vosotros

Asturian

Etymology

From vós +‎ otros; cognate with Spanish vosotros.

Pronoun

vosotros m pl

  1. you (the group being addressed)

Synonyms

  • (subject pronoun: the group being addressed): vós

Spanish

Etymology

From older vos (you) (plural), from Latin vōs, and otros (others), plural of otro, from Latin alter (other). Compare Galician vosoutros, Catalan vosaltres, Occitan vosautres, French vous autres, Italian voialtri, Portuguese vós Sicilian vuiautri.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /boˈsotɾos/ [boˈso.t̪ɾos]
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  • Rhymes: -otɾos
  • Syllabification: vo‧so‧tros

Pronoun

vosotros (feminine vosotras)

  1. (informal, archaic in Latin America) you; second person masculine plural personal pronoun
    Synonym: ustedes

Usage notes

  • The use of this pronoun, along with os, in ordinary spoken language is confined to the Philippines, Equatorial Guinea, and Spain, excluding southwestern regions of Spain and most of the Canary Islands. Elsewhere in the Spanish-speaking world, it is found only in oratory, legal and religious language. However, Andalucia uses its associated verb forms with Ustedes.

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