dic

See also: Dic, DIC, and díć

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈdik]
• 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, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “dic”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “dic” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “dic” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Dalmatian

Alternative forms

• dik

Etymology

From Latin decem.

Numeral

dic

1. ten

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/

Noun

dīc or dīċ m or f

1. ditch; trench; dike

Related terms

• dīċe

Descendants

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

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