deu

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Translingual

Symbol

deu

  1. (international standards) language code for German.
  2. (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))

See also

Aragonese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin decem, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥.

Numeral

deu

  1. ten

Asturian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin digitus. Compare Spanish dedo.

Pronunciation

Noun

deu m (plural deos)

  1. finger
  2. digit (of feet)

Derived terms

Related terms

Catalan

Catalan numbers (edit)
100
[a], [b] ←  1  ←  9 10 11  →  20  → 
1[a], [b]
    Cardinal: deu
    Ordinal (Central): desè
    Ordinal (Valencian): desé
    Ordinal (Latinate): dècim
    Ordinal abbreviation (Central): 10è
    Ordinal abbreviation (Valencian): 10é
    Ordinal abbreviation (Latinate): 10m
    Multiplier: dècuple

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin decem, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥.

Pronunciation

Numeral

deu m or f

  1. (cardinal number) ten

Noun

deu m (plural deus)

  1. ten

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Catalan dou, of pre-Roman origin; influenced by Latin dux.

Pronunciation

Noun

deu f (plural deus)

  1. spring (source of water)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Verb

deu

  1. inflection of deure:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

deu (obsolete)

  1. inflection of dar:
    1. second-person plural present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person plural imperative

Galician

Verb

deu

  1. third-person singular preterite indicative of dar

Japanese

Romanization

deu

  1. Rōmaji transcription of でう

Leonese

Etymology

From Latin digitus (finger). Compare Portuguese and Spanish dedo.

Noun

deu m

  1. finger

References

Michif

Etymology

From Canadian French deux.

Numeral

deu

  1. two

Middle English

Noun

deu

  1. Alternative form of dew

Middle French

Verb

deu

  1. past participle of debvoir

Nias

Noun

deu

  1. mutated form of teu (rain)

Norman

Alternative forms

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)

  1. (Jersey) mourning

Derived terms

Occitan

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Contraction

deu

  1. Contraction of de + lo

Old French

Alternative forms

  • deü (used by some scholars)
  • du (uncommon)

Verb

deu

  1. past participle of devoir

Old Irish

Noun

deu

  1. Alternative spelling of déu

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
deu deu
pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/
ndeu
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: deu

Etymology 1

Verb

deu

  1. third-person singular preterite indicative of dar

Etymology 2

Contraction

deu

  1. (Brazil, nonstandard) Contraction of de eu (my, literally of I).

Sicilian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin deus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛ.u/,
  • Hyphenation: dè‧u

Noun

deu m (plural dei or dii)

  1. god, deity

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