dois

See also: Dois

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈdojs]

Noun

dois

1. plural of doi

Fala

Fala numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: dois     Ordinal: segundu

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdoi̯s/
• Rhymes: -oi̯s
• Syllabification: dois

Numeral

dois m (feminine dúas or dus)

1. two

Usage notes

• In Lagarteiru, when used before a feminine plural noun as part of a noun phrase, the apocopic form dus is used instead of dúas.

Further reading

• Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎^[1], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dwa/

• Audio:

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• Homophones: doigt, doigts, doit (general), doua, douas, douât (one pronunciation)
• Rhymes: -a

Verb

dois

1. first/second-person singular present indicative of devoir

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d̪ˠɔʃ]

Noun

dois m

1. genitive singular of dos

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
dois	dhois	ndois
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Portuguese

Portuguese numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: dois     Ordinal: segundo     Ordinal abbreviation: 2.º     Multiplier: dobro, duplo     Fractional: meio, metade     Group: dupla, par, duo
Portuguese Wikipedia article on 2

Alternative forms

• dous (dated)
• doys (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdojs/ [ˈdoɪ̯s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdojs/ [ˈdoɪ̯s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈdojʃ/ [ˈdoɪ̯ʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdojʃ/

• Hyphenation: dois

Adjective

dois m (feminine duas)

2. two (2)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:dois.

Derived terms

• Dois Irmãos
• Dois Lajeados
• Dois Vizinhos

Noun

dois m (invariable)

2. two (the numerical value 2 or something with the value of two)
   2. (card games) deuce (card with two spots)
   4. deuce (side of a die with two spots)
4. two (the character or digit ‘2’)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:dois.

See also

Playing cards in Portuguese · cartas de baralho (layout · text)
ás	dois, duque	três, terno	quatro, quadra	cinco, quina	seis, sena	sete, bisca, manilha
oito	nove	dez	valete	dama	rei	jóquer, curinga

• ambos
• dobro
• dublo

Welsh

Alternative forms

• deles, des, deses, dethes (colloquial)
• deuthum (literary)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔi̯s/
  • (North Wales, colloquial also) IPA^(key): /dɔi̯ʃ/

Verb

dois

1. first-person singular preterite colloquial of dod

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
dois	ddois	nois	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.