semideus

See also: semi-deus

Latin

Etymology

From sēmi- (“demi-”) +‎ deus (“god”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [seːˈmɪ.de.ʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [seˈmiː.de.us]

Noun

sēmideus m (genitive sēmideī); second declension

1. (mythology) the son born of a god and a mortal.
2. (mythology) a man considered talented, powerful, or influential within a society.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	sēmideus	sēmideī
genitive	sēmideī	sēmideōrum
dative	sēmideō	sēmideīs
accusative	sēmideum	sēmideōs
ablative	sēmideō	sēmideīs
vocative	sēmidee	sēmideī

Descendants

• → French: demi-dieu
• → German: Halbgott
• → English: demigod
• → Italian: semidio
• → Portuguese: semideus
• → Romanian: semizeu
• → Spanish: semideo, semidiós

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• semi-deus (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

From semi- (“demi-”) +‎ deus (“god”), or alternatively from Latin semideus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌsẽ.miˈdews/ [ˌsẽ.miˈdeʊ̯s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌsẽ.miˈdews/ [ˌsẽ.miˈdeʊ̯s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌsẽ.miˈdewʃ/ [ˌsẽ.miˈdeʊ̯ʃ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌse.miˈdews/ [ˌse.miˈdeʊ̯s]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨ.miˈdewʃ/ [sɨ.miˈðewʃ]

• Hyphenation: se‧mi‧deus

Noun

semideus m (plural semideuses, feminine semideusa, feminine plural semideusas)

1. (mythology) demigod

See also

• herói

Further reading

• “semideus”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “semideus”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026