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Noun
tou
- heart
References
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch touw, from Middle Dutch touwe, from Old Dutch *tou, from Proto-Germanic *tawwą.
Pronunciation
Noun
tou (plural toue, diminutive toutjie)
- (countable) A rope.
- (uncountable) Rope.
Asturian
Etymology
From Latin tōtus. Compare Catalan tot, French tout, Italian tutto, Portuguese todo, Romanian tot.
Determiner
tou m (feminine toa, neuter too, masculine plural toos, feminine plural toes)
- all
Catalan
Etymology 1
Inherited from Latin tōfus (“tuff”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
tou (feminine tova, masculine plural tous, feminine plural toves)
- soft
- Antonym: dur
Derived terms
Noun
tou m (plural tous)
- soft or fleshy part (of anything; e.g. the tip of one's finger, the calf of one's leg)
- bead (of fat)
- tender cut (of meat)
- pile, heap (of something soft, e.g. straw)
- grove (of trees)
- bug, moth
Noun
tou f (plural tous)
- turd, piece of shit
- clay brick
Etymology 2
Inherited from Old Catalan tou, from Latin tuum, from Proto-Italic *towos.
Alternative forms
- teu (non-Algherese dialects)
Pronunciation
Pronoun
tou (feminine tua, masculine plural tous, feminine plural tues)
- (Alghero) your, yours (singular)
See also
Further reading
Czech
Pronunciation
Pronoun
tou
- instrumental feminine singular of ten
Haitian Creole
Etymology
From French trop (“too”).
Pronunciation
Adverb
tou
- too, also
Hawaiian
Determiner
tou
- Niʻihau form of kou (“your”)
O wai tou inoa?- What is your name?
Hlai
Etymology
From Proto-Hlai *tʰu: (“seven”), from Pre-Hlai *tu: (Norquest, 2015).
Pronunciation
Numeral
tou
- seven
Japanese
Romanization
tou
- Rōmaji transcription of とう
Leonese
Etymology
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Adjective
tou (feminine singular toda, masculine plural toos, feminine plural todas)
- all
Usage notes
When followed by an article, tou is combined with the next word to give the following combined forms:
References
Lote
Noun
tou
- sugar cane
References
Mandarin
Romanization
tou (tou5/tou0, Zhuyin ˙ㄊㄡ)
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 夳
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 頬
tou
- Nonstandard spelling of tōu.
- Nonstandard spelling of tóu.
- Nonstandard spelling of tǒu.
- Nonstandard spelling of tòu.
Usage notes
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Middle English
Pronoun
tou
- Alternative form of þou (“thou”)
Nias
Adverb
tou
- above
- Antonym: yaŵa
References
- Sundermann, Heinrich. 1905. Niassisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Moers: Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen, p. 220.
North Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian twā. Compare Föhr-Amrum North Frisian tau.
Numeral
tou f or n (masculine tväär)
- (Mooring) two
Old Catalan
Etymology
From Latin tuum.
Adjective
tou (feminine tua, masculine plural tous, feminine plural tues)
- your, yours (singular)
Synonyms
Descendants
Portuguese
Etymology
Shortening of estou, first-person singular present indicative of estar.
Pronunciation
Verb
tou
- Eye dialect spelling of estou.
Samoan
Pronoun
tou
- second person plural; you (three or more)
See also
Sardinian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin tuus.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
tou (plural tuos, feminine tua, feminine plural tuas)
- your, yours
Related terms
Saterland Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian to, from Proto-West Germanic , from Proto-Germanic *tō. Cognates include West Frisian ta and German zu.
Pronunciation
Preposition
tou (neuter or distal adverb deertou, proximal adverb hiertou, interrogative adverb wiertou)
- to
- to, towards
- for, on the occasion of
- Iek skoankte him Wien tou sin Bäidedai. ― I gave him wine as a present for his birthday.
Derived terms
Adjective
tou (masculine touen, feminine, plural or definite toue, comparative touer, superlative toust)
- closed, locked
References
- Marron C. Fort (2015) “tou”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian tou, towe, tau, tauwe, from Proto-Germanic *tawwą.
Pronunciation
Noun
tou n (plural touwen, diminutive touke)
- rope
Further reading
- “tou”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011