English Online Dictionary. What means u? What does u mean?
Translingual
Etymology 1
Minuscule variation of U, a modern variation of classical Latin V, from seventh century Old Latin adoption of Old Italic letter 𐌖 (V).
Letter
u (upper case U)
- The twenty-first letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.
See also
- (Latin script): Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Sſs Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz
- (Variations of letter U): Úú Ùù Ŭŭ Ûû Ǔǔ Ůů Üü Ǘǘ Ǜǜ Ǚǚ Ǖǖ Űű Ũũ Ṹṹ Ųų Ūū Ṻṻ Ủủ Ȕȕ Ȗȗ Ưư Ứứ Ừừ Ữữ Ửử Ựự Ụụ Ṳṳ Ṷṷ Ṵṵ Ʉʉ ᵾ ᶙ ᴜ Uu Ꜷꜷ Ȣȣ ᵫ
- (other scripts) Cyrillic у (u), Greek υ (y, “upsilon”), Hebrew ו (w, “vav”)
- u on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Symbol
u
- (metrology) symbol for unified atomic mass unit
- (IPA, phonetics) Used in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in several romanization systems of non-Latin scripts to represent a close back rounded vowel (/u/).
- (physics) up quark
Gallery
- Letter styles
See also
Other representations of U:
English
Etymology
From Middle English lower case letter v (also written u), from Old English lower case u, from 7th century replacement by lower case u of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚢ (u, “ur”), derived from Raetic letter u.
Before the 1700s, the pointed form v was written at the beginning of a word, while a rounded form u was used elsewhere, regardless of sound. So whereas valor and excuse appeared as in modern printing, have and upon were printed haue and vpon. Eventually, in the 1700s, to differentiate between the consonant and vowel sounds, the v form was used to represent the consonant, and u the vowel sound. v then preceded u in the alphabet, but the order has since reversed.
Pronunciation
- Letter name
- IPA(key): /juː/
- Homophones: ewe, yew, you, hew (in h-dropping dialects), hue (in h-dropping dialects)
- Phoneme
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /a/, /ʉː/, /ʊ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ʌ/, /uː/, /ʊ/
- (US) IPA(key): /ʌ/, /u/, /ʊ/
Letter
u (lower case, upper case U, plural us or u's)
- The twenty-first letter of the English alphabet, called u and written in the Latin script.
- I prefer the u in Arial to the one in Times New Roman.
See also
- (Latin script letters) letter; Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz
Noun
u (plural ues)
- The name of the Latin-script letter U.
- A thing in the shape of the letter U
See also
- (Latin script letter names) letter; a, bee, cee, dee, e, ef, gee, aitch, i, jay, kay, el, em, en, o, pee, cue, ar, ess, tee, u, vee, double-u, ex, wye, zee/zed (Category: en:Latin letter names)
Translations
Derived terms
- u-turn
- u-bolt
Pronoun
u (second person, singular or plural, nominative or objective)
- (abbreviation, slang, text messaging, Internet) you (in text messaging and internet conversations)
- Take me with u.
Adjective
u
- Abbreviation of underwater.
Derived terms
- u-boat (1)
Acehnese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [u]
Noun
u
- coconut (fruit of the coco palm)
References
- 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /y/
Etymology 1
From Dutch u.
Pronoun
u
- (formal) you (singular, subject and object)
See also
Etymology 2
From Dutch uw.
Determiner
u
- (formal) your (singular)
See also
Ajië
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [u]
Verb
u
- to swim
References
- Leenhardt, M., Vocabulaire et grammaire de la langue Houaïlou, Institut d'ethnologie, 1935. Cited in: "Houaïlou" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.
- Leenhardt, M., Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mèlanèsie, 1946. Cited in: "Ajiø" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *wa, from Proto-Indo-European *swom, from Proto-Indo-European *swé.
Pronoun
u
- (reflexive) reflexive pronoun
Aragonese
Etymology
From Latin aut.
Conjunction
u
- or
Aromanian
Etymology
Probably from an early (proto-Romanian) root *eaua, from Latin illam, accusative feminine singular of ille. Compare Romanian o.
