дьо

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): [dʲo̟] (always unstressed)

Etymology 1

Transliteration of French de.

Preposition

дьо • (djo)

1. of; used in French loan terms

   Гледа ли вчера „Тур дьо Франс“?

   Gleda li včera „Tur djo Frans“?

   Did you watch the Tour de France yesterday?

Usage notes

• Used exclusively in transliterations and loanwords including the French preposition de; never used independently, and is usually isolated to French-language terminology and names, such as Tour de France.

Etymology 2

Transliteration of French deux.

Numeral

дьо • (djo)

1. two; used in French loan terms

   Балерините танцуваха па дьо дьо.

   Balerinite tancuvaha pa djo djo.

   The ballerinas were dancing a pas de deux.

Usage notes

• Extremely rare usage, which is typically constrained to the term "pas de deux". Note that this form is identical to the prepositional form, which is contrarily a transliteration of de; the numeral form is also restricted to French loan terms, much like its prepositional counterpart.