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Dios

Dios

See also: dios and dios-

Asturian

Proper noun

Dios m

  1. God

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

  • tiox
  • tiyox

Etymology

Borrowing from Spanish Dios, from Latin Deus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ti(j)oːʃ/

Proper noun

Dios

  1. The Christian God.
    • 1547: Andrés de Olmos, Arte para aprender la lengua mexicana
      in ytlalhticpac in totecuyo omitzyocux, omitzpic, omitztlacatili in ypalhnemoani in Dios.
    • 1673: Augustin de Vetancurt, Arte de lengua mexicana
      Cuix oticmotlaçotilli in motlâtocatzin Dios? | Amaſte à tu Dios, y Señor?

References

  • Lockhart, James. (2001) Nahuatl as Written, Stanford University Press, page 118.

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin Deus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdjos/

Proper noun

Dios m

  1. God

Derived terms

Related terms


Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowing from Spanish Dios, from Latin Deus.

Noun

Dios

  1. God

Synonyms

dios

dios

See also: Dios and dios-

Asturian

Interjection

dios

  1. God! oh my God!

Noun

dios m (plural dioses)

  1. god

Latin

Adjective

diōs

  1. accusative masculine plural of dius

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin deus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deywós.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdjos]

Noun

dios m (plural dioses)

  1. god, deity
    • c1200: Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 50r. a.
      Seńor dios de iſrl´ no a tal / dios en los cielos cuemo tu ní de yuſo en la tierra […]
      Lord, God of Israel, there is no god like you in the heavens or on earth […]

Descendants

  • Ladino: dio (Latin spelling)
  • Spanish: dios

Proper noun

dios m

  1. God, the Judeo-Christian god
    • c1200: Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 1r. a.
      [R] / emont por la gracia de dios. arço / biſpo de Toledo. a don alemeric. arçi / diano de antiochia […]
      Remont, by the grace of God, archbishop of Toledo, to don Almeric, archdeacon of Antioch […]
    • Idem, f. 1r. b.
      El to clerigo almerich. a / Rçidiano de antiochẏa. réde gŕas / adios & atẏ.
      Your cleric Almerich, archdeacon of Antioch, gives thanks to God and to you.

Descendants

  • Ladino: Dio (Latin spelling)
  • Spanish: Dios

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish dios (cf. Ladino dio), from Latin deus, from Old Latin deiuos, from Proto-Italic *deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [d̠jo̞s]

Noun

dios m (plural dioses, feminine diosa)

  1. god

Related terms

Derived terms