Pronoun
u f (short/unstressed accusative form of ea)
- (direct object) her
Related terms
- ãl (masculine equivalent)
- li (plural)
Asturian
Etymology 1
From Latin aut.
Conjunction
u
- or
Etymology 2
From Latin ubi.
Pronoun
u
- where (relative pronoun)
Adverb
u
- where
Related terms
- ú
Azerbaijani
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /u/
Letter
u lower case (upper case U)
- The twenty-eighth letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin script letters) hərf; Aa, Bb, Cc, Çç, Dd, Ee, Əə, Ff, Gg, Ğğ, Hh, Xx, Iı, İi, Jj, Kk, Qq, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Öö, Pp, Rr, Ss, Şş, Tt, Uu, Üü, Vv, Yy, Zz
Bambara
Pronoun
u
- they
Basque
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /u/
Letter
u (lower case, upper case U)
- The twenty-second letter of the Basque alphabet, called u and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, (Ç ç), D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L, l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, (Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Noun
u (indeclinable)
- The name of the Latin-script letter U.
See also
- (Latin-script letter names) a, be, ze, de, e, efe, ge, hatxe, i, jota, ka, ele, eme, ene, eñe, o, pe, ku, erre, ese, te, u, uve, uve bikoitz, ixa, i greko, zeta
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈu/
Etymology 1
Noun
u f (plural us)
- The Latin letter U (lowercase u).
Etymology 2
Noun
u m (plural uns)
- one
Derived terms
Corsican
Etymology
From the earlier lu. Compare Portuguese o and Aragonese o.
Article
u m (feminine a, masculine plural i, feminine plural e)
- the
Usage notes
- Before a vowel, u turns into l'.
Pronoun
u m
- him, it (direct object)
Usage notes
- Before a vowel, u turns into l'.
See also
References
- “u, lu” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /u/
Preposition
u + genitive
- at
- by
Further reading
- u in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- u in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Dutch
Etymology
Originally the accusative/dative form of jij/gij, from Middle Dutch u, from Old Dutch iu, from Proto-West Germanic *iwwiz, from Proto-Germanic *iwwiz, West Germanic variant of *izwiz, dative/accusative of *jūz, from Proto-Indo-European *yū́. Doublet of jou.
The use as a nominative stems from an original possessive uwe edelheid (“your nobility, your gentility”), which was later shortened to U E. and finally to u.
Cognate with West Frisian jo, Low German jo, ju, English you, German euch.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /y/
Pronoun
u
- (personal, second-person singular, subjective) you (polite).
- (personal, second-person singular, objective) you (polite).
- (personal, second-person singular, objective) thee (dialectal).
- (personal, second-person plural, subjective) you (polite).
- (personal, second-person plural, objective) you (polite).
- (reflexive, second-person singular) thyself (dialectal)
- (reflexive, second-person plural) yourselves (dialectal)
Usage notes
- The capitalization of u (as in U or Uw) is now considered old-fashioned, and no longer compulsory. In religious contexts, it is still often capitalized, when addressing God.
- See usage notes at gij.
Inflection
Alternative forms
- (Brabantian) a
Synonyms
- jou
- U
Letter
u (lower case, upper case U)
- The twenty-first letter of the Dutch alphabet.
See also
- Previous letter: t
- Next letter: v
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /u/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /u/
Letter
u (lower case, upper case U)
- The twenty-fifth letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called u and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin script letters) litero; Aa, Bb, Cc, Ĉĉ, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Ĝĝ, Hh, Ĥĥ, Ii, Jj, Ĵĵ, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Rr, Ss, Ŝŝ, Tt, Uu, Ŭŭ, Vv, Zz
Noun
u (accusative singular u-on, plural u-oj, accusative plural u-ojn)
- The name of the Latin-script letter U.
See also
- (Latin script letter names) litero; a, bo, co, ĉo, do, e, fo, go, ĝo, ho, ĥo, i, jo, ĵo, ko, lo, mo, no, o, po, ro, so, ŝo, to, u, ŭo, vo, zo (Category: eo:Latin letter names)
Faroese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uː/
Letter
u (upper case U)
- The twenty-third letter of the Faroese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) bókstavur; A a, Á á, B b, D d, Ð ð, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ó ó, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ú ú, V v, Y y, Ý ý, Æ æ, Ø ø
Finnish
Pronunciation
Letter
u (lower case, upper case U)
- The twenty-first letter of the Finnish alphabet, called uu and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) kirjain; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s (Š š), T t, U u, V v (W w), X x, Y y, Z z (Ž ž), Å å, Ä ä, Ö ö
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /y/
- Rhymes: -y
Noun
u m (plural u)
- The name of the Latin-script letter U.
