dieu

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

Catalan

Verb

dieu

second-person plural present indicative form of dir

French

Etymology

From Old French deu, from Latin deus, from Old Latin deiuos, 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)

A god, male divinity

Usage notes

when speaking of a god of a specific monotheistic religion, it is usually capitalized as Dieu

Synonyms

divinité

Derived terms

demi-dieu m
dieudonné m & adjective
homme de dieu m

Related terms

Further reading

“dieu” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French deu.

Noun

dieu m (plural dieux)

god

Usage notes

when speaking of the Christian God, it is usually capitalized as Dieu

Descendants

French: dieu

Romansch

Etymology

From Latin deus.

Noun

dieu m (plural dieus)

god

Sundanese

Adverb

dieu

here

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