duo

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.


duo

duo (nominative singular)
dua (nominative plural)
dua (genitive singular)
duí (genitive plural)
duu (dative singular)
duím (dative plural)
duům (dative plural)
duo (accusative singular)
dua (accusative plural)
duo (singular vocative)
dua (plural vocative)
duu (locative singular)
duích (locative plural)
duech (locative plural)
duem (instrumental singular)
dui (instrumental plural)
duy (instrumental plural)


duo

nl-noun

duo n (plural duo's, diminutive duootje n)

duo's (plural)
duootje (diminutive neuter)

From French duo or Italian duo, from Latin duo (“two”).


duo

Two people who work or collaborate together as partners; especially, those who perform music together.

Any cocktail consisting of a spirit and a liqueur.

I noticed early on, in playing a duo with a violinist, that when a very cheesy synthesized violin sound plays in counterpoint with a real violin, it can quite convincingly seem as if two violins are playing.

2009, Roger T. Dean, The Oxford Handbook of Computer Music:

PIE word
 *dwóh₁
From French duo or Italian duo, from Latin duo (“two”), from Proto-Italic *duō, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁. Doublet of two, which was inherited via Proto-Germanic.


duo

eo-head

duo (accusative singular duon, plural duoj, accusative plural duojn)

duon (accusative singular)
duoj (plural)
duojn (accusative plural)


duo

duo (twosome of musicians performing together)

Kokkiduo Erkki ja Klaara ovat kumppaneita niin keittiössä kuin elämässään.

The chef duo Eric and Clara are partners in the kitchen as well as in their lives.

Synonym of kaksikko (“twosome, pair”) (often with a modifier)

