דו

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Latin duo. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Prefix

דּוּ • (du-)

  1. Double-, two-, bi-, di-.
    משמעות‎ (mashma'út, “meaning”) → דו משמעי‎ (du-mashma'í, “ambiguous”)
    מין‎ (min, “sex”) → דו מיני‎ (du-miní, “bisexual”)
    קומה‎ (kumá, “floor, story”) → דו קומתי‎ (du-kumatí, “two-story, double-decker”)
    צד‎ (tzad, “side”) → דו צדדי‎ (du-tzdadí, “two-sided, bilateral”)
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

From Italian do.

Proper noun

דּוֹ • (do) m

  1. Do: the first solfège syllable, representing the note C.

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German du, from Old High German dū, from Proto-West Germanic *þū, from Proto-Germanic *þū, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂.

Pronunciation
  • (YIVO, Litvish) IPA(key): /dʊ/
  • (Netherlandic) IPA(key): /duː/
  • (Poylish) IPA(key): /diː/
  • (Ukrainish) IPA(key): /di/

Pronoun

דו • (du)

  1. you, thou (second-person singular subject pronoun)

See also
Yiddish personal pronouns
person singular
1st 2nd 3rd m 3rd f 3rd n
nominative איך‎ (ikh) דו (du) ער‎ (er) זי‎ (zi) עס‎ (es)
dative מיר‎ (mir) דיר‎ (dir) אים‎ (im) איר‎ (ir) אים‎ (im)
accusative מיך‎ (mikh) דיך‎ (dikh) אים‎ (im) זי‎ (zi) עס‎ (es)
person plural
1st 2nd 3rd
nominative מיר‎ (mir) איר‎ (ir) זיי‎ (zey)
dative אונדז‎ (undz) אײַך‎ (aykh) זיי‎ (zey)
accusative אונדז‎ (undz) אײַך‎ (aykh) זיי‎ (zey)
See also the possessive pronouns.
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