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Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós.
Pronunciation
- (Early Old Latin) IPA(key): /ˈdei̯wos/
- (Late Old Latin) IPA(key): /ˈde̞ːwos/
Noun
deivos m (Early Latin)
- god, deity
- 7th–5th century BC, Duenos inscription:
𐌉𐌏𐌖𐌄𐌔𐌀𐌕𐌃𐌄𐌉𐌖𐌏𐌔𐌒𐌏𐌉𐌌𐌄𐌃𐌌𐌉𐌕𐌀𐌕𐌍𐌄𐌉𐌕𐌄𐌃𐌄𐌍𐌃𐌏𐌂𐌏𐌔𐌌𐌉𐌔𐌖𐌉𐌓𐌂𐌏𐌔𐌉𐌄𐌃- IOVESATDEIVOSQOIMEDMITATNEITEDENDOCOSMISVIRCOSIED
iovesāt deivōs qoi mēd mitāt, nei tēd endō cosmis vircō siēd - The person who sends me prays to the gods, lest the girl be not kind towards thee
Inflection
Accusative plural: deivōs.
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