# demo
## English
### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˈdɛm.əʊ/
* (US) IPA: /ˈdɛm.oʊ/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛməʊ

### Etymology 1

Clipping of demonstration and various other words beginning with "demo-".

#### Noun

demo (plural demos)
* (informal) A demonstration or visual explanation.
    The professor prepared a demo to help her class understand the topic.
** 2019 December 18, Richard Clinnick, “Traction transition: HST to Azuma”, in Rail, page 33:ER received the first of its own HSTs on September 7 1977, with a handover taking place at York. It then worked a demo run to Darlington with power cars 43057 and 43056.
* (informal) A recording of a song meant to demonstrate its overall sound for the purpose of getting it published or recorded more fully.
    After hearing the demo the record label approved funding to record the song with a full band.
* (informal) An example of a product used for demonstration and then sold at a discount.
    Synonym: floor model
* (informal) A march or gathering to make a political protest.
    Synonyms: march, demonstration
** 2007, Indra Sinha, Animal's People, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN:Elli standing there, takes a sip of her tea, fixes hostile eyes on Somraj and says, ‘Well, what are you waiting for? You signed the petition against yourself, will you now join our demo against you?’
* (computing, informal) An edition of limited functionality to give the user an example of how the program works.
    The game's developers released a demo version to the public 3 months before the full release.
* (computing, demoscene, informal) A non-interactive audiovisual computer program developed by enthusiasts to demonstrate the capabilities of the machine. See demoscene.
** 1995, dro...@vnet.ibm.com, “Demo review - Killing time by oxyron”, in alt.sys.amiga.demos (Usenet):Effect 6: Gouraud spacecut - Probably the worst effect in the demo - has been done miles better before!
** 1996, John Bus, “Amiga Domain - An Aussie Scene Party!”, in alt.sys.amiga.demos (Usenet):This party will have it all for the Amiga scener: demos, competitions, dealers, and huge projection screen and sound system to entertain you.
** 2007, Game Face, numbers 21-25:Though the idea of procedural textures has been around for years, they have primarily been exploited by the demo scene, made famous by impressive demos like kkrieger, and haven't hit it big in the game industry yet […]
** 2008, Tamás Polgár, Freax: the brief history of the demoscene: Volume 1:A very successful PC demo from 1993, Second Reality from Future Crew […]
* (informal) A democrat.
* (informal, collective) A demographic group.
** 2000 September 21, Hal Foster, “Slumming with Rappers at the Roxy”, in London Review of Books‎, volume 22, number 18, →ISSN:No more ‘is it good?’ or even ‘is it original?’, only ‘does it work in the demo?’ – ‘demo’ as in ‘demographics’, not to be confused with ‘democracy’, much less ‘demonstration’.
** 2005, Market Watch, page 41:Our target demo is sports-minded families, and a good part of our clientele is moms who are with dad and the kids.
** 2018 June 11, Josef Adalian, “Inside the Binge Factory”, in New York Magazine‎:Where taste communities and Nielsen demos differ is in the way they’re used. Demo ratings are how linear networks measure success; taste communities are the tool Netflix relies on to drive viewers to new material it estimates they might want to watch.
* (informal, especially construction and DIY) Demolition.
    The demo portion of the reno project is the relatively fast and inexpensive part. The rebuilding takes more time and money.

##### Derived terms

* counterdemo
* democoder
* demofreak
* demogroup
* demolike
* demomaker
* demomaking
* demoparty
* demo reel
* demoscene
* demostyle
* demo tape
* demoware
* dentro
* eurodemo
* megademo
* minidemo
* Philodemician
* rolling demo
* trackmo

##### Descendants

* → Portuguese: demo

##### Translations
#### Adjective

demo (not comparable)
* (of a commercial product) designed to test consumers' interest in a retail item prior to purchasing.
** December 21, 2022, u/[deleted], Reddit r/peopleofwalmart:This Nutty Kid leavin' 'Crazy Face Selfies' On Demo Products...

