deu

Symbol

deu

1. (international standards) language code for German.
2. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for German., i.e. Standard High German including regiolects like Berlinian (several High German dialects have separate ISO-codes like bar (“Bavarian”), gsw (“Alemannic”), ksh (“Kölsch”), sxu (“Upper Saxon”), sli (“Silesian”), swg (“Swabian”))

See also

• de

Further reading

• deu on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Alternative forms

• diez

Etymology

From Latin decem, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥.

Numeral

deu

1. ten

Alternative forms

• dedu, didu

Etymology

From Latin digitus. Compare Spanish dedo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdeu̯/ [ˈd̪øu̯]

Noun

deu m (plural deos)

1. finger
2. digit (of feet)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin decem, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Catalan dou, of pre-Roman origin; influenced by Latin dux.

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

deu

1. third-person singular preterite indicative of dar

Romanization

deu

1. Rōmaji transcription of でう

Etymology

From Latin digitus (“finger”). Compare Portuguese and Spanish dedo.

Noun

deu m

1. finger

References

• AEDLL

Etymology

From Canadian French deux.

Numeral

deu

1. two

Noun

deu

1. Alternative form of dew

Verb

deu

1. past participle of debvoir

Noun

deu

1. mutated form of teu (“rain”)

Alternative forms

• deû

Etymology

From Old French duel, from Late Latin dolus, derived from Latin dolor (“pain”), or possibly from Vulgar Latin *dolium, from Latin cordolium (“sorrow of the heart”), from dolor.

Noun

deu m (uncountable)

1. (Jersey) mourning

Alternative forms

• del
• dal
• dau

Pronunciation

• Audio (Gascony):

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Contraction

deu

1. Contraction of de + lo

Alternative forms

• deü (used by some scholars)
• du (uncommon)

Verb

deu

1. past participle of devoir

Noun

deu

1. Alternative spelling of déu

Mutation

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: deu

Etymology 1

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• diu

Etymology

From Latin deus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ.u/, [ˈd̪ɛːʊ̠]
• Hyphenation: dè‧u

Noun

deu m (plural dei or dii)

1. god, deity