demónio

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See also: demonio, Demonio, and demônio

Portuguese

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:

demónio

Alternative forms

demônio (Brazil)
demonho (colloquial or regional)
demonio (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese demonio, from Latin daemonium, from Ancient Greek δαιμόνιον (daimónion), diminutive of δαίμων (daímōn, “god, divine power”).

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈmɔ.ni.u/, (faster pronunciation) /dɨˈmɔ.nju/

Rhymes: -ɔniu, (faster pronunciation) -ɔnju
Hyphenation: de‧mó‧ni‧o

Noun

demónio m (plural demónios) (European Portuguese spelling)

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