deus
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Catalan [edit]
Noun [edit]
deus
- Plural form of deu
Verb [edit]
deus
- Second-person singular present indicative form of deure.
Galician [edit]
Noun [edit]
deus m (plural deuses)
Related terms [edit]
Latin [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From *dẹ̄os, from Old Latin deiuos, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (cf. Welsh duw, Lithuanian dievas, Persian دیو (div) ‘demon’), o-stem derivative from *dyew- (“sky, heaven”) (compare Latin diēs, Welsh dydd), from *dei- ‘to shine’. Doublet of dīvus; related to Iūpiter.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
deus (genitive deī); m, second declension (nom. plural deī or dī)
- god, deity
- 63 BCE, Cicero, Catiline Orations (Latin text and English translations here)
- O di immortales, ubinam gentium sumus? Quam rem publicam habemus? In qua urbe vivimus?.
- O ye immortal gods, where on earth are we? In what city are we living? What is the government we have?
- O di immortales, ubinam gentium sumus? Quam rem publicam habemus? In qua urbe vivimus?.
- 405, Jerome and others, Vulgate, Daniel 1:2
- […] et asportavit ea in terram Sennaar in domum dei sui et vasa intulit in domum thesauri dei sui
- " […] which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god."
- […] et asportavit ea in terram Sennaar in domum dei sui et vasa intulit in domum thesauri dei sui
- In principio erat Verbum et Verbum erat apud Deum et Deus erat Verbum.
- In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and God was the Word.
- 63 BCE, Cicero, Catiline Orations (Latin text and English translations here)
- an imperial epithet (for deified emperors)
- vocative singular of deus
Inflection [edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | deus | deī, dī, diī |
| genitive | deī | deōrum, deum |
| dative | deō | dīs, deīs, diīs |
| accusative | deum | deōs |
| ablative | deō | dīs, deīs, diīs |
| vocative | deus, dive | deī, dī, diī |
Derived terms [edit]
Related terms [edit]
Coordinate terms [edit]
- dea (goddess)
Descendants [edit]
Old French [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
Numeral [edit]
deus
Descendants [edit]
Old Portuguese [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin deus (“god”). See deus for more information.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈd̪ews̺/
Noun [edit]
deus
- (Christianity) God
- 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 3 (facsimile):
- Por ela nos perdõou / deus o pecado Dadam. / da maçãa que goſtou. per / que ſoffreu muit affan.
- By her, God forgave us of Adam’s sin. Of the apple he tasted, because she felt very anguished.
- Por ela nos perdõou / deus o pecado Dadam. / da maçãa que goſtou. per / que ſoffreu muit affan.
- 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 3 (facsimile):
Descendants [edit]
Portuguese [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- Deos (obsolete)
Etymology [edit]
From Old Portuguese deus (“God”), from Latin deus, from Old Latin deiuos, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
deus m (plural deuses, feminine singular deusa, feminine plural deusas)
Synonyms [edit]
Derived terms [edit]
Related terms [edit]
Walloon [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old French deus (compare French deux), from Latin duōs, masculine accusative of duo.
Numeral [edit]
deus
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- gl:Religion
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- fro:Cardinal numbers
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