dû

See also Appendix:Variations of "du"

French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /dy/, X-SAMPA: /dy/

Noun

dû m (plural dûs)

1. what is owed

Verb

dû m (feminine due, masculine plural dus, feminine plural dues)

1. Past participle of devoir

   Elle a dû rentrer chez elle en marchant. - She (has) had to walk home.

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Jèrriais

Etymology

From Latin dūrus, from Proto-Indo-European *deru-, *drew-.

Adjective

dû m (feminine duthe, masculine plural dûs, feminine plural duthes)

1. hard

Derived terms

• disque dû (“hard drive”)

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Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰuh₂mós (“smoke”). Compare Persian دود (dud).

Noun

dû m

1. smoke

Related terms

• dûkêl

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Sicilian

Contraction

dû

1. (contraction of the preposition di and the article lu) of/from the

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West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian thū, from Proto-Germanic *þū, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂. Cognate with German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish du.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /du/

Pronoun

dû

1. you (singular informal subject; Wâldfrysk)

See also

• do (more frequently used)