dio m (plural dii )
Alternative form ofdiu Borrowed fromItalian dio .
dio (accusative singular dion ,plural dioj ,accusative plural diojn )
agod From Proto-Central Pacific*tio , fromProto-Oceanic *tiʀom , fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian *tiʀəm .
dio
oyster ( mollusk ) Borrowed fromItalian dì ,Spanish día , ultimately fromLatin diēs .
dio (plural dii )
day ( 24-hour period ) .
FromLatin deus , from earlier*dẹ̄vos , fromOld Latin deivos , fromProto-Italic *deiwos , fromProto-Indo-European *deywós , derived from the root*dyew- ( “ sky, heaven ” ) .
IPA (key ) : /ˈdi.o/ ,( traditional ) * /ˈdi.o/ Rhymes:-io Hyphenation:dì‧o Though the modern standard prefers not to geminate the initial/d/ , it is geminated in traditional pronunciation (as reflected by the usage ofgli beforedei ) and the pronunciation in all the regional Italian varieties, excluding those that don't have syntactic gemination. dio m (plural dei or ( archaic or dialectal ) dii ,feminine dea ,feminine plural dee )
god ,deity Synonyms: divinità ,( poetic ) deità ,divo ,iddio ,( literary ) nume ( informal ) one who isremarkably skilled in something;ace ,crackerjack ,wiz Synonyms: asso ,campione ,mago ,mito dio2 in Treccani.it –Vocabolario Treccani on line , Istituto dell'Enciclopedia ItalianaFromLatin dīus , alternative form ofdīvus ( “ divine, godlike ” ) , fromProto-Indo-European *diwyós ( “ heavenly ” ) , derived from the root*dyew- ( “ sky, heaven ” ) .
dio (feminine dia ,masculine plural dii ,feminine plural die )( obsolete , poetic )
bright ,resplendent ,shining ( in a divine fashion ) Synonyms: brillante ,lucente ,luminoso ,splendente 1321 ,Dante Alighieri ,La divina commedia: Paradiso , Le Monnier, published2002 , Canto XIV, page250 :[ …] E io udi' nella luce piùdia ¶ del minor cerchio una voce modesta,[ …] [ …] And I heard in the mostresplendent light ¶ of the lesser circle a modest voice, [ …] 1850 ,Giosuè Carducci ,Juvenilia [1] , volume II: “Alla beata Diana Giuntini”, Nicola Zanichelli, published1906 ,page74 :Pur risplendeva oltre il mortal costume ¶ Ladia bellezza nel sereno viso,[ …] Yet beyond the mortal custom shone ¶ Theshining beauty in the serene visage, [ …] dio1 in Treccani.it –Vocabolario Treccani on line , Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italianadiō
dative / ablative masculine / neuter singular ofdius “dio ”, inCharlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879 )A Latin Dictionary , Oxford: Clarendon Press dio inGaffiot, Félix (1934 )Dictionnaire illustré latin-français , Hachette. “dio ”, inHarry Thurston Peck, editor (1898 ),Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities , New York: Harper & Brothers Inherited fromLatin deum , theaccusative form ofdeus ( “ god ” ) .Doublet ofdios , which came fromdeus , thenominative form.
dio m (plural dios )
god ,deity c. 1280, Alfonso X,
General Estoria II, (ed. by Pedro Sánchez-Prieto Borja, 2002, Universidad de Alcalá de Henares):
Et por esta ocasion podrie seer que desuiarien los uuestros fijos a los nuestros del temor dedio & del su seruicio. (pleaseadd an English translation of this quotation) c. 1280, Alfonso X,
General Estoria II, (ed. by Pedro Sánchez-Prieto Borja, 2002, Universidad de Alcalá de Henares):
[ …] crebantaua la ley en los sacrificios. & del maltraymiento contra ell. porque aorauan losdios agenos.(pleaseadd an English translation of this quotation) Cognate withItalian dio ( “ god ” ) .
dio m (plural dio )
god Masotti, Adelmo (1996 )Vocabolario Romagnolo Italiano [Romagnol-Italian dictionary ] (in Italian), Bologna: Zanichelli, page181 Inherited fromProto-Slavic *dělъ .
IPA (key ) : /dîo/ Hyphenation:di‧o dȉo m (Cyrillic spelling ди̏о )
( Bosnia , Croatia , Montenegro ) part IPA (key ) : /ˈdjo/ [ˈd̪jo] Rhymes:-o Syllabification:dio dio
third-person singular preterite indicative ofdar dio
( Internet , sms) Alternative form ofdiyor Banadio sen benim en yakınımsın. He (or she) tells me you are my closest relative.