dieu

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Catalan[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Verb[edit]

dieu

  1. second-person plural present indicative of dir

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Middle French dieu, from Old French deu, from Latin deus, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic *deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /djø/
  • (file)
  • (Quebec) IPA(key): /dzjø/
  • (Louisiana) IPA(key): /d͡ʒø/

Noun[edit]

dieu m (plural dieux)

  1. a god, male divinity
    Synonym: divinité

Usage notes[edit]

  • When speaking of a god of a specific monotheistic religion, it is usually capitalized as Dieu.

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Haitian Creole: dye

Further reading[edit]

Middle English[edit]

Adjective[edit]

dieu

  1. Alternative form of dewe (due)

Middle French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French deu.

Noun[edit]

dieu m (plural dieux)

  1. god

Usage notes[edit]

  • When speaking of the Christian God, it is usually capitalized as Dieu.

Descendants[edit]

Romansch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin deus.

Noun[edit]

dieu m (plural dieus)

  1. god

Sundanese[edit]

Adverb[edit]

dieu

  1. here