dius

See also: Dius

Achang

Pronunciation

  • (Myanmar) /diu˧˩/

Noun

dius

  1. person, human
    Synonym: soeu

Further reading

  • Inglis, Douglas, Sampu, Nasaw, Jaseng, Wilai, Jana, Thocha (2005) A preliminary Ngochang–Kachin–English Lexicon[1], Payap University, page 26

Catalan

Pronunciation

Verb

dius

  1. second-person singular present indicative of dir

Gothic

Romanization

dius

  1. romanization of 𐌳𐌹𐌿𐍃

Latin

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *diwyós. Cognates include Sanskrit दिव्य (divya) and Ancient Greek δῖος (dîos).

Pronunciation

Adjective

dīus (feminine dīa, neuter dīum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. alternative form of dīvus (divine, godly)
Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative dīus dīa dīum dīī dīae dīa
genitive dīī dīae dīī dīōrum dīārum dīōrum
dative dīō dīae dīō dīīs
accusative dīum dīam dīum dīōs dīās dīa
ablative dīō dīā dīō dīīs
vocative dīe dīa dīum dīī dīae dīa

Etymology 2

Old Latin [Term?] from Proto-Italic *djous (day) from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws (daytime sky); compare diēs. Cognate with Old Armenian տիւ (tiw), Sanskrit दिवा (divā, by day).

Pronunciation

Adverb

diūs (comparative diūtius, superlative diūtissimē)

  1. alternative form of diū (by day)

References

  • Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 338
  • dius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • dius”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • dius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • dius”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia[2]
  • dius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray