dimoni

Catalan

Alternative forms

demoni (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin daemonium, from Ancient Greek δαιμόνιον (daimónion), substantivised adjective from δαίμων (daímōn).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian) [diˈmɔ.ni]
Rhymes: -ɔni

Noun

dimoni m (plural dimonis)

demon
devil
Synonym: diable
a cardinalfish of the genus Epigonus

Derived terms

dimoni barbut
dimoni gros
dimoni petit
dimoni xicotet
dimonial
dimoniet
dimonis

Related terms

Further reading

“dimoni” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
“dimoni”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

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