From Pre-Lithuanian*dēvas, fromProto-Baltic*deiṷas, fromProto-Balto-Slavic*deiwás (compareLatviandievs,Old PrussianDeiwas), fromProto-Indo-European*deywós. Cognate toLatindeus andSanskritदेव(devá).
diẽvas m (pluraldievai̇̃,femininedei̇̃vė) stress pattern 4
| 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 |
FromProto-Samic*tievδës,*tievës.
dievas (comparativedievvasit,superlativedievvaseamọs)
| 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 | |