da-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "da"

Translingual

Prefix

da-

1. (SI prefix, metrology) deca- (“×10¹”); Alternative form of dk- (“deka-”)

   Synonyms: D-, Da-, DA-, dk-, Dk-, DK-

   Coordinate term: d- (deci-)

German

Pronunciation

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Prefix

da-

1. prefix form of da, meaning there-

Derived terms

Derived terms

• dableiben
• dafür
• dahinter
• dadurch
• davor
• dazumal
• damals

Kambera

Pronoun

da-

1. third person plural nominative proclitic

See also

Kambera pronominal clitics

	Nominative	Genitive	Accusative	Dative
1sg	ku-	-nggu	-ka	-ngga
2sg	mu- (u-)	-mu	-kau	-nggau
3sg	na-	-na	-ya	-nya
1pl.incl	ta-	-nda	-ta	-nda
1pl.excl	ma-	-ma	-kama	-nggama
2pl	mi- (i-)	-mi	-kami (-kai)	-nggami (-nggai)
3pl	da-	-da	-ha	-nja

Navajo

Prefix

da-

1. (disjunct prefix of position I)
   Thematic prefix, referring to death.
   ► Navajo verbs with disjunct prefix da-.
2. (disjunct prefix of position III)
   Distributive plural marker, indicating that three or more subjects, objects or events are involved individually in the action denoted by the verb. In addition to verbs, it may also pluralize nouns, pronouns or postpositions. This prefix marks the boundary between disjunct (outer) and conjunct (inner) prefixes.

   With subjects:

   bidziil ― he is / they two are strong

   dabidziil ― they (three or more) are strong

   With objects:

   kin áshłaa ― I built a house

   kin ádaashłaa ― I built 3+ houses

Ojibwe

Alternative forms

• gada- (Algonquin)

Etymology

In Algonquin, this preverb has the form gada- when there is no prefix (gada-maajaa "he/she will leave", giga-maajaa "you will leave"). It is likely that gada- is the original form of this preverb, and the allomorphy between da- and ga- in other dialects is the result of a historical process of syncopation that deleted a metrically weak syllable. With no prefix, the syllable ga was weak and consequently was deleted (*gadá-maajaa > da-maajaa), but when a prefix was added, ga was in a strong position, and so da was deleted instead (*ningáda-maajaa > ninga-maajaa). The form ji- similarly appears as giji- in Algonquin. The initial change form ge- would be from *geda-, where the first syllable would have been strong because it contained a long vowel.

Preverb

da- (plain conjunct ji- or da-, changed conjunct ge-)

1. future tense marker
   • wiisiniwag — they eat
   • da-wiisiniwag — they will eat
   • ninga-wiisin — I will eat
2. (some speakers) form of daa- used in the conjunct order

Usage notes

• With a personal prefix, the form ga- is used.
  • For some speakers, the second-person form giga- contracts to ga-.
• For some speakers, ga- and ge- become gad- and ged- before a vowel.

See also

• wii-
• gii-
• daa-

References

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/da-pv-tns
• Jerry Randolph Valentine (1994 August) Ojibwe Dialect Relationships‎^[1], Austin, TX: The University of Texas at Austin, →OCLC, pages 162-163

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da/

Prefix

da- (class B & C infixed pronoun)

1. her (object pronoun)
2. them

Derived terms

Old Irish terms prefixed with da-

See also

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 sing.	m-L	dom-L, dam-L		-um
2 sing.	t-L	dot-L, dat-L, dut-L, dit-L		-ut
3 sing. m.	a-N, e-N	d-N	id-N, did-N, d-N	-i, -it
3 sing. f.	s-(N)	da-		-us
3 sing. 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.

Tsuut'ina

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta/

Prefix

da-

1. question marker

   Danit'ada?

   How are you?

References

• "Tsuut'ina Linguistics (Video)." Youtube, uploaded by AlbertaUArts, 30 May. 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HICb45tGf-A

West Makian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪a/

Pronoun

da-

1. (inanimate) third-person singular possessive prefix, its

   da pala do bungbangi ― the house's floor

2. indicates definiteness

   do gupa ma feberesi ― all of those coconuts

   Da mai magol. ― The stone is large.

3. joins stative verbs attributively

   mai da magol ― a large stone

   win da safo ― a hot day

   afi da rata ― level ground

Usage notes

The possessive prefix da- is subject to West Makian vowel harmony, and as such may surface as de-, di-, or do-.

Alternative forms

• de-, di-, do-

See also

West Makian personal pronouns

	independent	possessive prefix
1st person singular	de	ti
2nd person singular	ni	ni
3rd person singular	me	mVan., dVinan.
1st person plural inclusive	ene	nV
1st person plural exclusive	imi	mi
2nd person plural	ini	fi
3rd person plural	eme	di

• V indicates the expected assimilated vowel of the following noun, following standard West Makian vowel harmony.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪a/

Pronoun

da-

1. third-person plural clitic, they

   doco ― they see

2. (polite) third-person singular clitic, he, she

   da lagei deiteng ― the old man said

Usage notes

The prefix da- follows West Makian vowel harmony, and as such may surface as de-, di-, or do-.

Alternative forms

• de-, di-, do-

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[2], Pacific linguistics