🇮🇹 Italian

dei

masculine

gli dei

gods

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dei
/ʎi ˈdɛi/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say dei in Italian?

IPA
/ʎi ˈdɛi/

How do you pronounce dei in Italian?

dei is pronounced /ʎi ˈdɛi/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il dio greco era molto potente e generoso con i suoi fedeli.

The Greek god was very powerful and generous with his faithful followers.

Questo dio antico è stato venerato per secoli in tutto l'impero romano.

This ancient god was venerated for centuries throughout the Roman empire.

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Why is it masculine?

Dei (god) is masculine in Italian because it derives from Latin "deus," which was grammatically masculine and retained that gender through the Romance language evolution. The Latin masculine ending -us naturally became the Italian masculine -o, establishing "dio" as inherently masculine.

What is the Italian word for gods?

The Italian word for gods is gli dei — masculine.

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