kaksikko

duo (nominative singular)
duot (nominative plural)
duo (accusative nominative singular)
duot (accusative nominative plural)
duon (accusative genitive singular)
duot (accusative genitive plural)
duon (genitive singular)
duojen (genitive plural)
duoa (partitive singular)
duoja (partitive plural)
duossa (inessive singular)
duoissa (inessive plural)
duosta (elative singular)
duoista (elative plural)
duoon (illative singular)
duoihin (illative plural)
duolla (adessive singular)
duoilla (adessive plural)
duolta (ablative singular)
duoilta (ablative plural)
duolle (allative singular)
duoille (allative plural)
duona (essive singular)
duoina (essive plural)
duoksi (singular translative)
duoiksi (plural translative)
duotta (abessive singular)
duoitta (abessive plural)
duoin (instructive plural)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
duoni (nominative singular)
duoni (nominative plural)
duoni (accusative nominative singular)
duoni (accusative nominative plural)
duoni (accusative genitive singular)
duoni (accusative genitive plural)
duoni (genitive singular)
duojeni (genitive plural)
duoani (partitive singular)
duojani (partitive plural)
duossani (inessive singular)
duoissani (inessive plural)
duostani (elative singular)
duoistani (elative plural)
duooni (illative singular)
duoihini (illative plural)
duollani (adessive singular)
duoillani (adessive plural)
duoltani (ablative singular)
duoiltani (ablative plural)
duolleni (allative singular)
duoilleni (allative plural)
duonani (essive singular)
duoinani (essive plural)
duokseni (singular translative)
duoikseni (plural translative)
duottani (abessive singular)
duoittani (abessive plural)
duoineni (comitative plural)
duosi (nominative singular)
duosi (nominative plural)
duosi (accusative nominative singular)
duosi (accusative nominative plural)
duosi (accusative genitive singular)
duosi (accusative genitive plural)
duosi (genitive singular)
duojesi (genitive plural)
duoasi (partitive singular)
duojasi (partitive plural)
duossasi (inessive singular)
duoissasi (inessive plural)
duostasi (elative singular)
duoistasi (elative plural)
duoosi (illative singular)
duoihisi (illative plural)
duollasi (adessive singular)
duoillasi (adessive plural)
duoltasi (ablative singular)
duoiltasi (ablative plural)
duollesi (allative singular)
duoillesi (allative plural)
duonasi (essive singular)
duoinasi (essive plural)
duoksesi (singular translative)
duoiksesi (plural translative)
duottasi (abessive singular)
duoittasi (abessive plural)
duoinesi (comitative plural)
duomme (nominative singular)
duomme (nominative plural)
duomme (accusative nominative singular)
duomme (accusative nominative plural)
duomme (accusative genitive singular)
duomme (accusative genitive plural)
duomme (genitive singular)
duojemme (genitive plural)
duoamme (partitive singular)
duojamme (partitive plural)
duossamme (inessive singular)
duoissamme (inessive plural)
duostamme (elative singular)
duoistamme (elative plural)
duoomme (illative singular)
duoihimme (illative plural)
duollamme (adessive singular)
duoillamme (adessive plural)
duoltamme (ablative singular)
duoiltamme (ablative plural)
duollemme (allative singular)
duoillemme (allative plural)
duonamme (essive singular)
duoinamme (essive plural)
duoksemme (singular translative)
duoiksemme (plural translative)
duottamme (abessive singular)
duoittamme (abessive plural)
duoinemme (comitative plural)
duonne (nominative singular)
duonne (nominative plural)
duonne (accusative nominative singular)
duonne (accusative nominative plural)
duonne (accusative genitive singular)
duonne (accusative genitive plural)
duonne (genitive singular)
duojenne (genitive plural)
duoanne (partitive singular)
duojanne (partitive plural)
duossanne (inessive singular)
duoissanne (inessive plural)
duostanne (elative singular)
duoistanne (elative plural)
duoonne (illative singular)
duoihinne (illative plural)
duollanne (adessive singular)
duoillanne (adessive plural)
duoltanne (ablative singular)
duoiltanne (ablative plural)
duollenne (allative singular)
duoillenne (allative plural)
duonanne (essive singular)
duoinanne (essive plural)
duoksenne (singular translative)
duoiksenne (plural translative)
duottanne (abessive singular)
duoittanne (abessive plural)
duoinenne (comitative plural)
duonsa (nominative singular)
duonsa (nominative plural)
duonsa (accusative nominative singular)
duonsa (accusative nominative plural)
duonsa (accusative genitive singular)
duonsa (accusative genitive plural)
duonsa (genitive singular)
duojensa (genitive plural)
duoaan (partitive singular)
duoansa (partitive singular)
duojaan (partitive plural)
duojansa (partitive plural)
duossaan (inessive singular)
duossansa (inessive singular)
duoissaan (inessive plural)
duoissansa (inessive plural)
duostaan (elative singular)
duostansa (elative singular)
duoistaan (elative plural)
duoistansa (elative plural)
duoonsa (illative singular)
duoihinsa (illative plural)
duollaan (adessive singular)
duollansa (adessive singular)
duoillaan (adessive plural)
duoillansa (adessive plural)
duoltaan (ablative singular)
duoltansa (ablative singular)
duoiltaan (ablative plural)
duoiltansa (ablative plural)
duolleen (allative singular)
duollensa (allative singular)
duoilleen (allative plural)
duoillensa (allative plural)
duonaan (essive singular)
duonansa (essive singular)
duoinaan (essive plural)
duoinansa (essive plural)
duokseen (singular translative)
duoksensa (singular translative)
duoikseen (plural translative)
duoiksensa (plural translative)
duottaan (abessive singular)
duottansa (abessive singular)
duoittaan (abessive plural)
duoittansa (abessive plural)
duoineen (comitative plural)
duoinensa (comitative plural)


duo

(music) duet (a musical composition for two performers)

→ Romanian: duo

Borrowed from Italian duo. Doublet of deux.


duo

→ English: duo

→ Finnish: duo

→ French: duo
→ Romanian: duo

→ Norwegian:

Norwegian Bokmål: duo

Norwegian Nynorsk: duo

→ Polish: duo

→ Portuguese: duo

→ Swedish: duo


duo

Dixit duas res ei rubori fuisse.

