Dessous

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Dessous

[dɛˈsuː]
[dɛˈsuːs]
[dɛˈsuːs] plural

Rhymes with uː, uːs

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Das Wort wurde im 20. Jahrhundert aus dem französischen dessous ^(→ fr) entlehnt, einem Substantiv zur Präposition „dessous“, „darunter“.

noun Dessous

elegante Unterwäsche Wo hat sie nur diese schönen Dessous her?

In English

lingerie underwear or nightclothes

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"Dessous." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/de/dessous. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Dessous. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/de/dessous

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"Dessous." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/de/dessous.

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@misc{dessous_2026,
  title = {Dessous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/dessous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}