

North Frisian

Article

da

1. (Mooring) the (plural, full form)

   Coordinate term: (reduced) e

Alternative forms

• dön (Föhr-Amrum), di (Sylt)

See also

Articles (Mooring dialect)

		singular			plural
		m	f	n
definite / demonstrative	full	di	jü	dåt	da
	reduced	e		et	e
indefinite / numeral	full	ån	iinj		—
	reduced	en
negative		nån	niinj

The reduced neuter article et may contract with most prepositions.
Such contractions are spelt as single words, e.g. önjt (“in the”).

Northern Kurdish

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑː

Conjunction

da

1. so

   Em dixwin da em karibin bijîn.

   We eat so we may live.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse þá and þó (adverb); and Old Norse þá er (when, conjunction), and German da (because, conjunction).

Adverb

da

1. then

Derived terms

• datid

Conjunction

da

1. when
2. because

References

• “da” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• då

Etymology

From Old Norse þá and þó (adverb); and Old Norse þá er (“when”, conjunction), and German da (“because”, conjunction).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɑː/

Adverb

da

1. then

Derived terms

• datid

Conjunction

da

1. when
2. because

References

• “da” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Nùng

Etymology

Compare Thai อย่า (yàa), Lao ຢ່າ (yā).

Adverb

da

1. do not, shall not

   Mưhng da khà cưhn

   You shall not murder.

Nyunga

Noun

da

1. mouth

References

• 2011, Bindon, P. and Chadwick, R. (compilers and editors), A Nyoongar Wordlist: from the south-west of Western Australia, Western Australian Museum (Welshpool, WA), 2nd ed.

Ojibwe

Particle

da

1. please, come on (clarification marker)

   da naa! — damn it!

Related terms

• daga

Old English

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *daihā, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

dā f

1. doe, female fallow deer

Declension

Weak n-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	dā	dān
accusative	dān	dān
genitive	dān	dāna
dative	dān	dām, dāum

Descendants

• Middle English: do, doo, da, daa (Northern)
  • English: doe
    • → Scots: doe
  • Middle Scots: da, daa, dae, de, dea
    • Scots: dae (obsolete)
• → Old Cornish: da
• → Old Danish: da
  • Danish: då
    • ⇒ Danish: dådyr (see there for further descendants)
    • ⇒ Danish: dåhjort
      • Norwegian Bokmål: dåhjort
        • → Norwegian Nynorsk: dåhjort
• → Old Swedish: dā
  • ⇒ Swedish: dovhjort (obsolete dofhjort)

Further reading

• Thun, Nils (1968), “Germanic words for deer”, in Studia Neophilologica, volume 40, A.B. Lundequistska Bokhandeln, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 104.

Old Irish

Numeral

da

1. alternative spelling of dá

Mutation

Mutation of da

radical	lenition	nasalization
da	da pronounced with /ð-/	nda

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *da. First attested in 1437.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /da/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /da/

Particle

da

1. (hapax legomenon) if only; ma that; let
   • 1874 [1437], Monumenta Medii Aevi Historica res gestas Poloniae illustrantia. Pomniki Dziejowe Wieków Średnich do objaśnienia rzeczy polskich służące‎^[16], volume XVI, page 315:

     Tunc skarbnik bibit dicens: Da zdrow data, et ipse vicarius respondit: Ero tuus thatha, quando cum matre tua dormiam et iacebo

     [Tunc skarbnik bibit dicens: Da zdrow tata, et ipse vicarius respondit: Ero tuus thatha, quando cum matre tua dormiam et iacebo]

Descendants

• Polish: da (dialectal)

References

• Sławski, Franciszek (1958-1965), “da”, in Jan Safarewicz, Andrzej Siudut, editors, Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), Kraków: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego
• K. Nitsch, editor (1956), “da”, in Słownik staropolski (in Polish), volume 2, Warsaw: Polish Academy of Sciences, page 1
• Bożena Sieradzka-Baziur, et al., editors (2011–2015), “da”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
• Ewa Deptuchowa, et al., editors (2024), “da”, in Baza Leksykalna Średniowiecznej Polszczyzny [Lexical Base of Medieval Polish] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego Polskiej Akademii Nauk

