Deus

See also: deus and déus

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese Deus, from Latin Deus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdews/ [ˈd̪ews̺]
  • Rhymes: -ews
  • Hyphenation: Deus

Proper noun

Deus m

  1. God (in a Christian context)
    • 1775, María Francisca Isla y Losada, Romance:
      Sòs mentes en Deus do Céo,
      agarimo podo achàr,
      pois cuitadiña de min;
      já non teño Pay, nin Nay!
      Just in God of Heaven
      shelter I can find
      Because, pity me,
      No longer I have mum or dad

References

Latin

Etymology

  • From deus (god, deity).

    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    Deus m sg (genitive Deī); irregular, second declension

    1. God
      • 207 CE – 208 CE, Tertullian, Adversus Marcionem 1.29.8:
        Gratus esses, o dee haeretice, si isses in dispositionem Creatoris
        You would be thankful, oh you heretic god [of Marcion's], if you checked the allotment of the Creator
      • 405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Genesis.28.13:
        Ego sum Dominus Deus Abraham patris tui et Deus Isaac
        I am the Lord God, of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac
      • 405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Psalmi.29.3, (Psalms 30:2 in modern numbering):
        Domine Deus meus, clamavi ad te et sanasti me
        God my lord, I called you and you healed me

    Declension

    Second-declension noun (irregular), singular only.

    singular
    nominative Deus
    genitive Deī
    dative Deō
    accusative Deum
    ablative Deō
    vocative Deus1
    Dee2

    1Rare during the Classical period.
    2From Late Latin onwards.

    Derived terms

    • ad Deum
    • Agnus Dei
    • Opus Dei
    • domine Deus
      • Western Romance:
        • Judeo-Italian: דוּמֵידֵית (Dumedet)
      • Eastern Romance
      • Italian: Domeneddio
      • Old French: Damnedeu
      • Old Occitan: Domerdieus
        • Occitan: Domnideu

    Descendants

    Old French

    Proper noun

    Deus m

    1. nominative singular of Deu

    Old Galician-Portuguese

    Etymology

    From Latin Deus.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /de.us/, /dɛu̯s/

    Proper noun

    Deus

    1. God

    Descendants

    Old Occitan

    Proper noun

    Deus

    1. nominative singular of Deu

    Portuguese

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

    From Old Galician-Portuguese Deus, from Latin Deus.

    Pronunciation

     

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    • Homophone: deus
    • Hyphenation: Deus

    Proper noun

    Deus m

    1. God (the deity of monotheistic religions)
      • 2015, Alfred Lang, Avô, o que é Deus?, BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, page 24:
        “Boa pergunta, Emmazinha. Deus é amor puro, Deus é omnisciente (sabe tudo), ele não comete erros, Deus existe para todos igualmente, Deus é o criador e preservador da nossa terra e de todo o universo, Deus é a piedade e a misericórdia, Deus existe em toda a parte da natureza, em cada pedra, árvore, flor, animal e em cada ser humano.”
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    Descendants

    Sardinian

    Etymology

    From Latin Deus.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈdeus/, [ˈdeː.u.zŭ]

    Proper noun

    Deus m

    1. God