dessous

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

• IPA^(key): /də.su/

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• Rhymes: -u

Adverb

dessous

1. underneath; beneath

Noun

dessous m (plural dessous)

1. underside; bottom

   Antonym: dessus

2. disadvantage

   Antonym: dessus

3. (in the plural) (women's) underwear

   Elle a osé montrer ses dessous en plein air.

   She dared show her undies out in the open.

4. (in the plural) hidden agenda

Derived terms

Derived terms

• au-dessous
• bras dessus, bras dessous
• ci-dessous
• dessous de bras
• dessous de verre
• en dessous
• en dessous de tout
• par-dessous
• sens dessus dessous

Related terms

• sous

Preposition

dessous

1. under; beneath

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)

1. women's underwear

Declension

Declension of dessous

	singular		plural
	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