See also: doûs

Breton

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Adjective

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dous

  1. sweet

Champenois

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Numeral

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dous

  1. two

Galician

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Galician numbers (edit)
20
[a], [b], [c], [d], [e] ←  1 2 3  → [a], [b]
    Cardinal (standard / feminine): dúas
    Cardinal (reintegrationist / feminine): duas
    Cardinal (masculine): dous
    Ordinal: segundo
    Ordinal abbreviation:
    Multiplier (standard): (noun) dobre
    Multiplier (reintegrationist): (noun) dobro
    Multiplier: (adjective) duplo
    Fractional (standard): (adjective) medio
    Fractional (reintegrationist): (adjective) meio
    Fractional: (noun) metade

Etymology

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese dous, from Latin duōs. Cognate with Portuguese dois and Spanish dos.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdows/ [ˈd̪ows̺]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ows

Numeral

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dous m (feminine dúas)
dous m (feminine duas, reintegrationist norm)

  1. two

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Leonese

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Etymology

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From Old Leonese dos, from Latin duōs.

Numeral

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dous m (feminine dúas)

  1. two

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Mirandese

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Etymology

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From Latin duōs, masculine accusative of duo.

Numeral

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dous

  1. two

Old French

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Etymology 1

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From Latin dulcem.

Adjective

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dous m (oblique and nominative feminine singular douse)

  1. soft (not hard)
  2. (by extension) soft, tender
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • French: doux
  • Norman: doux
  • Middle English: douce, douse, dowce, dowse

Etymology 2

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See deus.

Noun

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dous m

  1. Alternative form of deus (two)

Old Galician-Portuguese

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Old Galician-Portuguese cardinal numbers
 <  1 2 3  > 
    Cardinal : dous

Etymology

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Inherited from Latin duōs (two).

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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dous (feminine duas)

  1. two (2)

Descendants

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Further reading

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Old Occitan

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Etymology

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From Latin dulcis.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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dous m (feminine singular dousa, masculine plural dous, feminine plural dousas)

  1. soft (not hard)
  2. (by extension) soft, tender, sweet

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese dous, from Latin duōs (two), from Proto-Italic *duō, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ows, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -owʃ, (Brazil) -os, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -oʃ
  • Hyphenation: dous

Numeral

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dous (feminine duas)

  1. Dated form of dois.

Descendants

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  • Macanese: (probably through Indo-Portuguese and/or Kristang) dôs