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Czech

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ǫsъ.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈfou̯s]
  • Rhymes: -ous
  • Hyphenation: fous

Noun

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fous m inan (diminutive fousek)

  1. whisker (a hair of the beard)

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • fous”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • fous”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

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French

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Adjective

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fous

  1. masculine plural of fou

Etymology 2

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Noun

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fous m

  1. plural of fou

Etymology 3

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Verb

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fous

  1. inflection of foutre:
    1. first/second-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 4

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Pronoun

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fous m or f

  1. (nonstandard) Alternative form of vous

Further reading

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Luxembourgish

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Verb

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fous

  1. second-person singular present indicative of fouen

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old English fūs (ready, eager), from Proto-West Germanic *funs, form Proto-Germanic *funsaz.

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Adjective

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fous (poetic)

  1. ready, eager, willing, prompt
    Þei were also fous to fiȝt.Otuel
  2. ardent, motivated, brave
    Heo ne mihte wel reste in hous, heo was so walkynge and so fous; To pley and rage þhouȝte hire swete.Northern Homily Cycle: Narrationes, 1390
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