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
- 'Are'are lemmas
- 'Are'are nouns
- Afrikaans terms inherited from Dutch
- Afrikaans terms derived from Dutch
- Afrikaans terms inherited from Middle Dutch
- Afrikaans terms derived from Middle Dutch
- Afrikaans terms inherited from Old Dutch
- Afrikaans terms derived from Old Dutch
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- Afrikaans terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Afrikaans lemmas
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- Asturian terms inherited from Latin
- Asturian terms derived from Latin
- Asturian lemmas
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- Catalan terms inherited from Latin
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- Catalan 1-syllable words
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- Catalan lemmas
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- Catalan terms inherited from Old Catalan
- Catalan terms derived from Old Catalan
- Catalan terms inherited from Proto-Italic
- Catalan terms derived from Proto-Italic
- Rhymes:Catalan/ow
- Rhymes:Catalan/ow/1 syllable
- Catalan pronouns
- Catalan possessive pronouns
- Algherese Catalan
- Czech terms with IPA pronunciation
- Czech non-lemma forms
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- Haitian Creole terms derived from French
- Haitian Creole terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Haitian Creole adverbs
- Hawaiian lemmas
- Hawaiian determiners
- Hawaiian terms spelled with T
- Niʻihau Hawaiian
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- Hlai terms inherited from Proto-Hlai
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- Hlai terms with IPA pronunciation
- Hlai lemmas
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- Japanese non-lemma forms
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- Lote nouns
- Hanyu Pinyin
- Mandarin non-lemma forms
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- Middle English pronouns
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- North Frisian terms inherited from Old Frisian
- North Frisian terms derived from Old Frisian
- North Frisian lemmas
- North Frisian numerals
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- Mooring North Frisian
- Old Catalan terms inherited from Latin
- Old Catalan terms derived from Latin
- Old Catalan lemmas
- Old Catalan adjectives
- Old Catalan possessive adjectives
- Rhymes:Portuguese/ow
- Rhymes:Portuguese/ow/1 syllable
- Portuguese non-lemma forms
- Portuguese verb forms
- Portuguese eye dialect
- Samoan lemmas
- Samoan pronouns
- Sardinian terms inherited from Latin
- Sardinian terms derived from Latin
- Sardinian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Sardinian lemmas
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- Saterland Frisian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Saterland Frisian terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Saterland Frisian terms inherited from Old Frisian
- Saterland Frisian terms derived from Old Frisian
- Saterland Frisian terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Saterland Frisian terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Saterland Frisian terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Saterland Frisian terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Saterland Frisian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Saterland Frisian/oːu̯
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- Saterland Frisian terms with usage examples
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- West Frisian terms inherited from Old Frisian
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- West Frisian terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
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- West Frisian terms with IPA pronunciation
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