dúas

See also: duas and Duas

Fala

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese duas, from Latin duās, feminine accusative of duo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈduas/
  • Rhymes: -uas
  • Syllabification: dú‧as

Numeral

dúas f (masculine dois)

  1. two

Usage notes

  • In Lagarteiru, when used before a feminine plural noun as part of a noun phrase, the apocopic form dus is used instead of dúas.

Further reading

  • Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)[1], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

Galician

Galician numbers (edit)
20
[a], [b], [c], [d], [e] ←  1 2 3  → [a], [b]
    Cardinal (standard / feminine): dúas
    Cardinal (reintegrationist / feminine): duas
    Cardinal (masculine): dous
    Ordinal: segundo
    Ordinal abbreviation:
    Multiplier (standard): (noun) dobre
    Multiplier (reintegrationist): (noun) dobro
    Multiplier: (adjective) duplo
    Fractional (standard): (adjective) medio
    Fractional (reintegrationist): (adjective) meio
    Fractional: (noun) metade

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese duas (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin duās.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈduɐs]
  • Rhymes: -uɐs
  • Hyphenation: dú‧as

Numeral

dúas f (masculine dous)

  1. two

References

Leonese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Leonese dos, from Latin duās.

Numeral

dúas (masculine dous)

  1. two

References

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin duās, feminine accusative of duo.

Numeral

dúas

  1. feminine of dos