duios

Romanian

Alternative forms
  • doios (Transylvania)

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin root *doliōsus, ultimately from Latin dolor or doleō. Compare Italian doglioso, Friulian duliôs. Also possibly from an unattested, lost Romanian word *doi, from Vulgar Latin *dolium, from Latin cordolium.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /duˈjos/

Adjective

duios m or n (feminine singular duioasă, masculine plural duioși, feminine and neuter plural duioase)

  1. doleful, sorrowful, woeful
  2. tender, soft
  3. fond, endearing, loving

Declension
declension of duios
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative		 indefinite duios duioasă duioși duioase
definite duiosul duioasa duioșii duioasele
genitive/
dative		 indefinite duios duioase duioși duioase
definite duiosului duioasei duioșilor duioaselor
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