"deus" meaning in Portuguese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdews/ [Brazil], [ˈdeʊ̯s] [Brazil], /ˈdews/ [Brazil], [ˈdeʊ̯s] [Brazil], /ˈdewʃ/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], [ˈdeʊ̯ʃ] [Rio-de-Janeiro], /ˈdewʃ/ [Portugal] Audio: LL-Q5146 (por)-Santamarcanda-deus.wav Forms: deuses [plural], deusa [feminine], deia [feminine, poetic], deusas [feminine, plural], deias [feminine, plural, poetic], deos [alternative, obsolete]
Rhymes: (Brazil) -ews, (Portugal) -ewʃ Etymology: From Old Galician-Portuguese deus (“God”), from Latin deus (“god, deity”), unusual in that it was derived from the nominative instead of the accusative (deum), from Old Latin deivos (“god, deity”), from Proto-Italic *deiwos (“god, deity”), from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god, deity”), from *dyew- (“sky, heaven”). Etymology templates: {{inh|pt|roa-opt|deus||God}} Old Galician-Portuguese deus (“God”), {{inh|pt|la|deus||god, deity}} Latin deus (“god, deity”), {{der|pt|itc-ola|deivos||god, deity}} Old Latin deivos (“god, deity”), {{der|pt|itc-pro|*deiwos||god, deity}} Proto-Italic *deiwos (“god, deity”), {{der|pt|ine-pro|*deywós||god, deity}} Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god, deity”) Head templates: {{pt-noun|m|#es|f=#a,deia<l:poetic>}} deus m (plural deuses, feminine deusa or (poetic) deia, feminine plural deusas or (poetic) deias)
  1. god; deity Tags: masculine Synonyms: divindade Related terms: deus ex machina, diva, divinal, divinar, divindade, divinizar, divino, solidéu

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈdews/",
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        "Brazil"
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      "ipa": "/ˈdewʃ/",
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