Pite Sami

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta/

Pronoun

da

1. these, those

See also

Pite Sami demonstrative pronouns

	singular	plural
proximal	dát	dá
distal	dat	da
remote	dut	du

References

• Joshua Wilbur (2014), A grammar of Pite Saami, Berlin: Language Science Press

Polish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈda/

• (Lesser Poland):
  • (Lasovia) IPA^(key): [ˈda]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: da

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Slavic *da

Old Polish da

Polish da

Inherited from Old Polish da.

Interjection

da

1. (Lasovia) used to express joy

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

da

1. third-person singular future of dać (“to give”)
2. third-person singular future of dać (“to be possible”)

Port Vato

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [da]

Noun

da

1. blood

References

• Tryon, D. T. (1976), New Hebrides languages: An internal classification (Pacific Linguistics; C-50)‎^[17], Canberra, ACT: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University: “ⁿda”
• Manfred Krifka, Notes on Daakie (Port Vato): Sounds and Modality (Zentrum für Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft, Berlin & Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin) ([da])

Further reading

• Oskar Kolberg (1865), “da”, in Lud. Jego zwyczaje, sposób życia, mowa, podania, przysłowia, obrzędy, gusła, zabawy, pieśni, muzyka i tańce. Serya II. Sandomierskie (in Polish), page 261

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese da, from de (“of”) + a (“feminine definite article”). Compare Sicilian dâ.

Alternative forms

• d'a (dated)

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /da/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɐ/

• Hyphenation: da

Contraction

da f sg

2. contraction of de +‎ a, literally “of/from the (feminine singular)”: feminine singular of do
   • 2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 104:

     Ela estava sentada no parapeito da janela do quarto [...]

     She was sitting on the parapet of the window of the room [...]

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:do.

See also

• do (masculine form)
• das (plural form)
• dos (masculine plural form)

Etymology 2

Verb

da

2. obsolete spelling of dá
   • 1614, Fernão Mendes Pinto, Peregrinaçam:

     [...], com que cada día nos da noticia de outras tão nouas que parece que a excedem, […]

     [...], with which he gives us each day news of other [marvels] so new that they seem to exceed it, […]

Romagnol

Preposition

da

1. from
2. by

Derived terms

• da j’
• dagl’j’
• dai
• dal

Romanian

Alternative forms

• да (da) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈda/

• Audio (female voice):

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• Audio (male voice):

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• Rhymes: -a

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Bulgarian да (da).

First attested in the 1810s in the poems of Iancu Văcărescu, having entered the language from the common speech of Muntenia and spreading to other regions starting in the 1860s. Before, Romanian used echo answers or a variety of affirmative adverbs including așa, adevărat or bine. da does not feature in Aromanian, Megleno-Romanian and Istro-Romanian.

An alternative and broadly controversial theory argues that the term is derived from the Latin ita ("thus", "so" or "yes"), possibly being further influenced by the common Slavic da ("yes") from the surrounding Slavic languages before reaching its present state (see Sprachbund). See also dacă, which according to this theory derives from ita quod. In some regions, ta is used repeatedly to indicate impatience with someone talking too much or aimlessly, although this is more likely onomatopoetic in origin.

Interjection

da

1. yes

   Synonyms: așa, ba

   Antonym: nu

Etymology 2

From Latin dare, ultimately from Proto-Italic *didō, from Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti, from the root *deh₃- (“give”). Compare Aromanian dau, dari, Italian dare, Spanish dar.

Verb

a da (third-person singular present dă, past participle dat, third-person subjunctive dea) 1st conjugation

1. to give
2. to hit
3. (music, with placeholder o) to jam
   • 2019, Paraziții, “Căpitane, raportez!”, in Arma secretă‎^[18]:

     O dau așa, ah!

     I jam like this, ah!