27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab Urbe Condita 45

He said that two things had abashed him.

et respondi secundo et dixi ad eum quid sunt duae spicae olivarum quae sunt iuxta duo rostra aurea in quibus sunt suffusoria ex auro

And I answered again, and said unto him, What be these two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty the golden oil out of themselves?

Ne Hercules quidem adversus duos.

duae (feminine)
duo (neuter)
duo (masculine nominative plural)
duae (feminine nominative plural)
duo (neuter nominative plural)
duōrum (genitive masculine plural)
duārum (feminine genitive plural)
duōrum (genitive neuter plural)
duōbus (dative masculine plural)
duābus (dative feminine plural)
duōbus (dative neuter plural)
duōs (accusative masculine plural)
duo (accusative masculine plural)
duās (accusative feminine plural)
duo (accusative neuter plural)
duōbus (ablative masculine plural)
duābus (ablative feminine plural)
duōbus (ablative neuter plural)
duo (masculine plural vocative)
duae (feminine plural vocative)
duo (neuter plural vocative)

Balkan Romance:

desc

Aromanian: doi m, dao f, dau f, dauã f, doauã f

Istro-Romanian: doi

Megleno-Romanian: doi, doauă

Romanian: doi m, două f

Dalmatian Romance:

Dalmatian: doi

Istriot: dui, duj

Italo-Romance:

Corsican: dui m, duie f

Italian: due, duo, ⇒ duetto (see there for further descendants)

Neapolitan: dduje

Sicilian: dui

Padanian:

Rhaeto-Romance

Friulian: doi, dôs

Ladin: doi

Romansch: dus m, duas f

Gallo-Italic

Piedmontese: doi

Venetian: do m, due f

Gallo-Romance:

Franco-Provençal: doux m, doves f

Old French: deus

Middle French: deus

French: deux

Norman: deux, daeux

Walloon: deus

Occitano-Romance:

Catalan: dos m, dues f

Old Occitan: dos m, doas f, doi

Occitan: dos m, doas f, dui, doi, (Aranese) dus

Ibero-Romance:

Aragonese: dos

Old Leonese:

Asturian: dos

Mirandese: dous m, dues f

desctree

Old Galician-Portuguese: dous m, duas f
Fala: dois
Galician: dous
Portuguese: dois
Galician: dúas
Portuguese: duas

Old Spanish: dos

Ladino: dos

Spanish: dos

Insular Romance:

Sardinian: duos, duas

Constructed languages:

→ Esperanto: du

→ Ido: du

→ Interlingua: duo

PIE word
 *dwóh₁
From Proto-Italic *duō, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ (which was inflected as a dual). Cognates include Ancient Greek δύο (dúo), Sanskrit द्व (dvá), Old Church Slavonic дъва (dŭva), and Old English twā (whence English two).


duo

From Proto-Malayic *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa. False cognate of Latin duo.


duo

a duo (a group of two entertainers, or a piece of music for two musical instruments (also known as a duet))

head

duo m (definite singular duoen, indefinite plural duoer, definite plural duoene)

duoen (definite singular)
duoer (indefinite plural)
duoene (definite plural)


duo

duo m (definite singular duoen, indefinite plural duoar, definite plural duoane)

duoen (definite singular)
duoar (indefinite plural)
duoane (definite plural)


duo

(music) duo (piece of music written for two musicians)

Borrowed from Italian duo, from Latin duo, from Proto-Italic *duō, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁. Doublet of dwa (“two”).


