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Fala
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese duas, from Latin duās, feminine accusative of duo.
Pronunciation
Numeral
dúas f (masculine dois)
- 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), 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN
Galician
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese duas (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin duās.
Pronunciation
Numeral
dúas f (masculine dous)
- two
Related terms
References
- “duas” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “duas” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “dúas” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “dúas” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “dúas” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.