dis- or dī- praep., inseparable
DVA-, disbefore
c, p, q, s, t
, dī- before
d, g, l, m, n, r
, and
v
(but usu. dimminuō, sometimes disrumpo), dif- before
f Before a vowel dis- becomes dir-; before
i
consonant, sometimes dī, sometimes dis-. Iacio makes
dīsiciō or dissiciō.—
Asunder, apart, away, in different directions
; see diffindo, discedo, dimitto, divido, etc.—
Between, among, through
; see dinosco, diiudico, diligo, etc.—Fig.,
not, un
- (reversing or negativing the primitive); see diffido, displiceo,
dissuadeo, etc.—
Exceedingly, utterly
; see differtus, dilaudo, dispereo.