דו

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Latin duo. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Prefix

דּוּ • (du-)

1. Double-, two-, bi-, di-.

   משמעות‎ (mashma'út, “meaning”) → דו משמעי‎ (du-mashma'í, “ambiguous”)

   מין‎ (min, “sex”) → דו מיני‎ (du-miní, “bisexual”)

   קומה‎ (kumá, “floor, story”) → דו קומתי‎ (du-kumatí, “two-story, double-decker”)

   צד‎ (tzad, “side”) → דו צדדי‎ (du-tzdadí, “two-sided, bilateral”)

Derived terms

• דּוּ־חַי‎ (du-khay)
• דּוּ-קִיּוּם‎ (du-kiyúm)

See also

• שתיים‎ (sh'táyim)
• חד‎ (khad-), תְּלַת‎ (t'lát-), רב‎ (rav-)

Etymology 2

From Italian do.

Proper noun

דּוֹ • (do) m

1. Do: the first solfège syllable, representing the note C.
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Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German du, from Old High German dū, from Proto-West Germanic *þū, from Proto-Germanic *þū, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂.

Pronunciation

• (YIVO, Litvish) IPA^(key): /dʊ/
• (Netherlandic) IPA^(key): /duː/
• (Poylish) IPA^(key): /diː/
• (Ukrainish) IPA^(key): /di/

Pronoun

דו • (du)

1. you, thou (second-person singular subject pronoun)

See also

Yiddish personal pronouns

person	singular
	1st	2nd	3rd m	3rd f	3rd n
nominative	איך‎ (ikh)	דו (du)	ער‎ (er)	זי‎ (zi)	עס‎ (es)
dative	מיר‎ (mir)	דיר‎ (dir)	אים‎ (im)	איר‎ (ir)	אים‎ (im)
accusative	מיך‎ (mikh)	דיך‎ (dikh)	אים‎ (im)	זי‎ (zi)	עס‎ (es)
person	plural
	1st	2nd	3rd
nominative	מיר‎ (mir)	איר‎ (ir)	זיי‎ (zey)
dative	אונדז‎ (undz)	אײַך‎ (aykh)	זיי‎ (zey)
accusative	אונדז‎ (undz)	אײַך‎ (aykh)	זיי‎ (zey)
See also the possessive pronouns.