toes
See also: tös
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /təʊz/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -əʊz
- (US) IPA(key): /toʊz/
- Homophone: tows
Noun
toes
- plural of toe
Verb
toes
- third-person singular simple present indicative of toe
Anagrams
Asturian
Determiner
toes
- feminine plural of tou
Galician
Verb
toes
- second-person singular present subjunctive of toar
Portuguese
Verb
toes
- second-person singular present subjunctive of toar
Spanish
Verb
toes
- second-person singular present subjunctive of toar
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh toes, from Proto-Brythonic *toɨs, from Proto-Celtic *taistos.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /toːɨ̯s/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /tɔi̯s/
- Rhymes: -oːɨ̯s
Noun
toes m (plural toesau or toesi)
Derived terms
- surdoes (“leaven, sourdough”)
- toesaidd (“doughy, doughlike”)
- toesen (“doughnut”)
- toeslyd (“doughy, doughlike”)
Related terms
- crwst (“(cooked) pastry”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| toes | does | nhoes | thoes |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “toes”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies