Dieu

See also: dieu, diều, diệu, Diệu, điêu, điếu, and điều

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French Dieu < Old French Deu, from Latin Deus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /djø/
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Proper noun

Dieu m

  1. God

Derived terms

Descendants

⇒ bon Dieu (literally “good God”):

  • Guianese Creole: Bondjé
  • Mauritian Creole: Bondye
  • Saint Dominican Creole French: bon Dieu
  • Seychellois Creole: Bondye

Middle French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French Deu.

Proper noun

Dieu m

  1. God (Christian deity)

Descendants
  • French: Dieu (see there for further descendants)

Old French

Etymology

From Latin Deus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈdi͡ɛu̯]

Proper noun

Dieu m (nominative singular Diex or Dieus)

  1. Alternative form of Deu

Old Occitan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin Deus.

Proper noun

Dieu m (nominative singular Dieus)

  1. God

Descendants
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