"dos" meaning in Spanish

See dos in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈdos/, [ˈd̪os]
Rhymes: -os Etymology: Inherited from Old Spanish dos, from Latin duōs, from Proto-Italic *duō, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁. Cognates include Ancient Greek δύο (dúo), Old English twa (English two), Persian دو. PIE word *dwóh₁ Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|osp|dos|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Spanish dos, {{inh+|es|osp|dos}} Inherited from Old Spanish dos, {{inh|es|la|duo|duōs}} Latin duōs, {{inh|es|itc-pro|*duō}} Proto-Italic *duō, {{inh|es|ine-pro|*dwóh₁}} Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁, {{cog|grc|δύο}} Ancient Greek δύο (dúo), {{cog|ang|twa}} Old English twa, {{cog|en|two}} English two, {{PIE word|es|dwóh₁}} PIE word *dwóh₁ Head templates: {{head|es|noun form|g=m-p}} dos m pl
  1. plural of do Tags: form-of, masculine, plural Form of: do
    Sense id: en-dos-es-noun-a-nScUtP

Numeral

IPA: /ˈdos/, [ˈd̪os]
Rhymes: -os Etymology: Inherited from Old Spanish dos, from Latin duōs, from Proto-Italic *duō, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁. Cognates include Ancient Greek δύο (dúo), Old English twa (English two), Persian دو. PIE word *dwóh₁ Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|osp|dos|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Spanish dos, {{inh+|es|osp|dos}} Inherited from Old Spanish dos, {{inh|es|la|duo|duōs}} Latin duōs, {{inh|es|itc-pro|*duō}} Proto-Italic *duō, {{inh|es|ine-pro|*dwóh₁}} Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁, {{cog|grc|δύο}} Ancient Greek δύο (dúo), {{cog|ang|twa}} Old English twa, {{cog|en|two}} English two, {{PIE word|es|dwóh₁}} PIE word *dwóh₁
  1. two
    Sense id: en-dos-es-num-P8TM~nRY Categories (other): Spanish cardinal numbers, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Card games Disambiguation of Spanish cardinal numbers: 23 77 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of Card games: 23 77 Derived forms: a dos manos, cada dos por tres, como dos y dos son cuatro, como no hay dos, como tres y dos son cinco, dos patitos, dos puntos, dos que tres, dos tiempos, en dos, en dos palabras, en un dos por tres, entre dos aguas, entre dos luces, la vida son dos días, motor de dos tiempos, nada entre dos platos, número dos, paso a dos, sumar dos más dos, una de dos Related terms: as, tres, cuatro, cinco, seis, siete, ocho, nueve, diez, sota, reina, rey, comodín

Inflected forms

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  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "dos"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "do"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "plural of do"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "do",
          "do#Spanish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈd̪os]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-os"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dos"
}

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