Daixí

Daixí is a term that appears mainly in discussions of the Catalan language, where it is described as a historical or dialectal variant related to the expression d’així, meaning “in this way” or “like this.” In contemporary standard Catalan, the core form used to convey that sense is així, with d’així used in constructed phrases. Daixí is not common in modern prose and is more often noted in linguistic descriptions, philological notes, or dialectologists’ transcriptions.

Etymology and usage. Linguistic references typically regard daixí as an older or nonstandard orthographic form derived from a contraction or phonetic rendering of d’així. Its appearance is usually confined to historical texts, regional writings, or scholarly transcriptions of speech where the conventional spacing and punctuation (such as the apostrophe in d’així) are not followed. As a result, daixí is generally treated as a variant rather than a productive element in contemporary Catalan.

Distribution and status. The term does not function as a separate lexical entry in major contemporary dictionaries and has limited visibility outside academic or archival contexts. For most readers and writers, daixí remains a historical footnote rather than an active part of everyday Catalan.

See also. així; d’així; Catalan language; Portuguese or Spanish dialect notes may reference similar historical spellings in their own regions.

Notes. Because daixí is not a widely attested or standard form, readers seeking precise usage should consult dialectology sources or historical Catalan texts to understand its occurrences and contexts.