dia-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dia"

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek prefix δια- (dia-), from διά (diá, “through, across, by, over”).

Prefix

dia-

1. through, across

   Synonyms: trans-, para-, per-

2. between

   Synonyms: inter-, mid-

Derived terms

Derived terms and terms borrowed directly from Greek featuring the dia- element

• diabetes
• diabotanum
• diacaryon
• diacopraegia
• diagnosis
• diagonal
• dialog[ue]
• dialysis
• diamagnetic
• diaphragm
• diapositive
• dielectric

 

Translations

Translations

• French: dia- (fr)
• Indonesian: dia-
• Polish: dia-

Anagrams

• -iad, AID, Adi, Dai, I'd-a, I'da, IAD, Ida, Ida., aid, dai

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek prefix δια- (dia-), from διά (diá, “through, across, by, over”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dja/

Prefix

dia-

1. dia-

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with dia-

Indonesian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δια- (dia-), from διά (diá, “through, across, by, over”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dia̯]
• Hyphenation: dia

Prefix

dia-

1. dia-

Derived terms

Category Indonesian terms prefixed with dia- not found

Further reading

• “dia-” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek δια- (dia-).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dja/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: dia

Prefix

dia-

1. dia-

   ‎dia- + ‎-chroniczny → ‎diachroniczny

Derived terms

Polish terms prefixed with dia-

See also

• prze-

Further reading

• dia- in Polish dictionaries at PWN