4. to feed an animal
5. (reflexive, colloquial) to pretend to be

   a se da mare ― to boast (literally: to pretend to be big)

6. Employed to use the following noun as a verb. Especially common with borrowed words that have not been adapted to Romanian as verbs

   a da like ― to like (social media)

   a da peek ― to peek (video games)

Conjugation

    conjugation of da (first conjugation, no infix)

infinitive			a da
gerund			dând
past participle			dat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	dau	dai	dă	dăm	dați	dau
	imperfect	dădeam	dădeai	dădea	dădeam	dădeați	dădeau
	simple perfect	dădui	dăduși	dădu	dădurăm	dădurăți	dădură
	pluperfect	dădusem	dăduseși	dăduse	dăduserăm	dăduserăți	dăduseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să dau	să dai	să dea	să dăm	să dați	să dea
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		dă			dați
	negative		nu da			nu dați

Derived terms

• da de
• da peste
• dare
• o da

Etymology 3

Conjunction

da

1. (colloquial) apocopic form of dar (“but”)

   Alternative form: da’

Further reading

• “da”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026
• Victor Celac — Despre vechimea și originea cuvântului «da» în limba română

Romansh

Alternative forms

• (before vowels) dad

Etymology

From Latin dē.

Preposition

da

1. of, from
2. about

Scots

Etymology 1

Determiner

da

1. Shetland form of the

Etymology 2

Contraction of dinnae.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɑː/

Contraction

da

1. (Doric Scots, Edinburgh) don't

   Ah da ken ― I don't know

Alternative forms

• deh

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪a/, /t̪aː/

Pronoun

da

1. alternative form of dha

Serbo-Croatian

Serbo-Croatian phrasebook

This entry is part of the phrasebook project, which presents criteria for inclusion based on utility, simplicity and commonness.

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *da, probably old imperative of the word dȁti, itself from Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- (“to give”).

Conjunction

da (Cyrillic spelling да)

1. that

   Rekao je da će doći. ― He said that he would come.

   Rekao sam ti da nemam pojma o čemu pričaš! ― I told you that I have no idea what you are talking about!

2. to, so, so that, in order to

   Došao je da mi sve ispriča. ― He came to tell me everything.

   Došao je ovdje da nađe posao. ― He came here to find work.

   Da bi se i mi mogli natjecati, moramo vježbati. ― To be able to compete, we have to practice.

3. to (when the subjects of both clauses are not the same)

   On hoće da mu pokažete put do stanice.

   He wants you to show him the way to the station.

4. (subjunctive only, often followed by i) if, even if (= kad)

   Da sam na vašem m(j)estu, ne bih se puno zamarao takvim detaljima. ― If I were you, I wouldn't bother too much with such details.

   Da si više radio, zaradio bi više novca. ― Had you worked harder, you would have made more money.

   Da i znam ne bih ti rekao! ― Even if I knew I wouldn't tell you!

5. (usually preceded by kȁo) as if, as though, like

   S(j)ećam se, kao da je bilo juče(r). ― I remember, as if it were yesterday.

   Kao da ne znaš o čemu pričam! ― As if you don't know what I'm talking about!

6. (usually preceded by a) without (after negative verbs)

   Odlazi, a da nije rekao ni zbogom. ― He's leaving without even saying goodbye.

7. (archaic, literary, religious) lest

   Onaj koji se bori protiv zla treba paziti da time i sam ne postane zao. ― He who fights evil need care lest he thereby become evil himself.

Usage notes

As a conjunction with the sense of "if", da, just like synonymous kad, is only used in subjunctive mood, to express what one wishes were the case or hypothetical situations contrary to reality in general. For all other uses, ako is used instead.

Particle

da (Cyrillic spelling да)

1. yes

   Je li tako? Da! ― Is that so? Yes!

2. (Serbia) Question-forming interrogative particle.
3. (Serbia) A particle used for marking the following verb with matching subject; to

   Da li ste žedni? ― Are you thirsty?

   Reci mi da li je to istina? ― Tell me if that is true?

4. Used in various phrases, expressing wishes, commands etc.

   Da se nisi usudio! ― Don't you dare!

