tou
'Are'are edit
Noun edit
tou
References edit
- Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)
Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch touw, from Middle Dutch touwe, from Old Dutch *tou, from Proto-Germanic *tawwą.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tou (plural toue, diminutive toutjie)
- (countable) A rope.
- (uncountable) Rope.
Asturian edit
Etymology edit
From Latin tōtus. Compare Catalan tot, French tout, Italian tutto, Portuguese todo, Romanian tot.
Determiner edit
tou m (feminine toa, neuter too, masculine plural toos, feminine plural toes)
Catalan edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Latin tōfus (“tuff”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
tou (feminine tova, masculine plural tous, feminine plural toves)
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
tou m (plural tous)
- soft or fleshy part (of anything; e.g. the tip of one's finger, the calf of one's leg)
- bead (of fat)
- tender cut (of meat)
- pile, heap (of something soft, e.g. straw)
- grove (of trees)
- bug, moth
Noun edit
tou f (plural tous)
Etymology 2 edit
Inherited from Old Catalan tou, from Latin tuum, from Proto-Italic *towos.
Alternative forms edit
- teu (non-Algherese dialects)
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
tou (feminine tua, masculine plural tous, feminine plural tues)
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “tou” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “tou”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “tou” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “tou” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Czech edit
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
tou
Haitian Creole edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
tou
Hawaiian edit
Determiner edit
tou
Hlai edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Hlai *tʰu: (“seven”), from Pre-Hlai *tu: (Norquest, 2015).
Pronunciation edit
Numeral edit
tou
Japanese edit
Romanization edit
tou
Leonese edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adjective edit
tou (feminine singular toda, masculine plural toos, feminine plural todas)
Usage notes edit
When followed by an article, tou is combined with the next word to give the following combined forms:
References edit
Lote edit
Noun edit
tou
References edit
- Greg Pearson, René van den Berg, Lote Grammar Sketch (2008)
Mandarin edit
Romanization edit
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 夳
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 頬
tou
- Nonstandard spelling of tōu.
- Nonstandard spelling of tóu.
- Nonstandard spelling of tǒu.
- Nonstandard spelling of tòu.
Usage notes edit
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Middle English edit
Pronoun edit
tou
- Alternative form of þou (“thou”)
Nias edit
Adverb edit
tou
References edit
- Sundermann, Heinrich. 1905. Niassisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Moers: Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen, p. 220.
North Frisian edit
Etymology edit
From Old Frisian twā. Compare Föhr-Amrum North Frisian tau.
Numeral edit
tou f or n (masculine tväär)
Old Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
tou (feminine tua, masculine plural tous, feminine plural tues)
Synonyms edit
Descendants edit
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Shortening of estou, first-person singular present indicative of estar.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ow
Verb edit
tou
- Eye dialect spelling of estou.
Samoan edit
Pronoun edit
tou
- second person plural; you (three or more)
See also edit
Sardinian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
tou (plural tuos, feminine tua, feminine plural tuas)
Related terms edit
Saterland Frisian edit
Etymology edit
From Old Frisian to, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *tō. Cognates include West Frisian ta and German zu.
Pronunciation edit
Preposition edit
tou (neuter or distal adverb deertou, proximal adverb hiertou, interrogative adverb wiertou)
- to
- to, towards
- for, on the occasion of
- Iek skoankte him Wien tou sin Bäidedai. ― I gave him wine as a present for his birthday.
Derived terms edit
Adjective edit
tou (masculine touen, feminine, plural or definite toue, comparative touer, superlative toust)
References edit
West Frisian edit
Etymology edit
From Old Frisian tou, towe, tau, tauwe, from Proto-Germanic *tawwą.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tou n (plural touwen, diminutive touke)
Further reading edit
- “tou”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011