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)

1. doleful, sorrowful, woeful
2. tender, soft
3. fond, endearing, loving

Declension

Declension of duios

		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