Deo

See also: Appendix:Variations of "deo"

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdeː.o/

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Noun

Deo n (strong, genitive Deos, plural Deos)

1. Short for Deodorant (“deodorant”).

Usage notes

• In formal contexts, Deodorant is preferred to some degree, though Deo is also used. Informally, the full form is quite rare.

Declension

Declension of Deo [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Deo	die	Deos
genitive	eines	des	Deos	der	Deos
dative	einem	dem	Deo	den	Deos
accusative	ein	das	Deo	die	Deos

Further reading

• “Deo” in Duden online
• “Deo” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Italian

Proper noun

Deo m

1. (archaic) Alternative form of Dio (“God”)

Anagrams

• Edo, ode

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈdeː.oː/, [ˈd̪eːoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈde.o/, [ˈd̪ɛːo]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δηώ (Dēṓ), a synonym for Ancient Greek Δημήτηρ (Dēmḗtēr), the Greek counterpart of Roman Cerēs.

Proper noun

Dēō f sg (genitive Dēōnis); third declension

1. (Roman mythology) Synonym of Cerēs.

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Dēō
genitive	Dēōnis
dative	Dēōnī
accusative	Dēōnem
ablative	Dēōne
vocative	Dēō

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Deō

1. dative/ablative of Deus