demonio

See also: Demonio, demónio, and demônio

Ilocano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish demonio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈmonjo/ [deˈmo.ɲo]
• Hyphenation: de‧mo‧nio

Noun

demonio

1. demon; devil

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin daemonium, from Ancient Greek δαιμόνιον (daimónion), diminutive of δαίμων (daímōn, “god, divine power”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈmɔ.njo/
• Rhymes: -ɔnjo
• Hyphenation: de‧mò‧nio

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Noun

demonio m (plural demoni)

1. demon, devil

Related terms

• Demonio
• demone
• pandemonio
• indemoniato

Anagrams

• monodie, monoide

Portuguese

Noun

demonio m (plural demonios)

1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of demônio / demónio.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin daemonium, from Ancient Greek δαιμόνιον (daimónion), diminutive of δαίμων (daímōn, “god, divine power”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈmonjo/ [d̪eˈmo.njo]
• Rhymes: -onjo
• Syllabification: de‧mo‧nio

Noun

demonio m (plural demonios)

1. demon, devil

   Synonym: diablo

Derived terms

• cómo demonios
• como un demonio
• de mil demonios
• demonio de Maxwell
• demonio de Tasmania
• demonización
• demonizar
• endemoniado
• endemoniar

 

Related terms

• demoníaco

 

Descendants

• → Ilocano: demonio
• → Karao: dimonyo
• → Tagalog: demonyo

Further reading

• “demonio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Tagalog

Noun

demonio (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜌᜓ)

1. Obsolete spelling of demonyo.