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, Valencia) [diˈmɔ.ni]
• Rhymes: -ɔni

Noun

dimoni m (plural dimonis)

1. demon
2. devil

   Synonym: diable

3. a cardinalfish of the genus Epigonus

Derived terms

• dimoni barbut
• dimoni gros
• dimoni petit
• dimoni xicotet
• dimonial
• dimoniet
• dimonis

 

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, 2024