duo

duouri (plural)
duo (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
un duo (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
duoul (accusative definite nominative singular)
duouri (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
niște duouri (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
duourile (accusative definite nominative plural)
duo (dative genitive indefinite singular)
unui duo (dative genitive indefinite singular)
duoului (dative definite genitive singular)
duouri (dative genitive indefinite plural)
unor duouri (dative genitive indefinite plural)
duourilor (dative definite genitive plural)
duoule (singular vocative)
duourilor (plural vocative)


duo

duo (indefinite nominative singular)
duon (definite nominative singular)
duor (indefinite nominative plural)
duorna (definite nominative plural)
duos (genitive indefinite singular)
duons (definite genitive singular)
duors (genitive indefinite plural)
duornas (definite genitive plural)


duo

to become black, to blacken (also figuratively)

(transitive) to make black, to blacken (also figuratively)

cy-verb

duo (first-person singular present duaf)

duaf (first-person present singular)
duaf (first-person future indicative present singular)
dui (future indicative present second-person singular)
dua (future indicative present singular third-person)
duwn (first-person future indicative plural present)
duwch (future indicative plural present second-person)
duant (future indicative plural present third-person)
duir (future impersonal indicative present)
duwn (conditional first-person singular)
duwn (first-person imperfect indicative singular subjunctive)
duit (conditional second-person singular)
duit (imperfect indicative second-person singular subjunctive)
duai (conditional singular third-person)
duai (imperfect indicative singular subjunctive third-person)
duem (conditional first-person plural)
duem (first-person imperfect indicative plural subjunctive)
duech (conditional plural second-person)
duech (imperfect indicative plural second-person subjunctive)
duent (conditional plural third-person)
duent (imperfect indicative plural subjunctive third-person)
duid (conditional impersonal)
duid (imperfect impersonal indicative subjunctive)
duais (first-person preterite singular)
duaist (preterite second-person singular)
duodd (preterite singular third-person)
duasom (first-person plural preterite)
duasoch (plural preterite second-person)
duasant (plural preterite third-person)
duwyd (impersonal preterite)
duaswn (first-person pluperfect singular)
duasit (pluperfect second-person singular)
duasai (pluperfect singular third-person)
duasem (first-person pluperfect plural)
duasech (pluperfect plural second-person)
duasent (pluperfect plural third-person)
duasid (impersonal pluperfect)
duesid (impersonal pluperfect)
duwyf (first-person present singular subjunctive)
duych (present second-person singular subjunctive)
duo (present singular subjunctive third-person)
duom (first-person plural present subjunctive)
duoch (plural present second-person subjunctive)
duont (plural present subjunctive third-person)
duer (impersonal present subjunctive)
dua (imperative second-person singular)
dued (imperative singular third-person)
duwn (first-person imperative plural)
duwch (imperative plural second-person)
duent (imperative plural third-person)
duer (imperative impersonal)
duo (noun-from-verb)
duedig (participle)
duadwy (participle)
dua i (first-person future singular)
duaf i (first-person future singular)
dui di (future second-person singular)
duith o (future singular third-person)
e (future singular third-person)
hi (future singular third-person)
duiff e (future singular third-person)
duwn ni (first-person future plural)
duwch chi (future plural second-person)
duan nhw (future plural third-person)
duwn i (conditional first-person singular)
duswn i (conditional first-person singular)
duet ti (conditional second-person singular)
duset ti (conditional second-person singular)
duai fo (conditional singular third-person)
fe (conditional singular third-person)
hi (conditional singular third-person)
dusai fo (conditional singular third-person)
duen ni (conditional first-person plural)
dusen ni (conditional first-person plural)
duech chi (conditional plural second-person)
dusech chi (conditional plural second-person)
duen nhw (conditional plural third-person)
dusen nhw (conditional plural third-person)
duais i (first-person preterite singular)
dues i (first-person preterite singular)
duaist ti (preterite second-person singular)
duest ti (preterite second-person singular)
duodd o (preterite singular third-person)
e (preterite singular third-person)
hi (preterite singular third-person)
duon ni (first-person plural preterite)
duoch chi (plural preterite second-person)
duon nhw (plural preterite third-person)
dua (imperative second-person singular)
duwch (imperative plural second-person)
duo (mutation mutation-radical)
dduo (mutation mutation-soft)
nuo (mutation mutation-nasal)