Masculine

dilúvio

Meaning

  1. (masculine) deluge (great flood)
  2. (broadly, colloquial, masculine) downpour

Frequency

24k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/d͡ʒiˈlu.vi.u/
Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dews-? Proto-Indo-European *dus- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwís Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃-der. Proto-Italic *lawō Latin lavō Latin dīluō Proto-Indo-European *-yós Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ium Latin dīluviumlbor. Old Galician-Portuguese dilúvio Portuguese dilúvio Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese dilúvio, from Latin dīluvium (“flood”), from lavō (“to wash”).

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