vous

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) one of threads of hair which form a beard
 * 2) beard

Etymology
, from, , from , from.

See cognates in regional languages in France: 🇨🇬; 🇨🇬; 🇨🇬; 🇨🇬; 🇨🇬; 🇨🇬 (🇨🇬); 🇨🇬; 🇨🇬.

Other cognates with the same usage are voi in Italian as well as вы in Russian.

Pronoun

 * 1) the plural personal pronoun in the second person:
 * 2)  you (all).
 * 3)  you (all).
 * 4) you, to you :
 * 5)  plural or singular personal pronoun in the second person:
 * 1) you, to you :
 * 2)  plural or singular personal pronoun in the second person:
 * 1)  plural or singular personal pronoun in the second person:

Usage notes

 * vous is used to address more than one person or to address one person formally. vous is often used, for example, when two adults meet for the first time.
 * Children, youth, and students do not usually use vous with each other. Adults do not usually use vous to address young children.
 * The use of vous is always considered professional and is used in office settings, schools, etc. to address a single person even when the speaker knows that person well. Thus, Avez-vous fini? (are you finished) may often be heard in an office setting, while As-tu fini? (singular, personal you) is not as common. Likewise, some people may call each other tu in some settings and vous in others; for example, lawyers who are friends with each other may call each other tu in informal settings but vous when in court, out of respect for the formal setting.
 * The use of vous and tu varies from place to place. For example, Quebecers have the reputation of being freer with tu than Europeans, such as among work colleagues.
 * In Louisiana French, the use of vous is rather restricted since it is a polite pronoun and most speakers only use French with people they know well, such as family members. Moreover, it is a singular pronoun; when addressing more than one person, Louisiana French-speakers make use of the plural form.

Etymology
From, , from.

Pronoun

 * 1)  (plural or polite)
 * 2) yourself (second-person plural or polite reflexive pronoun)

Usage notes

 * As in modern French, vous is either plural or polite as both a subject pronoun and a reflexive pronoun:
 * (The first vous is the subject pronoun, and the second is the reflexive pronoun. Both are singular, referring to Lancelot)
 * (The first vous is the subject pronoun, and the second is the reflexive pronoun. Both are singular, referring to Lancelot)

Etymology
From.