deux

== French == === Alternative forms === II (abbreviation) === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French deux, from Old French deus, from Latin duōs, masculine accusative plural of duo, from Proto-Italic *duō, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dø/, (in liaison) /dø.z‿/ Rhymes: -ø Homophone: de === Numeral === deux (invariable) two ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Haitian Creole: de Louisiana Creole: de, dé Mauritian Creole: de Réunion Creole French: dé === See also === === References === === Further reading === “deux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle French == === Etymology === From Old French deus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (in isolation) /døs/, (before a vowel) /døz/, (before a consonant) /dø/ === Numeral === deux (invariable) two ==== Descendants ==== French: deux == Norman == === Alternative forms === daeux (Guernsey) déeus (continental) === Etymology === From Old French deus, from Latin duōs, masculine accusative of duo. === Pronunciation === === Numeral === deux (Jersey) two ==== Derived terms ==== deûxième (“second”)