Accorddieu
le dieu
god
Try it
How do you say dieu in French?
How do you pronounce dieu in French?
dieu is pronounced /lə djø/ in French.
Example sentences
Le dieu grec ancien était très puissant et vénéré par tous les mortels.
The ancient Greek god was very powerful and venerated by all mortals.
Ce dieu égyptien bienveillant protégeait les âmes des défunts dans l'au-delà.
This benevolent Egyptian god protected the souls of the deceased in the afterlife.
Swipe dieu in Accord
Swipe through hundreds of words and master grammatical gender in French.
Why is it masculine?
Dieu is masculine because it derives from Latin "deus," which was grammatically masculine in the Latin noun declension system, and French retained this gender assignment when the word evolved phonetically into "dieu." The masculine gender persisted through Old French and into Modern French as an inherited feature of the original Latin grammatical classification.
What is the French word for god?
The French word for god is le dieu — masculine.
Gender across languages
Practice with Accord
Swipe through hundreds of words and master grammatical gender in French.