"dessous" meaning in French

See dessous in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /də.su/ Audio: Fr-dessous.ogg
Rhymes: -u Etymology: From Latin dē (“from”) + subtus (“beneath”), corresponding to de (“from”) + sous (“beneath”) in French. Compare Italian di sotto, Romanian dedesubt. Etymology templates: {{uder|fr|la|dē||from}} Latin dē (“from”), {{cog|it|di sotto}} Italian di sotto, {{cog|ro|dedesubt}} Romanian dedesubt Head templates: {{fr-adv}} dessous
  1. underneath; beneath
    Sense id: en-dessous-fr-adv-aT8Zbhnx Categories (other): French prepositions Disambiguation of French prepositions: 24 4 20 8 25 18

Noun

IPA: /də.su/ Audio: Fr-dessous.ogg Forms: dessous [plural]
Rhymes: -u Etymology: From Latin dē (“from”) + subtus (“beneath”), corresponding to de (“from”) + sous (“beneath”) in French. Compare Italian di sotto, Romanian dedesubt. Etymology templates: {{uder|fr|la|dē||from}} Latin dē (“from”), {{cog|it|di sotto}} Italian di sotto, {{cog|ro|dedesubt}} Romanian dedesubt Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} dessous m (plural dessous)
  1. underside; bottom Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-dessous-fr-noun-Z8c2UROn
  2. disadvantage Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-dessous-fr-noun-KMA9MLtP Categories (other): French prepositions Disambiguation of French prepositions: 24 4 20 8 25 18
  3. (in the plural) (women's) underwear Tags: in-plural, masculine Categories (topical): Underwear
    Sense id: en-dessous-fr-noun-t7ej6TQS Disambiguation of Underwear: 1 1 1 92 4 0
  4. (in the plural) hidden agenda Tags: in-plural, masculine
    Sense id: en-dessous-fr-noun-X65sTTAl Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French prepositions, French undefined derivations, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 1 22 2 1 73 0 Disambiguation of French prepositions: 24 4 20 8 25 18 Disambiguation of French undefined derivations: 2 19 7 2 71 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 1 19 5 2 73 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 21 3 1 74 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: au-dessous, bras dessus, bras dessous, ci-dessous, dessous de bras, dessous de verre, en dessous, en dessous de tout, par-dessous, sens dessus dessous Related terms: sous

Preposition

IPA: /də.su/ Audio: Fr-dessous.ogg
Rhymes: -u Etymology: From Latin dē (“from”) + subtus (“beneath”), corresponding to de (“from”) + sous (“beneath”) in French. Compare Italian di sotto, Romanian dedesubt. Etymology templates: {{uder|fr|la|dē||from}} Latin dē (“from”), {{cog|it|di sotto}} Italian di sotto, {{cog|ro|dedesubt}} Romanian dedesubt Head templates: {{fr-prep}} dessous
  1. under; beneath
    Sense id: en-dessous-fr-prep-~uGKPPu8 Categories (other): French prepositions Disambiguation of French prepositions: 24 4 20 8 25 18
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