demónio

See also: demonio, Demonio, and demônio

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• demônio (Brazil)
• demonho (colloquial or regional)
• demonio (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese demonio, from Latin daemonium, from Ancient Greek δαιμόνιον (daimónion), diminutive of δαίμων (daímōn, “god, divine power”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈmɔ.ni.u/, (faster pronunciation) /dɨˈmɔ.nju/

• Rhymes: -ɔniu, (faster pronunciation) -ɔnju
• Hyphenation: de‧mó‧ni‧o

Noun

demónio m (plural demónios) (European spelling)

1. demon
2. poltergeist
3. gremlin