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/

• Audio:

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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

		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