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Prefix

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d-

  1. (SI prefix, metrology) deci- (×10-1)
    Coordinate terms: (deca-/deka-) D-, da-, Da-, DA-, dk-, Dk-, DK-
  2. (chemistry) deprecated notation for dextrorotatory (versus modern notation, (+)).

Lushootseed

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d-

  1. my

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Maltese

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Pronunciation

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Article

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d-

  1. Alternative form of il-

Usage notes

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  • Used after a vowel and before the letter d. For details on usage, see the main lemma.
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Etymology

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Proto-Athabaskan *də- (valency decrease), from Proto-Na-Dene *də- (signaling valency decrease); cognate with Haida -d-, Eyak -d-, and Tlingit -d- (reflexive suffix).

Prefix

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d-

  1. the d- classifier or valence-change prefix, a detransitivizing prefix of active verbs that modifies the transitivity or valence and grammatical voice of a verb, occurs in most passive, mediopassive, reflexive, and reciprocal verbs that are derived from verbs with a ∅- classifier; it produces the agentive passive verb forms
    yizééshe’s singing it (yi-∅-zéés)
    yidéésit’s being sung (yi-d-zéés)

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Old Irish

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Alternative forms

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Prefix

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d- (class B & C infixed pronoun)

  1. him (triggers nasalization)
  2. it (triggers lenition)

Usage notes

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This form merges with the prefixes ad-, aith-, ess-, and in- to form at-; with com- to become cot-; and with fris- become frit-.

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Old Irish affixed pronouns
See Appendix:Old Irish affixed pronouns for details on how these forms are used.
Note that the so-called “infixed” pronouns are technically prefixes, but they are never the first prefix in a verbal complex.
person infixed suffixed
class A class B class C
1 sg m-L dom-L, dam-L -um
2 sg t-L dot-L, dat-L, dut-L, dit-L -ut
3 sg m a-N, e-N d-N id-N, did-N, d-N -i, -it
3 sg f s-(N) da- -us
3 sg n a-L, e-L d-L id-L, did-L, d-L -i, -it
1 pl n- don-, dun-, dan- -unn
2 pl b- dob-, dub-, dab- -uib
3 pl s-(N) da- -us

L means this form triggers lenition.
N means this form triggers nasalization (eclipsis)
(N) means this form triggers nasalization in some texts but not in others.

Ye'kwana

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Variant orthographies
ALIV d-
Brazilian standard d-
New Tribes d-

Pronunciation

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Prefix

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d-

  1. (Cunucunuma River dialect) Alternative form of dh-