diluvies

Catalan

Verb

diluvies

second-person singular present indicative of diluviar

Latin

Etymology

From dīluō (“to wash away”) +‎ -iēs.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /diːˈlu.u̯i.eːs/, [d̪iːˈɫ̪uː̯ieːs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /diˈlu.vi.es/, [d̪iˈluːvies]

Noun

dīluviēs f (genitive dīluviēī); fifth declension

inundation, flood, deluge

Usage notes

The nouns dīluviēs, dīluvium, and dīluviō were all used in poetry with the meaning "deluge". Like the majority of fifth-declension nouns, dīluviēs is not attested in the plural in Classical Latin.

Declension

Fifth-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	dīluviēs	dīluviēs
Genitive	dīluviēī	dīluviērum
Dative	dīluviēī	dīluviēbus
Accusative	dīluviem	dīluviēs
Ablative	dīluviē	dīluviēbus
Vocative	dīluviēs	dīluviēs

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