duo

== Translingual == === Etymology === Clipping of English Dupaningan Agta with o as a placeholder. === Symbol === duo (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Dupaningan Agta. === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Dupaningan Agta terms == English == === Etymology === From French duo or Italian duo, from Latin duo (“two”), from Proto-Italic *duō, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁. Doublet of two, which was inherited via Proto-Germanic. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdjuː.əʊ/, /ˈd͡ʒuː.əʊ/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈdu.oʊ/, /ˈdju.oʊ/ Rhymes: -uːəʊ === Noun === duo (plural duos) Two people who work or collaborate together as partners; especially: (musician group) Two musicians who perform music together. Any pair of people. Any cocktail consisting of a spirit and a liqueur. A meal with two paired components. A song in two parts; a duet. ==== Synonyms ==== (pair of two people): couple, pair, twosome; see also Thesaurus:duo ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== duet ==== Translations ==== === See also === trio quartet Thesaurus:number === Anagrams === udo, oud, ODU == Central Dusun == === Alternative forms === duwo === Etymology === From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa. Cognate with Coastal Kadazan duvo. === Numeral === duo two == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈduo] Hyphenation: duo === Noun === duo n duet Synonym: duet ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “duo”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “duo”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 == Dutch == === Etymology === From French duo or Italian duo, from Latin duo (“two”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdy(ʋ)oː/ Hyphenation: duo === Noun === duo n (plural duo's, diminutive duootje n) twosome ==== Synonyms ==== tweetal ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== duet === Anagrams === oud == Esperanto == === Etymology === From du +‎ -o. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈduo/ Rhymes: -uo Syllabification: du‧o === Noun === duo (accusative singular duon, plural duoj, accusative plural duojn) twosome, pair, couple Synonyms: duopo, paro the digit or figure two === See also === === Further reading === “duo”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN “duo”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026 == Finnish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian duo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdu(ː)o/, [ˈdu(ː)o̞] Rhymes: -uo Syllabification(key): duo Hyphenation(key): duo === Noun === duo duo (twosome of musicians performing together) synonym of kaksikko (“twosome, pair”) (often with a modifier) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “duo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian duo. Doublet of deux. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dɥo/ === Noun === duo m (plural duos) duo (combination of two things) (music) duet (a musical composition for two performers) ==== Descendants ==== → Romanian: duo ==== See also ==== solo, trio === Further reading === “duo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === d'où == Interlingua == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin duo (“two”). === Numeral === duo two == Italian == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin duo (“two”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdu.o/ Rhymes: -uo Hyphenation: dù‧o === Numeral === duo (invariable) (archaic) alternative form of due === Noun === duo m (invariable) (archaic) alternative form of due duo Synonym: duetto (music) duet Synonym: duetto ==== Related terms ==== due ==== Descendants ==== === Further reading === Prose della volgar lingua[2], 3.II === Anagrams === udo- == Latin == === Alternative forms === Symbol: II === Etymology === From Proto-Italic *duō, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ (which was inflected as a dual). Cognates include Ancient Greek δύο (dúo), Sanskrit द्व (dvá), Old Church Slavonic дъва (dŭva), and Old English twā (whence English two). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈdu.ɔ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈduː.o] === Numeral === duo (feminine duae, neuter duo); numeral, plural only two; 2 ==== Usage notes ==== See Appendix:Latin cardinal numbers. ==== Declension ==== Numeral, plural only. 1Old Latin. ==== Derived terms ==== duābus sellīs sedeō ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== ==== See also ==== Appendix:Latin cardinal numbers === References === “duo” in volume 5, part 1, column 2241, line 55 in the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae (TLL Open Access), Berlin (formerly Leipzig): De Gruyter (formerly Teubner), 1900–present “duo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “duo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers "duo", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “duo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎[3], London: Macmillan and Co. == Mandarin == === Romanization === duo (duo5 / duo0, Zhuyin ˙ㄉㄨㄛ) Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𦕰 duo nonstandard spelling of duō nonstandard spelling of duó nonstandard spelling of duǒ nonstandard spelling of duò ==== Usage notes ==== Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone. == Minangkabau == === Etymology === From Proto-Malayic *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa. False cognate of Latin duo. === Numeral === duo. two === Further reading === Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*duSa”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI == Musi == === Alternative forms === dué (Musi, Pegagan) === Etymology === From Proto-Malayic *dua(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa. False cognate of Latin duo. === Numeral === duo (Palembang, Rawas) two == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Italian duo. === Noun === duo m (definite singular duoen, indefinite plural duoer, definite plural duoene) a duo (a group of two entertainers, or a piece of music for two musical instruments (also known as a duet)) == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Italian duo. === Noun === duo m (definite singular duoen, indefinite plural duoar, definite plural duoane) a duo (as above) == Old High German == === Alternative forms === dō, thō === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *þō. === Adverb === duo then == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian duo, from Latin duo, from Proto-Italic *duō, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁. Doublet of dwa (“two”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdu.ɔ/ Rhymes: -uɔ Syllabification: du‧o === Noun === duo n (indeclinable) (music) duo (group of two musicians) Synonym: duet (music) duo (piece of music written for two musicians) Synonym: duet duo (group of two people or things) Synonym: duet === Further reading === “duo”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[4] (in Polish) == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian duo. === Pronunciation === === Noun === duo m (plural duos) duo Synonym: dupla === Further reading === “duo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “duo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French duo. === Noun === duo n (plural duouri) duet ==== Declension ==== == Swedish == === Etymology === From Italian duo. === Noun === duo c a duo ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== bisittare duett följeslagare parhäst radarpar vapendragare === References === “duo”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “duo”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “duo”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) == Welsh == === Etymology === du (“black”) +‎ -o === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈdɨː.ɔ/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈdiː.ɔ/ === Verb === duo (first-person singular present duaf) (intransitive) to become black, to blacken (also figuratively) to grow dark Synonym: tywyllu (transitive) to make black, to blacken (also figuratively) ==== Conjugation ==== === Mutation === === Further reading === D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “duo”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “duo”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies == West Coast Bajau == === Etymology === From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa. === Numeral === duo two == Yoruba == === Etymology === Contraction of dúró. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dú.ó/ === Verb === dúó (Ondo) Ondo form of dúró (“to wait”)