deivos

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós.

Pronunciation

• (Early Old Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈdei̯wos/
• (Late Old Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈde̞ːwos/

Noun

deivos m (Early Latin)

1. god, deity
   • 7th–5th century BC, Duenos inscription:

     𐌉𐌏𐌖𐌄𐌔𐌀𐌕𐌃𐌄𐌉𐌖𐌏𐌔𐌒𐌏𐌉𐌌𐌄𐌃𐌌𐌉𐌕𐌀𐌕𐌍𐌄𐌉𐌕𐌄𐌃𐌄𐌍𐌃𐌏𐌂𐌏𐌔𐌌𐌉𐌔𐌖𐌉𐌓𐌂𐌏𐌔𐌉𐌄𐌃

     IOVESATDEIVOSQOIMEDMITATNEITEDENDOCOSMISVIRCOSIED
     iovesāt deivōs qoi mēd mitāt, nei tēd endō cosmis vircō siēd

     The person who sends me prays to the gods, lest the girl be not kind towards thee

Inflection

Accusative plural: deivōs.

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Related terms

• deivā

Descendants

• Latin: deus
• Latin: Diānus
• Latin: dīvus