dessous
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See also: Dessous
French
Etymology
From Latin dē (“from”) + subtus (“beneath”), corresponding to de (“from”) + sous (“beneath”) in French. Compare Italian di sotto, Romanian dedesubt.
Pronunciation
Adverb
dessous
Noun
dessous m (plural dessous)
- underside; bottom
- Antonym: dessus
- disadvantage
- Antonym: dessus
- (in the plural) (women's) underwear
- Elle a osé montrer ses dessous en plein air.
- She dared show her undies out in the open.
- (in the plural) hidden agenda
Derived terms
Derived terms
Related terms
Preposition
dessous
Further reading
- “dessous”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Romanian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French dessous.
Noun
dessous n (plural dessous-uri)
- women's underwear
Declension
Declension of dessous
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) dessous | dessousul | (niște) dessous-uri | dessous-urile |
genitive/dative | (unui) dessous | dessousului | (unor) dessous-uri | dessous-urilor |
vocative | dessousule | dessous-urilor |
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