"de" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /de/ (note: after a pause, 'l', 'm', 'n' and 'ñ'), [d̪e] (note: after a pause, 'l', 'm', 'n' and 'ñ'), /de/ (note: elsewhere), [ð̞e̞] (note: elsewhere) Forms: des [plural]
Rhymes: -e Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} de f (plural des)
  1. The name of the Latin-script letter D. Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Latin letter names
    Sense id: en-de-es-noun-WsHM00Ui
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Preposition

IPA: /de/ (note: after a pause, 'l', 'm', 'n' and 'ñ'), [d̪e] (note: after a pause, 'l', 'm', 'n' and 'ñ'), /de/ (note: elsewhere), [ð̞e̞] (note: elsewhere)
Rhymes: -e Etymology: From Latin dē. Etymology templates: {{inh|es|la|de|dē}} Latin dē Head templates: {{head|es|prepositions}} de
  1. of; 's; used after the thing owned and before the owner
    Sense id: en-de-es-prep-hjxgGz3X
  2. from (with the source or provenance of or at)
    Sense id: en-de-es-prep-IyP1PPB9
  3. of (expressing composition, substance)
    Sense id: en-de-es-prep-f7HtLY8M
  4. about (concerning; with regard to) Synonyms: sobre, acerca de
    Sense id: en-de-es-prep-EJJAkXPA Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 0 5 2 3 14 7 9 3 7 1 2 14 9 15 8
  5. of, from (indicating cause)
    Sense id: en-de-es-prep-Qv6rN3bI
  6. of (indicates a quality or characteristic)
    Sense id: en-de-es-prep-wX~Rw0Nc
  7. from (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) Synonyms: desde
    Sense id: en-de-es-prep-lqZrJW8z
  8. of (indicates the subject or cause of the adjective)
    Sense id: en-de-es-prep-bbRBFpC8
  9. from (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of)
    Sense id: en-de-es-prep-XaihRl8b
  10. than (in certain phrases)
    Sense id: en-de-es-prep-RrCGBxJ4
  11. used to construct compound nouns (with attributive nouns)
    Sense id: en-de-es-prep-gozKMfvd Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish prepositions Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 0 5 2 3 14 7 9 3 7 1 2 14 9 15 8 Disambiguation of Spanish prepositions: 1 6 4 6 9 7 8 6 8 3 4 12 9 9 7
  12. (followed by the infinitive) indicates a conditional desire
    Sense id: en-de-es-prep-f8TH1FzH
  13. indicates a time of day or period of someone's life
    Sense id: en-de-es-prep-UdzYe4HU Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 0 5 2 3 14 7 9 3 7 1 2 14 9 15 8
  14. (after a noun and before a verb) indicates the purpose of an object Synonyms: para
    Sense id: en-de-es-prep-FVAg1QeN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: del, dequeísmo Related terms: desde
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "ipa": "/de/",
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      "ipa": "[ð̞e̞]",
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          "english": "the dog’s tail",
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          "text": "agua de manantial ― springwater",
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          "english": "a wooden table",
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          "english": "They're talking about the past.",
          "text": "Están hablando del pasado.",
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          "english": "It protects us from the cold.",
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          "english": "If I had known, I wouldn't have said it.",
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          "english": "during the daytime",
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          "english": "chewing gum",
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          "english": "fishing rod",
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          "english": "They're talking about the past.",
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          "english": "a man of faith",
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          "english": "the flight from Miami to Chicago",
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          "text": "Nos protege del frío.",
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        {
          "english": "summer camp",
          "text": "campamento de verano",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "used to construct compound nouns (with attributive nouns)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "attributive noun",
          "attributive noun#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Spanish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "If I had known, I wouldn't have said it.",
          "text": "De haberlo sabido, no lo habría dicho.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "indicates a conditional desire"
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(followed by the infinitive) indicates a conditional desire"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "followed by the infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Spanish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "during the daytime",
          "text": "de día",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "as a child; during childhood",
          "text": "de niño",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "indicates a time of day or period of someone's life"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Spanish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "chewing gum",
          "text": "goma de mascar",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "fishing rod",
          "text": "caña de pescar",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "indicates the purpose of an object"
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(after a noun and before a verb) indicates the purpose of an object"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "after a noun and before a verb"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "para"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/de/",
      "note": "after a pause, 'l', 'm', 'n' and 'ñ'"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d̪e]",
      "note": "after a pause, 'l', 'm', 'n' and 'ñ'"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/de/",
      "note": "elsewhere"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ð̞e̞]",
      "note": "elsewhere"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-e"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "dé"
    }
  ],
  "word": "de"
}

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