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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek θεός (theós, “god”, noun).
Pronunciation
(Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈtʰe.os/,
Noun
theos m
- (religion) god or deity
Synonyms
Derived terms
References
- "Theos", in Ambrogio Calepino, Dictionarium copiosissimus, Parisii, 1517, unpaged. →OCLC.
- "Theos", in Bartolomeo Castelli, Lexicon medicum graeco-latinum, Norimberga, 1682, p. 1132. →OCLC.
Middle English
Etymology 1
Determiner
theos
- Alternative spelling of þeos (“these”)
Pronoun
theos
- Alternative spelling of þeos (“these”)
Etymology 2
Determiner
theos
- Alternative spelling of þeos (“this”)
Pronoun
theos
- Alternative spelling of þeos (“this”)
Etymology 3
Determiner
theos
- Alternative spelling of þeos (“the, that, this”)