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From Proto-Brythonic *daɣ, from Proto-Celtic *dagos (good) (compare Irish dea-).

  1. good

From Latin dare, present active infinitive of (give).

  1. (transitive) to give

This is an irregular verb with some regular paradigms.

From Latin dare, present active infinitive of do (I give).

  1. (transitive) to give
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    Conjugation of (first conjugation)

infinitive
auxiliary verb avéi gerund dàndo
present participle dànte past participle dæto
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative mi ti lê o/a noî, niâtri voî, viâtri lô, liâtri
present dàggo ti da démmo dàn
imperfect dâva, dâvo ti dâvi dâva dâvimo dâvi dâvan
future daiö ti daiæ daiâ daiêmo daiéi daiàn
conditional mi ti lê o/a noî, niâtri voî, viâtri lô, liâtri
present daiéiva, daiæ ti daiêsci daiéiva, daiæ daiêscimo daiêsci daiéiva
subjunctive che mi che ti che lê o/a che noî, che niâtri che voî, che viâtri che lô, che liâtri
present dàgghe ti dàgghi dàgghe démmo, dàgghimo , dàgghi†, dagæ dàggan, dàgghen
imperfect désse ti désci désse déscimo désci déssan
imperative ti lê o/a noî, niâtri voî, viâtri lô, liâtri
dànni dàgghe démmo dàggan, dàgghen

From Portuguese dar.

  1. to give
    carato give consideration to (literally, “to give face”)
    cavacoto take offence
    comêto feed, to give feed
    comê genteto supply food, accept orders for food
    co faltato notice the lack
    co queixoto expire
    côr di sito give the news
    côtito have a cramp
    fundoto stop (literally, “to give the bottom”)
    vestíto help dress (literally, “to give dressing”)
    lembrançato send regards to (literally, “to give memories”)
    mordecimto annoy
    Dios graçaGod be with you (literally, “God give you thanks”)

    Diabo capa, diabo campenha

    The criminal will always leave a clue that will incriminate him
    (literally, “If the devil gives you a cloak, he will also give you a bell”)
  • Some extended usages of the verb are likely calques from Cantonese. For example, dâ cara is a calque of Cantonese 畀面 (bei2 min6-2), and probably not related to Spanish dar la cara (to face up to, to face the consequences).

  1. Contraction of di la (of the).

  1. Obsolete spelling of da (good).