dû

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dy/

Noun

dû m (plural dus)

1. what is owed

Verb

dû m (feminine singular due, masculine plural dus, feminine plural dues)

1. past participle of devoir

   Elle a dû rentrer chez elle en marchant.

   She had to walk home.

Further reading

• “dû” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *duHmáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰuHmás, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰuh₂mós (“smoke”). Compare Persian دود‎ (dud).

Noun

dû m

1. smoke

Etymology

From Latin dūrus, from Proto-Indo-European *deru-, *drew-.

Adjective

dû m

1. (Jersey) hard

Contraction

dû

1. (contraction of the preposition di and the article lu) of/from the

Etymology

From Old Frisian thū, from Proto-Germanic *þū, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂. Cognate with German du.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /du/

Pronoun

dû

1. (Wâldfrysk) you (singular informal subject)

Synonyms

• do (more frequently used)

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *duHmáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰuHmás, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰuh₂mós (“smoke”). Cognate with Persian دود‎ (dud).

Noun

dû m

1. smoke