Dieu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dieu"

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