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Tiu

/ˈtiːuː/

Tiu proper noun: the ancient Germanic god of war and the sky, identified with Tyr of Norse mythology.

Proper noun

Tiu

  1. (Germanic) The ancient Germanic god of war and the sky, identified with Tyr of Norse mythology.

Forms of Tiu

alternative formTew
alternative formTiw
alternative formTue

Origin of Tiu

Revived from Old English Tīw, from Proto-West Germanic *Tīw, from Proto-Germanic *Tīwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god”). Doublet of Tuesday and Tyr.

Words that rhyme with Tiu

Questions about Tiu

What does Tiu mean?
Tiu means the ancient Germanic god of war and the sky, identified with Tyr of Norse mythology.
What part of speech is Tiu?
Tiu is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Tiu?
Tiu is pronounced /ˈtiːuː/.

Words near Tiu in the dictionary

  1. titwanks
  2. tityra
  3. tityras
  4. Tityre-tu
  5. Tityre-tus
  6. Tiu
  7. Tiuchiu
  8. Tiul
  9. Tiulana
  10. Tiulanas
  11. Tiupampan

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