deux
French
Alternative forms
- (abbreviation) II
Etymology
From Middle French deux, from Old French deus, from Latin duōs, masculine accusative of duo, from Proto-Italic *duō, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dø/
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audio (file) - Rhymes: -ø
Numeral
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| Cardinal : deux Ordinal : deuxième | ||
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deux
Noun
deux m (plural deux)
Derived terms
See also
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Further reading
- “deux” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French deus.
Numeral
deux (invariable)
Descendants
- French: deux
Norman
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| Cardinal : deux | ||
Alternative forms
- daeux (Guernsey)
Etymology
From Old French deus, from Latin duōs, masculine accusative of duo.
Pronunciation
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Audio (Jersey) (file)
Numeral
deux
Derived terms
- deûxième (“second”)
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