   Da Bog dao! ― God willing! (literally, “If God gives (it).”)

   Da počnemo! ― Let's begin!

Synonyms

• (when starting a question): je li (Croatian, Serbian)

Etymology 2

Verb

da (Cyrillic spelling да)

1. inflection of dati:
   1. third-person singular present
   2. second/third-person singular aorist past

Skolt Sami

Etymology

Presumably loaned from Russian (compare with Russian да (da)) or from Proto-Slavic *da.

Conjunction

da

1. and

Further reading

• Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[19], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Slovene

Slovene phrasebook

This entry is part of the phrasebook project, which presents criteria for inclusion based on utility, simplicity and commonness.

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *da.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dá/

Particle

dȁ

1. yes

   Synonym: (informal) jā

   Antonym: nȅ

Further reading

• “da”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈda/ [ˈd̪a]

• Audio (Latin America):

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• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: da

Verb

da

1. inflection of dar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative
   3. second-person singular voseo imperative

Sumerian

Romanization

da

1. romanization of 𒁕

Swedish

Alternative forms

• da'

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː

1. nonstandard spelling of dag

Noun

da c

Declension

Declension of da

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	da	das
	definite	dan	dans
plural	indefinite	dar	dars
	definite	darna	darnas

Adverb

da (not comparable)

2. eye dialect spelling of då

   Men kom igen da...!

   But come on then...!

Anagrams

• -ad, AD

Tagalog

Etymology

Influenced by Baybayin character ᜇ (da).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /da/ [d̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: da

Noun

da (Baybayin spelling ᜇ)

1. the name of the Latin script letter D/d, in the Abakada alphabet

   Synonyms: (in the Filipino alphabet) di, (in the Abecedario) de

See also

• dara
• ra

Further reading

• “da”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Talysh

Etymology

Cognate with Persian ده (dah).

Numeral

da

1. ten

Tarifit

Alternative forms

• danita, danitat, danitan, danitati, danitatit, danitatin
• danit, daniti, danitit, danititi, danititit, danitin
• danini, damani, daqatini

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber. By surface analysis, d + -a.

Pronunciation

• (Nador) IPA^(key): [ðɛ]
• Syllabification: da
• Rhymes: -ɛ

Adverb

da (Tifinagh spelling ⴷⴰ)

1. here

Usage notes

Some alternative forms may carry more emphasis. Some are regionally restricted.

See also

Tarifit table of correlatives

		Deictic distance / reference
		proximal	distal	far distal	anaphoric
		-a “here / this”	-in “there / that”	-iha “over there”	-nni “afore-mentioned”
Deictic clitics		-a	-in	—	-nni
Demonstrative pronouns	masculine w-	wa	win	—	wenni
	feminine t-	ta	tin	—	tenni
Deictic adverbs	location d	da	din	diha	dinni
	direction s	ssa	ssin	ssiha	ssenni
	manner am	ammu, amya	—	—	amenni
	temporal řweqt	řexxu, řuxa	—	—	řexdenni

References

• Serhoual (2002)
• Abarrou (2024)

Tause

Verb

da

1. go

Further reading

• Heljä & Duane Clouse, Kirikiri and the Western Lakes Plains Languages (1993)

Ter Sami

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian да (da).

Conjunction

da

1. and

Further reading

• Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[20], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Tolai

Alternative forms

• dat (when not preceding a verb)

Pronoun

da

1. First-person inclusive plural pronoun: you (many) and I, you (many) and me

Declension

Tolai personal pronouns

	singular	dual	paucal	plural
1st person exclusive	iau	amir mir	amital mital	avet ave1
1st person inclusive	-	dor	datal	dat da1
2nd person	u	amur mur	amutal mutal	avat ava1
3rd person	ia i	dir di	dital	diat dia1

¹⁾ The plural pronouns lose the final -t when preceding a verb.

