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dilúvio.

deluge (great flood)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/d͡ʒiˈlu.vju/Brazil/diˈlu.vju/Portugal/diˈlu.bju/Northern, Portugal[diˈlu.βju]Northern, Portugal

  1. deluge (great flood)

    masculine

  2. downpour

    broadly · colloquial · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃-der. Proto-Italic *lowō Latin lavō Latin dīluō Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin dīluviumlbor. Old Galician-Portuguese dilúvio Portuguese dilúvio Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese dilúvio, from Latin dīluvium (“flood”), from lavō (“to wash”).

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