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Romanian
Etymology
From a Vulgar Latin root *doliōsus, ultimately from Latin dolor or doleō. Compare Italian doglioso, Friulian duliôs. Also possibly from an unattested, lost Romanian word *doi, from Vulgar Latin *dolium, from Latin cordolium.
Pronunciation
Adjective
duios m or n (feminine singular duioasă, masculine plural duioși, feminine and neuter plural duioase)
- doleful, sorrowful, woeful
- tender, soft
- fond, endearing, loving
Declension