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Translingual
Symbol
deu
- (international standards) language code for German.
- (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for German., i.e. Standard High German including regiolects like Berlinian (several High German dialects have separate ISO-codes like bar (“Bavarian”), gsw (“Alemannic”), ksh (“Kölsch”), sxu (“Upper Saxon”), sli (“Silesian”), swg (“Swabian”))
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Further reading
Aragonese
Etymology
From Latin decem, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥.
Numeral
deu
- ten
Asturian
Etymology
From Latin digitus. Compare Spanish dedo.
Pronunciation
Noun
deu m (plural deos)
- finger
- digit (of feet)
Derived terms
Catalan
Etymology 1
Inherited from Latin decem, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥.
Pronunciation
Numeral
deu m or f
- (cardinal number) ten
Noun
deu m (plural deus)
- ten
Etymology 2
Inherited from Old Catalan dou, of pre-Roman origin; influenced by Latin dux.
Pronunciation
Noun
deu f (plural deus)
- spring (source of water)
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Verb
deu
- inflection of deure:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Etymology 4
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
deu (obsolete)
- inflection of dar:
- second-person plural present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person plural imperative
Galician
Verb
deu
- third-person singular preterite indicative of dar
Japanese
Romanization
deu
- Rōmaji transcription of でう
Leonese
Etymology
From Latin digitus (“finger”). Compare Portuguese and Spanish dedo.
Noun
deu m
- finger
References
Michif
Etymology
From Canadian French deux.
Numeral
deu
- two
Middle English
Noun
deu
- Alternative form of dew
Middle French
Verb
deu
- past participle of debvoir
Nias
Noun
deu
- mutated form of teu (“rain”)
Norman
Etymology
From Old French duel, from Late Latin dolus, derived from Latin dolor (“pain”), or possibly from Vulgar Latin *dolium, from Latin cordolium (“sorrow of the heart”), from dolor.
Noun
deu m (uncountable)
- (Jersey) mourning
Derived terms
Occitan
Pronunciation
Contraction
deu
- Contraction of de + lo
Old French
- deü (used by some scholars)
- du (uncommon)
Verb
deu
- past participle of devoir
Old Irish
Noun
deu
- Alternative spelling of déu
Mutation
Old Irish mutation
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Radical |
Lenition |
Nasalization
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deu
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deu pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/
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ndeu
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Portuguese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Verb
deu
- third-person singular preterite indicative of dar
Etymology 2
Contraction
deu
- (Brazil, nonstandard) Contraction of de eu (“my”, literally “of I”).
Sicilian
Etymology
From Latin deus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɛ.u/,
- Hyphenation: dè‧u
Noun
deu m (plural dei or dii)
- god, deity