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)
- doleful, sorrowful, woeful
- tender, soft
- fond, endearing, loving
Declension
declension of duios
singular | plural | ||||||
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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 |