English pronunciation · Words Starting with D
Diem Pronunciation
Diem is pronounced DEEM, IPA /ˈdim/.
DEEM
US /ˈdim/
Syllables: DEEM (1 syllable)
noun (Latin, used in English phrases): The Latin word for day, which English keeps in the phrases per diem and carpe diem.
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Diem in a Sentence
- The contract pays a flat diem for travel days.
- Carpe diem is usually translated as seize the day.
- Ask the finance team what the diem rate covers.
Common Mispronunciations of Diem
Not DEE-em
Two syllables is the classical Latin reading and you will hear it, but the usual English version is one: DEEM, rhyming with team.
Not DY-em
The i here is the ee of see, not the eye of die. Latin i in English borrowings often keeps the ee value.
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