dieu

== Catalan == === Alternative forms === deis === Verb === dieu second-person plural present indicative of dir == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French dieu, from Old French deu, from Latin deus, from Old Latin deivos, 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, feminine déesse) a god, male divinity Synonym: divinité ==== Usage notes ==== When speaking of a god of a specific monotheistic religion, it is usually capitalized as Dieu. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== déesse déifier ==== Descendants ==== Haitian Creole: dye === Further reading === “dieu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle English == === Adjective === dieu alternative form of dewe (“due”) == Middle French == === Etymology === From Old French deu. === Noun === dieu m (plural dieux) god ==== Usage notes ==== When speaking of the Christian God, it is usually capitalized as Dieu. ==== Descendants ==== French: dieuHaitian Creole: dye == Romansh == === Etymology === From Latin deus. === Noun === dieu m (plural dieus) god == Sundanese == === Etymology === Blend of di (“at”) +‎ ieu (“this”). Compare Kangean diye. Displaced Old Sundanese dinih. === Adverb === dieu here