Deois

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δηωΐς (Dēōḯs), a synonym for Ancient Greek Περσεφόνη (Persephónē), the Greek counterpart of Roman Proserpina.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /deːˈoː.iːs/, [d̪eːˈoːiːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /deˈo.is/, [d̪eˈɔːis]

Proper noun

Dēōīs f sg (genitive Dēōidis); third declension

1. (Roman mythology) Synonym of Prōserpina (Roman goddess)

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Dēōīs
genitive	Dēōidis
dative	Dēōidī
accusative	Dēōidem
ablative	Dēōide
vocative	Dēōīs

References

• “Deois”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Deois in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.