Definify.com

Definition 2024


Dieu

Dieu

See also: dieu, diều, diệu, Diệu, điêu, điếu, and điều

French

Proper noun

Dieu m

  1. God

Related terms


Middle French

Etymology

From Old French Deu.

Proper noun

Dieu m

  1. God (Christian deity)

Descendants


Old French

Etymology

From Latin Deus.

Proper noun

Dieu m (nominative singular Diex or Dieus)

  1. Alternative form of Deu

Old Provençal

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin Deus.

Proper noun

Dieu m (nominative singular Dieus)

  1. God

Descendants

dieu

dieu

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

Catalan

Verb

dieu

  1. 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/
  • (Quebec) IPA(key): /dzjø/
  • (Louisiana) IPA(key): /d͡ʒø/

Noun

dieu m (plural dieux)

  1. A god, male divinity

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

Derived terms

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

Related terms


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