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da

Pronunciation: /da/

“da” is an Italian word. Its 13 meanings in English:

preposition

  1. from (all senses)
  2. Used to indicate the house, place, or establishment of; at/to + -'s
  3. since; from
  4. to (implying necessity)
  5. like, as
  6. Used to indicate causation.
  7. Used to indicate the means by which.
  8. enough to
  9. Used to express a quality or characteristic of.
  10. Used to indicate a limitation of.
  11. Used to indicate a price, measure, or value of; worth
  12. Used to indicate a scope, purpose, or goal of; used to/for; in/with which to
  13. Used in some adverbial phrases.

In Italian

  1. indica da chi viene compiuta un'azione
  2. indica da che cosa è provocato un fenomeno o un fatto
  3. indica la provenienza di qualcosa o qualcuno
  4. indica un posto dove abita qualcuno
  5. indica lontananza
  6. indica durata
  7. indica moto da luogo
  8. simbolo del dalton

Etymology

From Latin dē (“from”) + ā/ab (“of, from”). In the meaning of “at, near, by”, da probably comes from Latin unde + ad.

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