dimoni
Catalan
Alternative forms
- demoni (obsolete)
Etymology
From Latin daemonium, from Ancient Greek δαιμόνιον (daimónion), substantivised adjective from δαίμων (daímōn).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /diˈmɔ.ni/
- Rhymes: -ɔni
Noun
dimoni m (plural dimonis)
- demon
- devil
- Synonym: diable
- A cardinalfish of the genus Epigonus.
Derived terms
- dimonial
- dimoni barbut
- dimoniet
- dimoni gros
- dimoni petit
- dimonis
- dimoni xicotet
Related terms
- dèmon
- demoníac
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, 2023