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dous

dous

See also: doûs

Breton

Adjective

dous

  1. sweet

Galician

Galician cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : dous
    Ordinal : segundo
Galician Wikipedia article on dous

Etymology

From Old Portuguese dous, from Latin duōs, masculine accusative of duo.

Pronunciation

Numeral

dous m (feminine dúas)

  1. two

Mirandese

Etymology

From Latin duōs, masculine accusative of duo.

Numeral

dous

  1. (cardinal) two

Old French

Etymology 1

From Latin dulcis.

Adjective

dous m (oblique and nominative feminine singular douse)

  1. soft (not hard)
  2. (by extension) soft, tender
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

See deus.

Noun

dous m

  1. Alternative form of deus (two)

Old Provençal

Etymology

From Latin dulcis, dulcem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /duws/

Adjective

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

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

Derived terms


Portuguese

Noun

dous m pl (feminine duas)

  1. Obsolete form of dois.