Turkish

Alternative forms

• de (after front vowels)

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ده (da, de, “conj. also, and, moreover, again”), from Proto-Turkic *takï (“conj. and”), whence daha and dahi. Cognate with Azerbaijani da (“also, as well, too”), Kazakh and Kyrgyz да (da, “also, as well, too”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da/

• Audio:

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Conjunction

da

1. as well, too, also

   O da sorunun yanıtını biliyor. ― He also knows the answer to the question.

   Oğuzhan da bizimle geliyor. ― Oğuzhan is coming with us as well.

   Yağız da dondurma yemeyi sever. ― Yağız likes eating ice cream, too.

Usage notes

• Generally forms one speech unit with the preceding word. Accordingly it complies with vowel harmony; taking the form da after back vowels a, ı, o, u, and de after front vowels e, i, ö, ü.
• Should not be joined to the preceding word in writing. Such use is very often seen, but is considered incorrect by the Turkish Language Association. Spelling it separately rules out confusion with the locative suffix -da.
• Is a clitic that comes at the penultimate position in a phrase. This can result in forms that, while very natural in spoken language, have no standard way of writing in Turkish orthography with the suffixed auxiliary verb -ebilmek (“can”):

Gele de bilirim, gelemeye de bilirim.

I may be able to come, or I may not.

Due to coming in the penultimate position, da separates what is ordinarily a suffix from the stem, resulting in a form that is awkward to put into writing.

Further reading

• "Bağlaç Olan da, de’nin Yazılışı" - at TDK Sözlük

Urhobo

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Edoid *ɗa. Cognate with Isoko da.

Verb

da

1. (transitive) to drink

Derived terms

• ẹdá (“act of drinking”)

References

• Anthony Obakpọnọvwẹ Ukere, Urhobo - English Dictionary, 1986 - version edited by Roger Blench, Cambridge 2005

Uzbek

Particle

Other scripts

Arabic (Afghan Uzbek)		—
Cyrillic		да
Latin		—

da

1. locative case marker, used to show the time or the place of an action; equivalent to English in or at

   Samarqandda yashayman.

   I live in Samarqand.

   Soat uchda boraman.

   I go at 3 o'clock.

Usage notes

• When used after interrogative pronouns da can take on different meanings. Pronouns such as kim (“who”), nima (“what”), qayer (“where”), necha (“how many, how much”) become kimda (“to whom”), nimada (“with what, by using what”), qayerda (“from where”), nechada (“what time”).

Vanimo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da/

Noun

da

1. pig

References

• Dialogue on Dialect Standardization, edited by Carrie Dyck, Tania Granadillo, Keren Rice

Veps

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian да (da).

Conjunction

da

1. and

References

• Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “да, и”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[21], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jaː˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [jaː˧˧]

• Audio (Saigon):

  (file)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *-taː. Cognate with Muong Bi ta. Attested in Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651) as da and dĕa.

Alternative forms

• (North Central Vietnam) đa

Noun

da • (加, 皮, 䏧, 𤿦, 𪤻, 𪾉) (classifier làn)

1. (anatomy) skin (outer covering of the body)

   da đầu ― scalp

2. hide; material made of animal skin, such as leather

Derived terms

• da dẻ
• da thịt
• nồi da xáo thịt
• xanh da trời

See also

• bì

Etymology 2

See đa. This form has been completely displaced by the mainstream đa originated from Central Vietnam. Attested in Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651) as dĕa.

Noun

da (classifier cây)

1. (originally Northern Vietnam and Southern Vietnam) obsolete form of đa (“banyan”)

Volapük

Preposition

da

1. through
2. throughout

Votic

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian да (da).

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivčülä) IPA^(key): /ˈdɑ/, [ˈdɑ]
• (Jõgõperä) IPA^(key): /ˈdɑ/, [ˈdɑ]
• (Central Votic) IPA^(key): /ˈdɑ/, [ˈdɑ]
• (Eastern Votic) IPA^(key): /ˈdɑ/, [ˈdɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑ
• Hyphenation: da
  • (rapid speech) IPA^(key): [ˈdə̠]

Conjunction

da

1. and
2. but

References

• Hallap, V.; Adler, E.; Grünberg, S.; Leppik, M. (2012), “da”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language]‎^[22], 2nd edition, Tallinn

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daː/
• Rhymes: -aː

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh da, from Proto-Brythonic *daɣ, from Proto-Celtic *dagos (“good”) (compare Irish dea-).

