duios

• doios — Transylvania

From a Vulgar Latin root *doliōsus, ultimately from Latin dolor or doleō. Compare Italian doglioso, Friulian duliôs. Also possibly from an unattested, lost Romanian word *doi, from Vulgar Latin *dolium, from Latin cordolium.

• IPA^(key): /duˈjos/

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duios m or n (feminine singular duioasă, masculine plural duioși, feminine and neuter plural duioase)

1. doleful, sorrowful, woeful
2. tender, soft
3. fond, endearing, loving