Masculine
deus
Meaning
god; deity
Concepts
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈdews/
Etymology
In summary
From Old Galician-Portuguese deus (“God”), from Latin deus (“god, deity”), unusual in that it was derived from the nominative instead of the accusative (deum), from Old Latin deivos (“god, deity”), from Proto-Italic *deiwos (“god, deity”), from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god, deity”), from *dyew- (“sky, heaven”).
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