Adjective

da (feminine singular da, plural da, comparative gwell, equative cystal, superlative gorau)

1. good, well

Alternative forms

• dâ (obsolete)

Derived terms

• da i ddim (“good-for-nothing”)
• da iawn (“well done”)
• da-da, pethau da (“sweets”)
• iechyd da (“cheers”)
• os gwelwch yn dda (“please”)

Noun

da m (plural daoedd)

1. goodness
2. (collective, uncountable) goods, cattle

Derived terms

• da byw (“livestock”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Alternative forms

• deuaf, dof (literary)
• do (colloquial)

Verb

da

1. first-person singular future colloquial of dod

Mutation

Mutated forms of da

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
da	dda	na	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “da”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “da”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Western Sisaala

Noun

da

1. stick

References

• Steven Paul Moran, A grammatical sketch of Isaalo (Western Sisaala) (2006)

White Hmong

Etymology

From Thai ดำ (dam) ("to dive") or Lao ດຳ (dam) ("to dive"), from Proto-Tai *ɗamᴬ (“to dive”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da˧/

Verb

da

1. to submerge
2. to dive into water
3. to bathe

Yoruba

Pronunciation

• (high-tone): IPA^(key): /dá/
• (mid-tone): IPA^(key): /dā/
• (low-tone): IPA^(key): /dà/

Etymology 1

Cognate with Igala dà

Verb

dà

1. to pour (down or into)
2. (intransitive, nanutical) to overturn, to capsize

   ọkọ̀ ojú-omi dà ― The boat capsized

3. to draw out some quantity of something all round or to put round an entity

   Synonym: bùyípo

Usage notes

• da before a direct object

Derived terms

• dà sílẹ̀ (“to spill”)

Etymology 2

Verb

dà

1. (intransitive) to vomit, to throw up

   Synonyms: bì, pọ̀

2. to secrete; to emit

Usage notes

• da before a direct object

Derived terms

• ìdà
• ẹ̀dà
• ẹ̀dìdà (Èkìtì)
• dàtọ̀
• damira

Etymology 3

Verb

dà

1. to throw down an object as in a ritual
2. to divine with something

Usage notes

• da before a direct object

Derived terms

• ìdà

Etymology 4

Verb

dà

1. (transitive) to direct, guide, or lead a flock

   Fúlàní da mààlúù ― The Fulani directed a flock of cows

Usage notes

• da before a direct object

Derived terms

• ìdà
• daran (“to herd animals”)
• darandaran (“herder”)

Etymology 5

Verb

dà

1. (transitive) to digest
2. (intransitive) to be digested

   oúnjẹ ti dà nínú mi ― The food has digested in my stomach

Usage notes

• da before a direct object

Derived terms

• ìdà (“digestion”)

Etymology 6

Verb

dà

1. (intransitive) to be acceptable (especially pertaining to a religious sacrifice), to be acceptable to the orisha

   Synonym: yàn

   ẹbọ dà ― The sacrifice is acceptable to the orisha

Usage notes

• da before a direct object

Derived terms

• ìdà

Etymology 7

Cognate with Igala dà

Verb

dà

1. to change and become something else, to turn into

   bí oore bá pọ̀ lápọ̀jù, ibi níí dà ― If too much kindness is shown, it can turn into evil

   Mo da ọmọ ọdún mẹ́tàlélógún níjẹta ― I turned 23 two days ago

Usage notes

• da before a direct object

Derived terms

• ìdà
• dà bí

Etymology 8

Adverb

dà

1. where is

   Synonyms: (Oǹdó) kẹ̀, (Ìkálẹ̀) han

   Ayọ̀ dà? ― Where is Ayo?

Usage notes

• Also regarded as an interrogative verb not permitting the high tone after its definite subject.

