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Catalan
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Adjective
tous
- masculine plural of tou
Noun
tous m pl
- plural of tou (“soft or fleshy part; bead (of fat); tender cut (of meat); heap (of straw); etc.”)
Noun
tous f pl
- plural of tou (“turd; clay brick”)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Pronoun
tous
- (Alghero) masculine plural of tou
French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French tous < Old French toz. By surface analysis, tout + -s.
Pronunciation
- Pronoun and adjective in liaison:
- Pronoun otherwise:
- Adjective otherwise:
Pronoun
tous m pl
- all
- Ils étaient tous là. ― They were all there.
- everybody
- Tous étaient là. ― Everybody was there.
Related terms
Adjective
tous
- masculine plural of tout
- Je me brosse les dents tous les jours. ― I brush my teeth every day. (literally, “I brush my teeth all the days.”)
Usage notes
To distinguish between the pronoun and adjective pronunciations, note that the adjective /tu/ is used before a noun (tous les jours) while the pronoun /tus/ occurs in isolation (Ils sont tous venus.)
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Further reading
Old Catalan
Adjective
tous
- masculine plural of tou