dus

Etymology
From the pronoun, under the influence of the obsolete verb , which was borrowed from.

Adjective
(uninflected)


 * 1)  in a relationship that would warrant use of the informal, as opposed to the formal
 * 2)  familiar with

Usage notes
The formal is all but abandoned outside of certain very impersonal contexts, and using  is never rude.

Adverb

 * 1) in the phrase drikke dus, "to introduce an informal relationship".

Etymology
From, , from , from.

Adverb

 * 1) so, therefore, thus, ergo

Usage notes
Dus is an unusual adverb in that it does not trigger mandatory inversion when it is placed at the front of a clause, instead inversion is optional: dus zij is beter and dus is zij beter are both correct as fronted variants of zij is dus beter.

Etymology 1
From, equivalent to.

Contraction

 * 1)  of the

Usage notes

 * In Lagarteiru, this apocopic form is used in place of when preceding a feminine plural noun as part of a noun phrase.

Etymology
From. Cognate with 🇨🇬.

Numeral

 * 1)  two (2)

Etymology 1
From. .

Alternative forms

 * dos: nonstandard Indonesian, standard Malay

Etymology 2
From.

Etymology 3
From.

Noun

 * , a device for bathing by which water is made to fall on the body from a height, either from a tank or by the action of a pump.

Etymology
From, from.

Adverb

 * 1) thus, in this way
 * 2) therefore

Noun

 * 1) tree

Etymology
From, influenced by.

Adjective

 * 1) having sufficient lack of formal distance
 * 2)  Being on terms where one may address each other with the 2nd person pronoun, as opposed to the historically more formal.
 * 3) Familiar, intimate
 * 4) Informal

Etymology
, from. .

Noun

 * 1) bath

Etymology
Past participle of.

Noun

 * 1) departure

Adjective

 * 1) someone who has left and will not come back
 * 2) dead
 * 3) absent-minded
 * 4) crazy

Etymology
From, masculine accusative of.

Numeral

 * 1)   two

Usage notes
Only Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, and Sutsilvan have a separate feminine form; in Surmiran, dus is epicene.