dios

See also: Dios and dios-

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin deus.

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
    • c. 1200: 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
    • c. 1200: 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 (god, deity), unusual in that it was derived from the nominative instead of the accusative (deum), from Old Latin deiuos (god, deity), from Proto-Italic *deiwos (god, deity), from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (god, deity), from *dyew- (sky, heaven).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /djos/, [d̪jos]

Noun

dios m (plural dioses, feminine diosa, feminine plural diosas)

  1. god

Derived terms

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