διά

See also: δία, δῖα, Δία, δια-, διά-, and Appendix:Variations of "dia"

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

Preposition

δῐᾰ́ (diá) (governs the genitive and accusative)

  1. (+ 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. (later prose) out of (materials from which something is made)
  2. (+ 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

Descendants

Adverb

δῐᾰ́ (diá)

  1. throughout

See also

References

  1. Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume I, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 228

Further reading


Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́. Doublet of για (gia).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ði͜a/ or /ðja/, or /ðʝa/
  • Hyphenation: δι‧ά, or as one syllable

Preposition

διά (diá)

  1. by, for

Further reading

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