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Breton
Etymology
From du (“black”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Du m
- November
See also
Cornish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Du m
- November
See also
German
Pronunciation
Pronoun
Du
- Alternative letter-case form of du (“you (singular)”) (especially when used as a direct address in letters)
- Weihegebet an das heiligſte Herz Jeſu:
Sei Du, o Herr, König nicht nur der Gläubigen, die nie von Dir gewichen sind, sondern auch der verlorenen Söhne, die Dich verlassen haben.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Usage notes
- As of 1996 and 2004, the forms Du, Dein etc. were deprecated by the German official spelling rules; as of 2006 and 2011, they are permitted (as variants of du, dein etc.) only in letters.
Declension
Noun
Du n (strong, genitive Dus, no plural)
- (literally) the thou, the you (singular)
jemandem das Du anbieten- to offer somebody to address each other with the pronoun du/Du
- (literally, “to offer somebody the thou”)
Declension
References
- ^ Deutsche Rechtschreibung – Regeln und Wörterverzeichnis – Amtliche Regelung, 1996, p. 68, §66
- ^ Deutsche Rechtschreibung – Regeln und Wörterverzeichnis – Amtliche Regelung – Überarbeitete Fassung 2004, 2004, p. 68, §66
- ^ Deutsche Rechtschreibung – Regeln und Wörterverzeichnis – Entsprechend den Empfehlungen des Rats für deutsche Rechtschreibung – Überarbeitete Fassung des amtlichen Regelwerks 2004 – München und Mannheim - Februar 2006, 2006, p. 72, §66E
- ^ Deutsche Rechtschreibung – Regeln und Wörterverzeichnis – Entsprechend den Empfehlungen des Rats für deutsche Rechtschreibung – Überarbeitete Fassung des amtlichen Regelwerks 2004 mit den Nachträgen aus dem Bericht 2010 – München und Mannheim - Februar 2006, 2011, p. 72, §66E
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Du m
- a diminutive of the male given name Eduardo
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 俞 (Lû) or 呂/吕 (Lū). Doublet of Lu, Lou, Loo, Luy, and Lew.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Du (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓ)
- a surname from Hokkien, mostly around Cebu