sous
English
Noun
sous (plural sous)
- Obsolete form of sou (“French coin”).
- 1802, Laurence Sterne, A sentimental journey through France and Italy (page 28)
- The moment I cast my eyes upon him, I was predetermined not to give him a single sous […]
- 1802, Laurence Sterne, A sentimental journey through France and Italy (page 28)
Catalan
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /su/
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Etymology 1
From Middle French soubs, soubz, from Old French sus, sos, suz, soz, sost, from Latin subtus, which is derived from Latin sub.[1] Cognate to Italian sotto.
Etymology 2
References
- Picoche, Jacqueline; Jean-Claude Rolland (2009) Dictionnaire étymologique du français (in French), Paris: Dictionnaires Le Robert
Further reading
- “sous” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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