Doubs

English

Etymology

From French Doubs, from Gaulish, from the root of Proto-Celtic *dubus (“black”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /duː/
• Rhymes: -uː
• Homophones: do, doo; (yod-dropping accents) Homophones: dew, due

Proper noun

Doubs

1. A river running through Switzerland and France, a tributary of the Saône.
2. A department of France in Franche-Comté.

Translations

river

• French: Doubs (fr)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Occitan: Dobs

department of France

• French: Doubs (fr)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Occitan: Dobs

Further reading

• Doubs on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• bouds

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French

Etymology

From Gaulish Dubis, from the root of Proto-Celtic *dubus (“black”). Compare Latin Dūbis, Breton du (“black”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /du/
• Rhymes: -u

• France (Île-de-France):

  (file)

• Homophone: doux

Proper noun

Doubs m

1. Doubs (river running through Switzerland and France)
2. Doubs (a department of France)

   Meronyms: Doubien, Doubiste

Further reading

• Doubs (rivière) on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr
• Doubs (département) on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr