dievas
See also: Dievas
Lithuanian
Etymology
From Pre-Lithuanian *dēvas, from Proto-Baltic *deiṷas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *deiwás (compare Latvian dievs, Old Prussian Deiwas), from Proto-Indo-European *deywós. Cognate to English Tiw, Latin deus, Irish dia, Breton doue, Welsh duw, Persian دیو, Parthian 𐫅𐫏𐫇 (dyw) Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀 (daēuua), Sogdian 𐼹𐼷𐼴 (δyw), Sanskrit देव (devá), Finnish taivas and Aramaic דיוא.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɪ͡ə.ʋɐs/
Noun
diẽvas m (plural dievai̇̃, feminine dei̇̃vė) stress pattern 4
Declension
| singular (vienaskaita) |
plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | diẽvas | dievai̇̃ |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | diẽvo | dievų̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | diẽvui | dieváms |
| accusative (galininkas) | diẽvą | dievùs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | dievù | dievai̇̃s |
| locative (vietininkas) | dievè | dievuosè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | diẽve | dievai̇̃ |
Derived terms
Words derived from dievas
See also
Northern Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *tievδës, *tievës.
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈtie̯vas/
Adjective
dievas (comparative dievvasit, superlative dievvaseamọs)
Declension
| Odd, vv-v gradation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Attributive | dievas | |
| Nominative | dievas | |
| Genitive | dievvasa | |
| Attributive | dievas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | dievas | dievvasat |
| Accusative | dievvasa | dievvasiid |
| Genitive | dievvasa | dievvasiid |
| Illative | dievvasii | dievvasiidda |
| Locative | dievvasis | dievvasiin |
| Comitative | dievvasiin | dievvasiiguin |
| Essive | dievasin | |
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland