French

Proper noun

Dieu m

1. God

Related terms

• bon Dieu
• déesse
• mon Dieu
• dieu

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French Deu.

Proper noun

Dieu m

1. God (Christian deity)

Descendants

• French: Dieu

Old French

Etymology

From Latin Deus.

Proper noun

Dieu m ‎(nominative singular Diex or Dieus)

1. Alternative form of Deu

Old Provençal

Alternative forms

• Deu

Etymology

From Latin Deus.

Proper noun

Dieu m ‎(nominative singular Dieus)

1. God

Descendants

• Catalan: Déu
• Occitan: Dieu

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

• divinité

Derived terms

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

Related terms

• déesse
• déifier

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

• French: dieu

Romansch

Etymology

From Latin deus.

Noun

dieu m (plural dieus)

1. god

Sundanese

Adverb

dieu

1. here