diot
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See also: díot
French
Pronunciation
Noun
diot m (plural diots)
Further reading
- “diot”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Old High German
Alternative forms
- deot, theot (before 10th C. CE)
- thiota, diota f (o-declension), thiot (9-11th C. CE)
- died, diet, tiet, thiet (from 10th C. CE)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *þeudu
Noun
diot f or m or n
Usage notes
- de-voicing to teot, tiot, tiet is more common in eastern dialects, while the th- spelling is characteristic of, but not restricted to, Franconian texts.
Declension
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | diot | dioti |
| accusative | diot | dioti |
| genitive | diotes | dioto |
| dative | diote | diotim, dioten |
| instrumental | diotu | — |
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | diot | dioti |
| accusative | diot | dioti |
| genitive | dioti | dioto |
| dative | dioti | diotim, dioten |
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | diot | diot |
| accusative | diot | diot |
| genitive | diotes | dioto |
| dative | diote | diotum |
| instrumental | diotu | — |
Descendants
References
- Karg-Gasterstädt, Elisabeth, Frings, Theodor, et al., editors (1952–2022), “thiot”, in Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, via Sächsische Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Leipzig
Scottish Gaelic
Pronoun
diot
- alternative form of dhìot