chus

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See also: CHUs and Chus

Galician

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese chus, from Latin plūs (more).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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chus

  1. (dated) more; very
    Synonym: máis
    • 1305, A. López Ferreiro, editor, Galicia Histórica. Colección diplomática, Santiago: Tipografía Galaica, page 498:
      et sse esto que eu mando he chus pouco cao quinto de todos meus bees assi movil como rrayz
      and if this that I'm granting is very little compared with a fifth of all of my possessions, chattel as well as real state, then [...]

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Old Galician-Portuguese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin plūs (more), from Old Latin *plous, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- (many). Eventually displaced by mais.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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chus

  1. more
    Synonym: mais

Descendants

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  • Galician: chus
  • Portuguese: chus

Further reading

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Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese chus, from Latin plūs (more). Displaced by colateral mais.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -us, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -uʃ
  • Hyphenation: chus

Adverb

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chus (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) more

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Scottish Gaelic

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Noun

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chus

  1. Lenited form of cus.