fous
Czech
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ǫsъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfou̯s]
- Rhymes: -ous
- Hyphenation: fous
Noun
fous m inan (diminutive fousek)
- whisker (a hair of the beard)
Declension
Derived terms
- basama s fousama
- fousatý
- fousáč
- Fousek
- fousek
- fousy
- na fous
- na fous přesně
- nejít někomu něco pod fousy
- o fous
Further reading
- “fous”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “fous”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Adjective
fous
- masculine plural of fou
Etymology 2
Noun
fous m
- plural of fou
Etymology 3
Verb
fous
- inflection of foutre:
- first/second-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Etymology 4
Pronoun
fous m or f
- (nonstandard) alternative form of vous
Further reading
- “fous”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Luxembourgish
Verb
fous
- second-person singular present indicative of fouen
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Old English fūs (“ready, eager”), from Proto-West Germanic *funs, from Proto-Germanic *funsaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fuːs/
Adjective
fous (poetic)
- ready, eager, willing, prompt
- Þei were also fous to fiȝt. — Otuel
- ardent, motivated, brave
- Heo ne mihte wel reste in hous, heo was so walkynge and so fous; To pley and rage þhouȝte hire swete. — Northern Homily Cycle: Narrationes, 1390