dievs

See also: Dievs

Latvian

Dievs (1)

Seno grieķu dievi (2)

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *deiwas, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós. The original meaning was probably “light,” from which “sky” (via “bright one”, “shining one”) (a meaning still found in ), whence also “god”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dìɛws]

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Noun

dievs m (1st declension, feminine form: dieviete or dieve)

1. (theology, Christianity, often capitalized) god (supernatural being that created the world)

   lūgt dievu ― to pray to god

   ticēt dievam ― to believe in god

   dieva kalps ― servant of god (i.e., a preacher)

   dieva tiesa ― god's judgment

   dievs (pa)sargi! pasargi dievs! lai dievs (pa)sarga! ― god forbid!

   mīļais dievs! mans dievs! ― dear god! my god!

   reliģijai raksturīgs uzskats, ka pasauli radījis dievs ― (it) is a characteristic belief of religion that god created the world

   dieva valstība ― kingdom of god (literally "state of god"; karaliste, the word for kingdom, is not used in the Latvian Bible)

2. (mythology) god (powerful supernatural being that demands worship)

   seno grieķu dievi ― ancient Greek gods

   romiešu dievi ― Roman gods

   pagāniskie dievi ― pagan gods

   kara dievs ― the god of war

Declension

Declension of dievs (1st declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	dievs	dievi
accusative (akuzatīvs)	dievu	dievus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	dieva	dievu
dative (datīvs)	dievam	dieviem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	dievu	dieviem
locative (lokatīvs)	dievā	dievos
vocative (vokatīvs)	diev	dievi

Antonyms

• dēmons
• sātans
• velns

Derived terms

• dievība
• dievināt
• dievišķs, dievišķīgs