From Pre-Lithuanian *dēvas, from Proto-Baltic *deiṷas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *deiwás (compare Latvian dievs, Old Prussian Deiwas), from Proto-Indo-European *deywós. Cognate to Latin deus and Sanskrit देव (devá).
diẽvas m (plural dievaĩ, feminine deĩvė) stress pattern 4
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | diẽvas | dievaĩ |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | diẽvo | dievų̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | diẽvui | dieváms |
| accusative (galininkas) | diẽvą | dievùs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | dievù | dievaĩs |
| locative (vietininkas) | dievè | dievuosè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | diẽve | dievaĩ |
From Proto-Samic *tievδës, *tievës.
dievas (comparative dievvasit, superlative dievvaseamọs)
| Odd, vv-v gradation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Attributive | dievas | |
| Nominative | dievas | |
| Genitive | dievvasa | |
| Attributive | dievas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | dievas | dievvasat |
| Accusative | dievvasa | dievvasiid |
| Genitive | dievvasa | dievvasiid |
| Illative | dievvasii | dievvasiidda |
| Locative | dievvasis | dievvasiin |
| Comitative | dievvasiin | dievvasiiguin |
| Essive | dievasin | |