fous

Czech

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ǫsъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈfou̯s]
  • Rhymes: -ous
  • Hyphenation: fous

Noun

fous m inan

  1. whisker (a hair of the beard)

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • fous in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • fous in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

Adjective

fous

  1. masculine plural of fou

Noun

fous m

  1. plural of fou

Verb

fous

  1. inflection of foutre:
    1. first/second-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Pronoun

fous m or f

  1. (nonstandard) Alternative form of vous

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Verb

fous

  1. second-person singular present indicative of fouen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English fūs (ready, eager), from Proto-West Germanic *funs, form Proto-Germanic *funsaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fuːs/

Adjective

fous (poetic)

  1. ready, eager, willing, prompt
    Þei were also fous to fiȝt. Otuel
  2. ardent, motivated, brave
    Heo ne mihte wel reste in hous, heo was so walkynge and so fous; To pley and rage þhouȝte hire swete. Northern Homily Cycle: Narrationes, 1390
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