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feminine
/ˈdjosa/
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Translation
goddess
Word origin
The feminine of dios, from Latin dea ('goddess'), the feminine of deus ('god'). The same root gives English 'deity'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- dea
- English cognates
- deity
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluraldiosas
Examples
Venus .
Venus was the goddess of love.
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The Greeks prayed to every goddess of the sky.
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In the temple there is a statue of the goddess.
gran .
They called her a goddess for her great beauty.
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Do you know the story of that ancient goddess?
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