### Etymology 2

Clipping of demonstrate.

#### Verb

demo (third-person singular simple present demos, present participle demoing, simple past and past participle demoed)
* (informal) To record a demo version of a song, usually not intended for commercial release.
    The band demoed thirty songs. Their manager thought that ten of the songs would make a good record.
* (informal) To demonstrate.

### Etymology 3

Clipping of demolish.

#### Verb

demo (third-person singular simple present demos, present participle demoing, simple past and past participle demoed)
* (informal) To demolish (especially a house or fixture).
** 2004 June 29, Sonja, Salvage Materials before Demolition of House, quoted in The Owner-Builder Book: Construction Bargain Strategies →ISBN, page 336:
    This means we are going to demo the house to the dirt, or hopefully leave one wall standing.

### Anagrams

* Dome, E.D. Mo., Edom, Medo-, dome, mode

## Finnish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English demo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdemo/, [ˈde̞mo̞]
* Rhymes: -emo
* Hyphenation: de‧mo

### Noun

demo
* demo (brief demonstration)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of demo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
demoni
demoni
accusative
nom.
demoni
demoni
gen.
demoni
genitive
demoni
demojeni
partitive
demoani
demojani
inessive
demossani
demoissani
elative
demostani
demoistani
illative
demooni
demoihini
adessive
demollani
demoillani
ablative
demoltani
demoiltani
allative
demolleni
demoilleni
essive
demonani
demoinani
translative
demokseni
demoikseni
abessive
demottani
demoittani
instructive
comitative
—demoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
demosi
demosi
accusative
nom.
demosi
demosi
gen.
demosi
genitive
demosi
demojesi
partitive
demoasi
demojasi
inessive
demossasi
demoissasi
elative
demostasi
demoistasi
illative
demoosi
demoihisi
adessive
demollasi
demoillasi
ablative
demoltasi
demoiltasi
allative
demollesi
demoillesi
essive
demonasi
demoinasi
translative
demoksesi
demoiksesi
abessive
demottasi
demoittasi
instructive
comitative
—demoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
demomme
demomme
accusative
nom.
demomme
demomme
gen.
demomme
genitive
demomme
demojemme
partitive
demoamme
demojamme
inessive
demossamme
demoissamme
elative
demostamme
demoistamme
illative
demoomme
demoihimme
adessive
demollamme
demoillamme
ablative
demoltamme
demoiltamme
allative
demollemme
demoillemme
essive
demonamme
demoinamme
translative
demoksemme
demoiksemme
abessive
demottamme
demoittamme
instructive
comitative
—demoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
demonne
demonne
accusative
nom.
demonne
demonne
gen.
demonne
genitive
demonne
demojenne
partitive
demoanne
demojanne
inessive
demossanne
demoissanne
elative
demostanne
demoistanne
illative
demoonne
demoihinne
adessive
demollanne
demoillanne
ablative
demoltanne
demoiltanne
allative
demollenne
demoillenne
essive
demonanne
demoinanne
translative
demoksenne
demoiksenne
abessive
demottanne
demoittanne
instructive
comitative
—demoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
demonsa
demonsa
accusative
nom.
demonsa
demonsa
gen.
demonsa
genitive
demonsa
demojensa
partitive
demoaan demoansa
demojaan demojansa
inessive
demossaan demossansa
demoissaan demoissansa
elative
demostaan demostansa
demoistaan demoistansa
illative
demoonsa
demoihinsa
adessive
demollaan demollansa
demoillaan demoillansa
ablative
demoltaan demoltansa
demoiltaan demoiltansa
allative
demolleen demollensa
demoilleen demoillensa
essive
demonaan demonansa
demoinaan demoinansa
translative
demokseen demoksensa
demoikseen demoiksensa
abessive
demottaan demottansa
demoittaan demoittansa
instructive
comitative
—demoineen demoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* demota
* demonauha

