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Czech
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ǫsъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
fous m inan
- whisker (a hair of the beard)
Declension
Declension of fous (hard masculine inanimate)
Derived terms
Further reading
- fous in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- fous in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Adjective
fous
- masculine plural of fou
Etymology 2
Noun
fous m
- plural of fou
Etymology 3
Verb
fous
- inflection of foutre:
- first/second-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Etymology 4
Pronoun
fous m or f
- (nonstandard) Alternative form of vous
Further reading
Luxembourgish
Verb
fous
- second-person singular present indicative of fouen
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Old English fūs (“ready, eager”), from Proto-West Germanic *funs, form Proto-Germanic *funsaz.
Pronunciation
Adjective
fous (poetic)
- ready, eager, willing, prompt
- Þei were also fous to fiȝt. — Otuel
- ardent, motivated, brave
- Heo ne mihte wel reste in hous, heo was so walkynge and so fous; To pley and rage þhouȝte hire swete. — Northern Homily Cycle: Narrationes, 1390
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