Fula
Letter
u (lower case, upper case U)
- A letter of the Fula alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
- Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).
See also
- (Latin-script letters) karfeeje; ', A a, B b, Mb mb, Ɓ ɓ, C c, D d, Nd nd, Ɗ ɗ, E e, F f, G g, Ng ng, Ɠ ɠ, H h, I i, J j, Nj nj, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, Ñ ñ, Ɲ ɲ, O o, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, W w, Y y, Ƴ ƴ
Galician
Etymology 1
From Latin ū.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈu/
Noun
u m (plural us)
- the name of the letter U.
Etymology 2
From Latin ubi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈu/
Adverb
u
- (archaic) where, whereby
- 1264, E. Portela Silva (ed.), La región del obispado de Tuy en los siglos XII a XV. Santiago: Tip. El Eco Franciscano, page 364:
- pelo camino que vay peraa devesa de valadares asy como vay o porto do rrio u pasan os carros
- by the road that goes to the wood of Valadares as it goes by the ford of the river where the carts cross
- pelo camino que vay peraa devesa de valadares asy como vay o porto do rrio u pasan os carros
- Synonym: onde
- 1264, E. Portela Silva (ed.), La región del obispado de Tuy en los siglos XII a XV. Santiago: Tip. El Eco Franciscano, page 364:
- where (interrogative adverb)
- Synonym: onde
References
- “u” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
- “u” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
- “u” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Gothic
Romanization
u
- Romanization of 𐌿
Guinea-Bissau Creole
Etymology
From Portuguese tu.
Pronoun
u
- you (second person singular).
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- (phoneme): IPA(key): [ˈu]
- (letter name): IPA(key): [ˈu]
Letter
u (lower case, upper case U)
- The thirty-fourth letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called u and written in the Latin script.
Declension
See also
- (Latin-script letters) betű; A a, Á á, B b, C c, Cs cs, D d, Dz dz, Dzs dzs, E e, É é, F f, G g, Gy gy, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, Ly ly, M m, N n, Ny ny, O o, Ó ó, Ö ö, Ő ő, P p, R r, S s, Sz sz, T t, Ty ty, U u, Ú ú, Ü ü, Ű ű, V v, Z z, Zs zs. Only in the extended alphabet: Q q W w X x Y y. Commonly used: ch. Also defined: à ë. In surnames (selection): ä aa cz ds eé eö ew oe oó th ts ÿ.
Further reading
- (sound and letter): u in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962.
- ([onomatopoeia] imitation of barking): u in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962.
Ido
Pronunciation
- (context pronunciation, letter name) IPA(key): /u/
Letter
u (upper case U)
- The twenty-first letter of the Ido alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) litero; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Italian
Etymology
From Latin ū (the name of the letter V).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /u/
- Rhymes: -u
- Hyphenation: u
Noun
u f (invariable)
- The name of the Latin-script letter U.
See also
- (Latin-script letter names) lettera; a, bi, ci, di, e, effe, gi, acca, i, i lunga, cappa, elle, emme, enne, o, pi, cu, erre, esse, ti, u, vu, doppia vu, ics, ipsilon, zeta
Japanese
Romanization
u
- Rōmaji transcription of う
- Rōmaji transcription of ウ
K'iche'
Pronoun
u
- his, her, its
References
- Allen J. Christenson, Kʼiche-English dictionary
Lashi
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ʔu (“egg, bird”). Cognates include Burmese ဥ (u., “egg”) and Chinese 嫗 (yǔ, “to incubate”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔu/
Noun
u
- egg
Verb
u
- to lay an egg
References
- Hkaw Luk, A grammatical sketch of Lacid[1], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis), 2017
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /uː/, [uː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /u/, [u]
Noun
ū f (indeclinable)
- The name of the letter V.
