dous

See also: doûs

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdou̯s/ [ˈd̪ou̯s]
• Rhymes: -ou̯s
• Syllabification: dous

Numeral

dous m (feminine dúas)

1. Western form of dos

Usage notes

The femenine forms of dos are today restricted to Western dialects. In Central and Eastern they are obsolete or very archaic and aren't Standard.

Breton

Adjective

dous

1. sweet

Champenois

Numeral

dous

1. two

Galician

Galician numbers ^(edit)

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

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdows/ [ˈd̪ows̺]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ows
• Hyphenation: dous

Numeral

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

1. two

References

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

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French doux, douce.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dus/

• Audio:

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Adjective

dous

1. sweet

Related terms

• dousè
• dousi, adousi
• dousman

Verb

dous

1. (transitive) to sweeten

   Synonyms: dousi, adousi

References

• Targète, Jean; Urciolo, Raphael (1993), Haitian Creole-English Dictionary‎^[1], Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page 54

Leonese

Etymology

From Old Leonese dos, from Latin duōs.

Numeral

dous m (feminine dúas)

1. two

References

• “dous”, in Pallabreiru Llïonés [Leonese Dictionary] (in Spanish), 2026

Mirandese

Mirandese numbers ^(edit)

	20
←  1	2	3  →
Cardinal: dous     Ordinal: segundo     Multiplier: dobre

Etymology

From Latin duōs, masculine accusative of duo.

Numeral

dous m (feminine dues)

1. two

Old French

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin dulcem.

Alternative forms

• douç, douz, dols, dulz, duz

Adjective

dous m (feminine douse)

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

Derived terms

• doucet
• dulcement

Descendants

• Middle French: doulx (latinized spelling)
  • French: doux (see there for further descendants)
• Norman: doux
• → Breton: dous
• → Middle English: douce, douse, dowce, dowse
  • English: douce
  • Scots: douce

Etymology 2

See deus.

Noun

dous m

1. alternative form of deus (two)

Old Galician-Portuguese

Old Galician-Portuguese numbers ^(edit)

	20
←  1	2	3  →
Cardinal: dous     Ordinal: segundo     Multiplier: dobro     Fractional: metade

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁

Proto-Italic *duō

Latin duōs

Old Galician-Portuguese dous

Inherited from Latin duōs (“two”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdows̺/

Numeral

dous (feminine duas)

1. two (2)

Descendants

• Fala: dois
• Galician: dous
• Portuguese: dois, dous (dated), doys (obsolete)

Further reading

• Universo Cantigas - "dous"

Old Occitan

Etymology

From Latin dulcis.

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

• dousamen

Descendants

• Occitan: doç

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁

Proto-Italic *duō

Latin duōs

Old Galician-Portuguese dous

Portuguese dous

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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdo(w)s/ [ˈdo(ʊ̯)s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdo(w)s/ [ˈdo(ʊ̯)s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈdo(w)ʃ/ [ˈdo(ʊ̯)ʃ]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdo(w)ʃ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdo(w)ʃ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdowʃ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdoʃ/

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

Numeral

dous (feminine duas)

1. dated form of dois

Descendants

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

Further reading

• “dous”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “dous”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026