#### Related terms

* demoskene

### Further reading

* “demo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

### Anagrams

* Edmo, mode

## Galician
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese demõ (“demon; devil”), from Latin daemon (“demon”), from Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn, “god, goddess, divine power”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdɛ.mo̝/

### Noun

demo m (plural demos)
* devil; demon
    Synonyms: diabo, diaño
* (uncountable) the Devil
* (figurative) an evil person
    O demo ós seus quer. (proverb) ― Devil loves his own people.
* (figurative) a playful kid

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “demo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “demo”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “demo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “demo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “demo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdɛ.mo/
* Rhymes: -ɛmo
* Hyphenation: dè‧mo

### Noun

demo m (plural demi)
* demo
* deme

### Anagrams

* medo, mode

## Japanese
### Romanization

demo
* Rōmaji transcription of でも

## Latin
### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈdeː.moː/, [ˈd̪eːmoː]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈde.mo/, [ˈd̪ɛːmo]

### Etymology 1

From dē- (“from, away from, out of”) +‎ emō (“I acquire, I obtain”).

#### Verb

dēmō (present infinitive dēmere, perfect active dēmpsī, supine dēmptum); third conjugation
* to remove, take away, or subtract
    Synonyms: rapiō, auferō, abdūcō, removeō, adimō, ēripiō, tollō, āmoveō, āvertō, eximō, legō, abdō
* (with Dative or with dē + Ablative) to withhold, take away, subtract from

##### Derived terms

* demptiō
* vīndēmia

##### Descendants

* → Asturian: demer, dimir

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

dēmō
* dative/ablative singular of dēmos

### References

* “demo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* “demo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
* demo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
* Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co. to undeceive a person: alicui errorem demere, eripere, extorquere to make a thing credible: fidem facere, afferre alicui rei (opp. demere, de-, abrogare fidem) to deliver some one from slavery: iugum servile alicui demere
* “demo”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia‎
* “demo”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /demu/

### Noun

demo m (definite singular demoen, indefinite plural demoar, definite plural demoane)
* (music) a demo (e.g. a music album)
* (informal, politics) short form of demonstrasjon

## Old Galician-Portuguese
### Etymology

From Latin daemon (“demon”), from Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn, “god, goddess, divine power”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈde.mo/

### Noun

demo m (plural demões)
* (uncountable, Christianity) the Devil; Satan
** 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 3 (facsimile):
    Eſta é de como ſanta maria fez cobrar a Theophilo a carta que fezera cono demo u ſe tornou ſeu vaſſalo.
       This one is (about) how Holy Mary recovered for Theophilos the contract he had made with the Devil and became his vassal.
* a devil; a demon
** 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 26 (facsimile):
    e logo chegar..a alma tomar demões q̇ a leuarõ. mui toſte ſẽ tardar
       and soon devils arrived, seizing the soul, and took it very quickly without delay

#### Synonyms

* (Satan): diabo, Locifer, satanas
* (devil): demonio, diablo, diaboo, diabre

#### Descendants

* Galician: demo
* Portuguese: demo

## Portuguese
### Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese demo (“demon; devil”), from Latin daemon (“demon”), from Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn, “god, goddess, divine power”).

#### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈdẽ.mu/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈdẽ.mu/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈde.mo/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈde.mu/

#### Noun

demo m (plural demos)
* devil; demon
    Synonyms: capeta, demónio, diabo, diabrete

### Etymology 2

From English demo, from demonstration.

#### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈdẽ.mu/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈdẽ.mu/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈde.mo/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈdɛ.mu/, /ˈde.mu/

#### Noun

demo f (plural demos)
* (computing) demo (a software edition of limited functionality)

#### Adjective

demo m or f (plural demos, not comparable)
* (computing, of a software) of limited functionality

## Spanish
### Noun

demo m (plural demos)
* (music) demo

### Further reading

* “demo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10