French edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Middle French Dieu < Old French Deu, from Latin Deus.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /djø/
  • (file)

Proper noun edit

Dieu m

  1. God

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

bon Dieu (literally good God):

  • Guianese Creole: Bondjé
  • Mauritian Creole: Bondye
  • Saint Dominican Creole French: bon Dieu
  • Seychellois Creole: Bondye

Middle French edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Old French Deu.

Proper noun edit

Dieu m

  1. God (Christian deity)

Descendants edit

  • French: Dieu (see there for further descendants)

Old French edit

Etymology edit

From Latin Deus.

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

Dieu m (nominative singular Diex or Dieus)

  1. Alternative form of Deu

Old Occitan edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Latin Deus.

Proper noun edit

Dieu m (nominative singular Dieus)

  1. God

Descendants edit