dida

See also: Dida and dǐdá

Catalan

Etymology

Possibly from Latin dida

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈdi.ðə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈdi.ða]

Noun

dida f (plural dides)

1. wet nurse

   Synonyms: dida seca, nodrissa

References

• Adams, J. N. (2007). The regional diversification of Latin 200 BC-AD 600. Cambridge University Press.

Further reading

• “dida” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “dida” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈdi.da/, [ˈd̪ɪd̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈdi.da/, [ˈd̪iːd̪ä]

Noun

dida f (genitive didae); first declension

1. breast, nipple
2. wet nurse

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	dida	didae
Genitive	didae	didārum
Dative	didae	didīs
Accusative	didam	didās
Ablative	didā	didīs
Vocative	dida	didae

Descendants

• Catalan: dida

References

• Adams, J. N. (2007). The Regional Diversification of Latin 200 BC–AD 600. Cambridge University Press. p. 538f.