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Pronunciation / Transliteration: de
"Este es el libro de María."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Expressing the relationship between a part and a whole.
"She cut a large piece of the cake." - 2
Indicating possession, belonging, or origin.
"He is a close friend of the family."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'of', meaning away from, from, or of, originating from Proto-Germanic '*af' and cognate with Old Norse 'af' and German 'ab'. Over time, the preposition shifted from indicating separation or provenance to denoting possession, association, and part-whole relationships.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Of" is said worldwide
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de
Transliteration: də
"C'est le livre de Marie."
von
Transliteration: fɔn
"Das ist das Buch von Maria."
di
Transliteration: di
"Questo è il libro di Maria."
de
Transliteration: de
"Este es el libro de María."
de
Transliteration: di
"Este é o livro de Maria."
का
Transliteration: ka
"यह मारिया की किताब है।"
的
Transliteration: de
"这是玛丽的书。"
의
Transliteration: ui
"이것은 마리아의 책이다."
の
Transliteration: no
"これはマリアの本です。"
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