dieu

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See also: Dieu, Diệu, diệu, diều, điêu, điệu, điếu, and điều

Catalan

Alternative forms

Verb

dieu

  1. second-person plural present indicative of dir

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French dieu, from Old French deu, from Latin deus, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic *deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /djø/
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  • (Quebec) IPA(key): /dzjø/
  • (Louisiana) IPA(key): /d͡ʒø/

Noun

dieu m (plural dieux)

  1. a god, male divinity
    Synonym: divinité

Usage notes

  • When speaking of a god of a specific monotheistic religion, it is usually capitalized as Dieu.

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

  • Haitian Creole: dye

Further reading

Middle English

Adjective

dieu

  1. Alternative form of dewe (“due”)

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French deu.

Noun

dieu m (plural dieux)

  1. god

Usage notes

  • When speaking of the Christian God, it is usually capitalized as Dieu.

Descendants

Romansch

Etymology

From Latin deus.

Noun

dieu m (plural dieus)

  1. god

Sundanese

Adverb

dieu

  1. here
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