Etymology 9

Verb

dà

1. (transitive) to betray

   Synonym: dalẹ̀

   Má bá wọn ṣọ̀rẹ́ o, wọ́n dà mí ― Don't befriend them, they betrayed me

Usage notes

• Collocates with ilẹ̀
• da before a direct object

Derived terms

• ọ̀dàlẹ̀ (“traitor”)
• ìdà (“treason, betrayal”)
• dalẹ̀ (“to commit treason”)

Etymology 10

Verb

dá

1. to place or go across

Usage notes

• collocates with ẹ̀bú as an object

Derived terms

• ìdá
• dẹ́bùú

Etymology 11

Verb

dá

1. (transitive) to create, to make, to initiate, to establish

   ọmọdé gbọ́n, àgbà gbọ́n, l'a fi dá Ilé-Ifẹ̀ ― The child is wise, the elder is wise, is the idea that was the basis for the establishing of Ile-Ife

   Èmi ni mo dá ọ̀rọ̀ yìí sílẹ̀ ― I was the one who initiated this conversation

2. to exercise power or authority

Derived terms

• aṣẹ̀dá (“creator”)
• dẹ́rù bà (“to scare”)
• dábírà (“to perform wonders”)
• dídá (“creating”)
• dójú tì (“to shame”)
• dúpẹ́ (“to give thanks”)
• Ẹlẹ́dàá (“The creator, the orisha Ori”)
• ẹ̀dá (“that which is created, creation”)
• àkọ́dá (“primordial being”)
• ìdá (“creation”)
• ìdásílẹ̀ (“establishment, development, formation”)
• Ògúndá (“9th chapter of Odu Ifa”)

Etymology 12

Verb

dá

1. (intransitive) to cease, to stop

   Òjò ò tíì dá síbẹ̀ ― The rain hasn't stopped yet

Derived terms

• ìdá
• ọ̀dá (“scarcity, famine”)
• ọ̀dá òjò (“drought”)

Etymology 13

Verb

dá

1. (intransitive, with ara) to become healthy, to be devoid of illness (in reference to the body)

   Ara mi dá ṣáṣá ― I'm healthy (literally, “My body is healthy”)

Derived terms

• ìdá
• dára
• wòdá

Etymology 14

Verb

dá

1. to make a contribution to
2. (with sí) to intervene; to contribute (to a conversation)

   Tí àwọn ọmọdé bá ṣerépá, ìyá wọn á máa dá sí i ― If the kids start engaging in horseplay, their mum will intervene

   Wọn ò tiẹ̀ fẹ́ dá sí mi ― They don't even want to talk to me

   Ẹ máa dá ọgbọ́n yín sí i ― Do contribute with your wisdom

3. to add to
4. to give, bestow

   Wọ́n dá mi lọ́lá gidi gan-an ― They really honoured me

Derived terms

• dájọ
• dápé
• dáṣọ
• dáwó
• pédá
• ìdá (“act of making a contribution”)

Etymology 15

Verb

dá

1. (transitive) to engage in divination, to divine

   wọ́n dá Ifá ― They performed Ifa divination

Derived terms

• adífá (“Ifa priest”)
• dáfá
• dídá
• dífá (“to engage in Ifa divination”)
• díá
• ìdá (“the act of divining”)

Etymology 16

Verb

dá

1. to act alone

   o ti tó dá ṣiṣẹ́ ― You are old enough to act alone

Usage notes

• Must be used with a full verb

Derived terms

• ìdá
• dásan

Etymology 17

Verb

dá

1. (transitive) to overcome, to overpower, to throw down
2. (idiomatic) to fall down

   Synonym: ṣubú

   igi dá ― The tree fell

Derived terms

• ìdá
• dásan
• àdápa

Etymology 18

Verb

dá

1. (transitive) to hit

   Synonym: gbá

2. (idiomatic) to contract an illness, to be infected with a disease (literally, “to be "hit" with a disease”)

   Synonym: kóràn

   sòbìà dá mi ― I have contracted guinea worm disease

3. to inflict something on someone

Usage notes

• First definition is usually used with ní igi ("with a stick")

