dois

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈdojs]

Noun

dois

1. plural of doi

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese dous, from Latin duōs (“two”), from Proto-Italic *duō, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdoi̯s/
• Rhymes: -oi̯s
• Syllabification: dois

Numeral

dois m (feminine dúas or dus)

1. two

Further reading

• Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎, 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dwa/

• Audio:

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• Homophones: doigt, doigts, doit (general), doua, douas, douât (one pronunciation)
• Rhymes: -a

Verb

dois

1. first/second-person singular present indicative of devoir

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d̪ˠɔʃ]

Noun

dois m

1. genitive singular of dos

Mutation

Alternative forms

• dous (dated)
• doys (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

Alteration of dous, from Old Galician-Portuguese dous, from Latin duōs (“two”), from Proto-Italic *duō, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: dois

Numeral

dois m (feminine duas)

1. two (cardinal number 2)

   dois amantes, duas almas ― two lovers, two souls

Adjective

dois (invariable)

2. second

   Synonym: segundo / segunda

Noun

dois m (invariable)

2. two (the numerical value 2 or something with the value of two)
   1. (card games) deuce (card with two spots)
   2. deuce (side of a die with two spots)
4. two (the character or digit ‘2’)

See also

Playing cards in Portuguese · cartas de baralho (layout · text)
ás	dois, duque	três, terno	quatro, quadra	cinco, quina	seis, sena	sete, bisca, manilha
oito	nove	dez	valete	dama	rei	jóquer, curinga

Alternative forms

• deles, des, deses, dethes (colloquial)
• deuthum (literary)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔi̯s/
  • (North Wales, colloquial also) IPA^(key): /dɔi̯ʃ/

Verb

dois

1. first-person singular preterite colloquial of dod

Mutation