demonio

See also: Demonio, demónio, and demônio

Ilocano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish demonio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈmonjo/, [deˈmo.ɲo]
• Hyphenation: de‧mo‧nio

Noun

demonio

1. demon; devil

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin daemonium, from Ancient Greek δαιμόνιον (daimónion), diminutive of δαίμων (daímōn, “god, divine power”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈmɔ.njo/
• Rhymes: -ɔnjo
• Hyphenation: de‧mò‧nio

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Noun

demonio m (plural demoni)

1. demon, devil

Related terms

• Demonio
• demone
• pandemonio
• indemoniato

Anagrams

• monodie, monoide

Portuguese

Noun

demonio m (plural demonios)

1. Obsolete spelling of demónio (in Portugal)
2. Obsolete spelling of demônio (in Brazil)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin daemonium, from Ancient Greek δαιμόνιον (daimónion), diminutive of δαίμων (daímōn, “god, divine power”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈmonjo/ [d̪eˈmo.njo]
• Rhymes: -onjo
• Syllabification: de‧mo‧nio

Noun

demonio m (plural demonios)

1. demon, devil

   Synonym: diablo

Derived terms

• cómo demonios
• como un demonio
• de mil demonios
• demonio de Maxwell
• demonio de Tasmania
• demonización
• demonizar
• endemoniado
• endemoniar

 

Related terms

• demoníaco

 

Descendants

• → Ilocano: demonio
• → Karao: dimonyo
• → Tagalog: demonyo

Further reading

• “demonio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Tagalog

Noun

demonio (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜌᜓ)

1. Obsolete spelling of demonyo