dic

See also: diç, Dic, DIC, dic., and díć

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Dida with c as a placeholder.

Symbol

dic

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Lakota Dida.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Lakota Dida terms

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central, Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈdik]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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• Rhymes: -ik

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dutch dijk.

Noun

dic m (plural dics)

1. dyke (a barrier to prevent flooding)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

dic

1. first-person singular present indicative of dir

Further reading

• “dic”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “dic”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “dic” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “dic”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Dalmatian

Dalmatian cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : dic

Alternative forms

• dik

Etymology

From Latin decem.

Numeral

dic

1. ten

Italian

Noun

dic m

1. alternative form of dic.: abbreviation of dicembre (“December”)

   Coordinate terms: gen, feb, mar, apr, mag, giu, lug, ago, set, ott, nov

Latin

Verb

dīc

1. second-person singular present active imperative of dīcō

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *dīk, from Proto-Germanic *dīkaz (compare Old Norse díki), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diːk/, /diːt͡ʃ/
• Rhymes: -iːk, -iːt͡ʃ

Noun

dīc or dīċ f or m

1. ditch; trench; dike

Usage notes

• Usually feminine except in Kent, the North Midlands, Northumbrian, Surrey, and Sussex.

Declension

Masculine

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	dīċ	dīċas
accusative	dīċ	dīċas
genitive	dīċes	dīċa
dative	dīċe	dīċum

Feminine

Irregular::

	singular	plural
nominative	dīċ	dīċ, dīca, dīce
accusative	dīċ	dīċ, dīca, dīce
genitive	dīċ, dīċe, dīċes	dīca
dative	dīċ, dīċe	dīcum

Related terms

• dīċe

Descendants

• Middle English: dich, dych, dike, dyke
  • English: ditch, dyke
  • Scots: dyke

Spanish

Noun

dic m

1. alternative form of dic.: abbreviation of diciembre (“December”)

   Coordinate terms: ene, feb, mar, abr, may, jun, jul, ago, sept, oct, nov

Sui

Pronunciation

• (Sandong) IPA^(key): /ti˧/

Etymology 1

Numeral

dic

1. one

Etymology 2

Adjective

dic

1. young
2. small, little
3. (of thread) thin