fous

Czech

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ǫsъ.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

fous m

  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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