du
Sentences
Meaning
Concepts
Synonyms
del
un certain
un certain nombre de
une certaine quantité de
faire effort
Pâque juive
flétan noir
flétan de l’Atlantique
flétan du Groenland
faire de
du stop
flétan blanc
hametz
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/dy/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old French del. The expected modern form would be *deau or *deu, but it underwent stronger contraction, due to its unstressed use. Akin to Galician do, Portuguese do, Sicilian dû, Italian and Spanish del.
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