dĭắ

dĭắ

• From *δισά (disá), from Proto-Indo-European *dwís (“twice, in two”) (related to δίς (dís, “twice”) and δύο (dúo, “two”)).
• Cognates include Latindis- and Gothic 𐌳𐌹𐍃- (dis-).

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.

Compare typologically English between (akin to two). Also compare Mongolian хооронд (xoorond) (akin to хоёр (xojor)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di.á/ → /ðiˈa/ → /ðiˈa/

Preposition

δῐᾰ́ • (dĭắ) (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 1^st 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

• διέκ (diék)
• δῐοξειῶν (dĭoxeiôn)

Descendants

• Greek: για (gia), διά (diá)

Adverb

δῐᾰ́ • (dĭắ)

1. throughout

See also

• ᾰ̓πό (ăpó)

References

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