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dich-
variant of dicho- before a vowel.
Example Sentences
But when Davidsen sang her encore — “Dich, teure Halle†from Wagner’s “Tannhäuser†— the splendor of her sound likewise conjured a world unto itself.
When Lise Davidsen sang the first four notes of Elisabeth’s aria “Dich, teure Halle,†from Wagner’s “Tannhäuser,†at the Metropolitan Opera last night, all I could think to write down in my notebook was “holy†— and remembering to mind my manners — “cow.â€
And soprano Lise Davidsen captivated the hall with the rich beauty of her voice, as she reprised the aria that propelled her to fame in 2015: Dich, teure halle, from Wagner's opera Tannhäuser.
Tamara Mumford’s penetrating mezzo-soprano was well shaped in “Buss und Reu†and “Erbarme dich,†even at a nervously rushed tempo.
His “Mache dich, mein Herze, rein,†already a high point of the score, was the high point of the concert, while also standing in for the evening as a whole.
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When To Use
Dich- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “in two parts, in pairs.†It is used in a few, mostly technical terms.Dich- comes from the Greek »åó¦³ó²¹, meaning “in two†or “asunder†(in separate parts). The Greek »åó¦³ó²¹ is based on the Greek »åòõ, “twice, double,†ultimate source of the combining forms di- and diplo-. The English word two, in fact, is distantly related to the Greek »åòõ. So are the combining forms bi-, bin-, duo-, and twi-. Double down on your word roots by checking out our 51³Ô¹Ïs That Use articles for the terms.Dich- is a variant of dicho-, which loses its -o- when combined with words or word elements beginning with vowels.Want to know more? Read our 51³Ô¹Ïs That Use dicho- article.
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