different between thus vs taus

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: th?s, IPA^(key): /?ð?s/
• Rhymes: -?s

Etymology 1

From Middle English thus, thous, thos, from Old English þus (“thus, in this way, as follows, in this manner, to this extent”), from Proto-West Germanic *þus (“so, thus”), perhaps originally from a variant of the instrumental form of this, related to Old English þ?s (“by this, with this”), Old Saxon thius (“by this, with this”). Cognate with Scots thus (“thus”), North Frisian aldoz (“thus”), West Frisian dus (“thus”), Dutch dus (“thus, so”), Low German sus (“thus, hence”).

Adverb

thus (not comparable)

1. (manner) In this way or manner.
2. (conjunctive) As a result.

Synonyms

• (in this way): as such, like so, like this, so, thusly; See also Thesaurus:thus
• (as a result): as such, before, consequently, hence, so, therefore; See also Thesaurus:therefore

Derived terms

Translations

Etymology 2

Noun

thus (uncountable)

1. Alternative spelling of thuris

Anagrams

• Hust, STHU, Tush, huts, shut, tush

Latin

Alternative forms

• t?s

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???? (thúos, “burnt offering, holocaust”), from ??? (thú?).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /t?u?s/, [t??u?s?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /tus/, [t?us]

Noun

th?s n (genitive th?ris); third declension

1. incense, frankincense

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

Synonyms

• libanus (Late Latin)

Descendants

• ? Middle Irish: túis
  • Irish: túis

See also

• th?mi?ma

References

• thus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• thus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• thus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• thus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

English

Noun

taus

1. plural of tau

Anagrams

• Aust, Tusa, USAT, stau, usta, utas

Finnish

(index ta)

Etymology

From taka (“using the weak stem ta-”) +? -us.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t?u?s/, [?t??u?s?]
• Rhymes: -?us
• Syllabification: taus

Noun

taus

1. behind, backside

Declension

Anagrams

• -stua, -usta, Satu, astu, asut, auts, satu, suat, usta

French

Noun

taus m

1. (post-1990) plural of tau

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Danish tavs

Adjective

taus (masculine and feminine taus, neuter taust, definite singular and plural tause, comparative tausere, indefinite superlative tausest, definite superlative tauseste)

1. quiet, silent

Derived terms

• taushet

References

• “taus” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Danish tavs.

Adjective

taus (masculine and feminine taus, neuter taust, definite singular and plural tause, comparative tausare, indefinite superlative tausast, definite superlative tausaste)

1. quiet, silent

   Synonyms: tagal, fåmælt, still

Etymology 2

Doublet of tøs. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

taus f (definite singular tausa, indefinite plural tauser, definite plural tausene)

1. a servant girl
2. an unmarried woman, girl
3. an unmarried woman who has had children

References

• “taus” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• stua, suta, tusa

Portuguese

Noun

taus

1. plural of tau

White Hmong

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tau??/

Noun

taus

1. ax, axe; hatchet

References

• Ernest E. Heimbach, White Hmong - English Dictionary (1979, SEAP Publications)