Derived terms

• ìdá
• dánígi
• panígi

Etymology 19

Verb

dá

1. (intransitive) to become sharp, vocal, or fully awake

   ẹnu rẹ̀ dá ― He has a sharp tongue

2. (with ojú) to be sure; to be certain

   Synonym: dájú

   Ó dá mi lójú ― I am certain

Usage notes

• Used usually with ẹnu (“mouth”) or ojú (“eyes”)

Derived terms

• dá láhán
• dá láwọ́n
• dáhán
• dájú
• dánu
• ìdá

Etymology 20

Verb

dá

1. (transitive, intransitive) to snap, to break, to cut (into two)

   Synonyms: já, ṣẹ́, fọ́

   mo dá igi ― I cut the wood into two

2. to scoop out

Derived terms

• dági
• dákọ
• dápẹ̀ẹ́ (“to tap a palm tree (for palm wine)”)
• dápá
• dásẹ̀
• dídá
• ìdá

Related terms

• bù (“to scoop out”)

Zaghawa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da/

Conjunction

da

1. and (after words ending in a consonant)

   Sabit da Arbaha ra - Saturday and Wednesday

Usage notes

Zaghawa conjunctions come after all words they group. Thus, Adam and Eve is 'adoum ra hawa ra', not *adoum ra hawa, as the literal English translation would be.

See also

ra

References

• Beria-English English-Beria Dictionary [provisional] ADESK, Iriba, Kobe Department, Chad

Zhuang

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /ta˨˦/
• Tone numbers: da¹
• Hyphenation: da

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *p.taːᴬ (“eye”).

In Northern Tai, cognate with Bouyei dal.

In Zuojiang Zhuang, cognate with ha (Longzhou and Daxin dialects) or ta as in makta etc. (Ningming and Chongzuo dialects).

In Central Tai, cognate with Nong Zhuang ta.

In Southwesten Tai, cognate with Thai ตา (dtaa), Northern Thai ᨲᩣ, Lao ຕາ (tā), Lü ᦎᦱ (ṫaa), Tai Dam ꪔꪱ, Shan တႃ (tǎa), Aiton တ︀ႃ (tā), Ahom 𑜄𑜠 (ta) or 𑜄𑜡 (tā).

Possibly cognate with Proto-Austronesian *maCa (“eye”).

Within Kra-Dai, compare Sui ndal, Southern Kam dal, Hlai [ʈʂʰaː¹] and Lingao [ɗa¹].

Compare Old Chinese 睹 (OC *taːʔ, “to see”).

Noun

da (Sawndip forms 𥅂[4] or 𭾚[4] or 𰥗[4] or 𰥎[4] or 𠯈[4] or 他[4] or 哆[4] or 打[4], 1957–1982 spelling da)

1. eye
2. judgment; eye
3. joint; knot; node (in a stem or branch of a plant)

Classifier

da (1957–1982 spelling da)

1. section of (a stem, demarcated by nodes in the stem)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *taːᴬ (“maternal grandfather”).

In Northern Tai, cognate with Bouyei dal.

In Zuojiang Zhuang, cognate with Zuojiang Zhuang da as in gungqda (Longzhou, Ningming and Chongzuo dialects) or dah as in gungzdah (Daxin dialect).

In Central Tai, cognate with Nong Zhuang daq (Guangnan dialect).

In Southwestern Tai, cognate with Thai ตา (dtaa), Lao ຕາ (tā), Lü ᦎᦱ (ṫaa), Shan တႃ (tǎa).

Compare Proto-Mon-Khmer *ʔt₁aʔ (“male elder”) (Old Khmer អ្តា, Khmer តា (taa)).

Noun

da (Sawndip forms 𭖯[4] or 㐲[4] or 𰁫[4] or ⿰老他[4] or ⿰口夛[4] or 他[4] or 她[4] or 大[4], 1957–1982 spelling da)

1. maternal grandfather

   Synonym: goengda

2. father-in-law