vós

See also: Appendix:Variations of "vos"

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin vōs.

Pronoun

vós

  1. you (subject pronoun: the group being addressed)
  2. (dated) thou, thee (an elevated form of you, singular)

Synonyms

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin vōs, from Proto-Italic *wōs.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

vós (strong)

  1. you

Usage notes

  • Vós is a polite form, used when addressing a single person. It is used with the second person plural form of the verb. (Compare the polite usage of vous in French.)

Declension

Catalan personal pronouns and clitics
strong/subject weak (direct object) weak (indirect object) possessive
proclitic enclitic proclitic enclitic
singular 1st
person 		standard jo, mi3 em, m’ -me, ’m em, m’ -me, ’m meu
majestic1 nós ens -nos, ’ns ens -nos, ’ns nostre
2nd
person 		standard tu et, t’ -te, ’t et, t’ -te, ’t teu
formal1 vós us -vos, -us us -vos, -us vostre
very formal2 vostè el, l’ -lo, ’l li -li seu
3rd
person 		m ell el, l’ -lo, ’l li -li seu
f ella la, l’4 -la li -li seu
n ho -ho li -li seu
plural
1st person nosaltres ens -nos, ’ns ens -nos, ’ns nostre
2nd
person 		standard vosaltres us -vos, -us us -vos, -us vostre
formal2 vostès els -los, ’ls els -los, ’ls seu
3rd
person 		m ells els -los, ’ls els -los, ’ls seu
f elles les -les els -los, ’ls seu
3rd person reflexive si es, s’ -se, ’s es, s’ -se, ’s seu
adverbial ablative/genitive en, n’ -ne, ’n
locative hi -hi

1 Behaves grammatically as plural.   2 Behaves grammatically as third person.
3 Only as object of a preposition.   4 Not before unstressed (h)i-, (h)u-.

See also

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese vos, from Latin vōs.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔs/

Pronoun

vós (accusative vos, dative vos)

  1. second-person plural nominative personal pronoun; you
    Synonyms: vosoutros, vostedes
  2. (dated, dialectal) thou, thee (an elevated form of you, singular)
    Synonym: vostede
    • 1310, E. Portela Silva, editor, La región del obispado de Tuy en los siglos XII a XV, Santiago: Tip. El Eco Franciscano, page 384:
      De min dom ffernan ffernandez de Lima A vos Pero viçente de Martin meu omme Saude
      From me Don Fernán Fernández de Limia to thee Pedro Vicente de Martín, my man, hail
    • 1775, María Francisca Isla y Losada, Romance:
      An que me trataches bén
      si'ávesita non pagàs
      dou ò demo pè ala poño
      nin me alembro de vòs màis.
      Although thou treated me well
      If the visit thou don't pay [lit. you (plural) don't pay]
      No way I'm putting a feet there
      Or remembering thee anymore

Usage notes

When vós is a polite form, addressing a single person, is used with the second person plural form of the verb. Compare the polite usage of vous in French and vós in Catalan.

Derived terms

See also

Galician personal pronouns
number person nominative
(subject) 		accusative
(direct object) 		dative
(indirect object) 		prepositional prepositional
with con 		non-declining
singular first eu me min comigo —
second ti te che ti contigo vostede
third m el o (lo, no) lle el con el —
f ela a (la, na) ela con ela —
plural first nós
nosoutros m
nosoutras f 		nos nós connosco —
second vós
vosoutros m
vosoutrasf 		vos vós convosco vostedes
third m eles os (los, nos) lles eles con eles —
f elas as (las, nas) elas con elas —
reflexive third /
indefinite 		— se si consigo —

See also

  • Appendix:Galician pronouns

References

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈvɔ(j)s/ [ˈvɔ(ɪ̯)s]
 

  • Audio (Northern Portugal):(file)
  • Homophone: voz
  • Hyphenation: vós

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese vos, from Latin vōs, from Proto-Indo-European *wōs.

Pronoun

vós m pl or f pl by sense

  1. (archaic, dialectal, literary, religion, or humorous) you, ye (second-person plural nominative and prepositional personal pronoun)
    Synonyms: vocês, os senhores
    Vós deveis fugir. ― Ye must flee.
    Aonde ides vós? ― Whither go ye?
  2. (archaic, dialectal, literary, religion, or humorous) you, thou (second-person singular nominative and prepositional pronoun used when addressing a deity, noble or certain powerful officials)
    Synonyms: tu, você, o senhor
    Deus, vós sois a minha força.
    God, thou art my strength.
Usage notes
  • vós has been almost fully replaced by vocês; while some northern dialects of Portugal retain its usage, it is otherwise archaic and literary.

See also

Portuguese personal pronouns
number person nominative
(subject) 		accusative
(direct object) 		dative
(indirect object) 		prepositional prepositional
with com 		non-declining
singular first eu me mim comigo —
second tu te ti contigo você
o senhor m
a senhora f
third m ele o (lo, no) lhe ele com ele o mesmo
f ela a (la, na) ela com ela a mesma
plural first nós nos nós connosco (Portugal)
conosco (Brazil) 		a gente
second vós vos vós convosco
com vós 		vocês
os senhores m
as senhoras f
third m eles os (los, nos) lhes eles com eles os mesmos
f elas as (las, nas) elas com elas as mesmas
reflexive third /
indefinite 		— se si consigo o mesmo etc. (reflexive)

Etymology 2

Noun

vós f

  1. plural of vó

Spanish

Pronoun

vós

  1. obsolete spelling of vos
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