Coordinate terms
- (Latin-script letter names) littera; ā, bē, cē, dē, ē, ef, gē, hā / *acca, ī, kā, el, em, en, ō, pē, kū, er, es, tē, ū, ix / īx / ex, ȳ / ī graeca / ȳpsīlon, zēta
References
- u in Gaffiot, Félix, Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, 1934
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden, Latin Phrase-Book[2], London: Macmillan and Co., 1894
- u in Harry Thurston Peck, editor, Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1898
- Arthur E. Gordon, The Letter Names of the Latin Alphabet (University of California Press, 1973; volume 9 of University of California Publications: Classical Studies), part III: “Summary of the Ancient Evidence”, page 32: "Clearly there is no question or doubt about the names of the vowels A, E, I, O, U. They are simply long A, long E, etc. (ā, ē, ī, ō, ū). Nor is there any uncertainty with respect to the six mutes B, C, D, G, P, T. Their names are bē, cē, dē, gē, pē, tē (each with a long E). Or about H, K, and Q: they are hā, kā, kū—each, again, with a long vowel sound."
Latvian
Etymology
Proposed in 1908 as part of the new Latvian spelling by the scientific commission headed by K. Mīlenbahs, which was accepted and began to be taught in schools in 1909. Prior to that, Latvian had been written in German Fraktur, and sporadically in Cyrillic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [u]
Letter
u (lower case, upper case U)
- The twenty-ninth letter of the Latvian alphabet, called u and written in the Latin script.
See also
- Letters of the Latvian alphabet:
- burti: Aa, Āā, Bb, Cc, Čč, Dd, Ee, Ēē, Ff, Gg, Ģģ, Hh, Ii, Īī, Jj, Kk, Ķķ, Ll, Ļļ, Mm, Nn, Ņņ, Oo, Pp, Rr, Ss, Šš, Tt, Uu, Ūū, Vv, Zz, Žž
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [u]
Noun
u m (invariable)
- The name of the Latin script letter U/u.
See also
- Latvian letter names:
- a (A), garais ā (Ā), bē (B), cē (C), čē (Č), dē (D), e (E), garais ē (Ē), ef (F), gā (G), ģē (Ģ), hā (H), i (I), garais ī (Ī), jē (J), kā (K), ķē (Ķ), el (L), eļ (Ļ), em (M), en (N), eņ (Ņ), o (O), pē (P), er (R), es (S), eš (Š), tē (T), u (U), garais ū (Ū), vē (V), zē (Z), žē (Ž)
Lithuanian
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /ʊ/
Letter
u (upper case U)
- The twenty-seventh letter of the Lithuanian alphabet, called u trumpoji and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Ą ą, B b, C c, Č č, D d, E e, Ę ę, Ė ė, F f, G g, H h, I i, Į į, Y y, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, R r, S s, Š š, T t, U u, Ų ų, Ū ū, V v, Z z, Ž ž
Livonian
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /u/
Letter
u (upper case U)
- The thirty-fifth letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) kēratēḑ; A a, Ā ā, Ä ä, Ǟ ǟ, B b, D d, Ḑ ḑ, E e, Ē ē, F f, G g, H h, I i, Ī ī, J j, K k, L l, Ļ ļ, M m, N n, Ņ ņ, O o, Ō ō, Ȯ ȯ, Ȱ ȱ, Õ õ, Ȭ ȭ, P p, R r, Ŗ ŗ, S s, Š š, T t, Ț ț, U u, Ū ū, V v, Z z, Ž ž
Malay
Letter
u (lower case, upper case U)
- The twenty-first letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Maltese
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /u/ (short phoneme)
- IPA(key): /uː/ (long phoneme)
- IPA(key): /ɔw/, /aw/ (after għ; variation is regional and idiolectal)
- In inherited words, short u occurs almost exclusively in unstressed syllables. In borrowings, it is a full phoneme and commonly stressed.
Letter
u (lower case, upper case U)
- The twenty-fifth letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) ittra; A a, B b, Ċ ċ, D d, E e, F f, Ġ ġ, G g, Għ għ, H h, Ħ ħ, I i, Ie ie, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Ż ż, Z z
Etymology 2
From Arabic وَ (wa), from Proto-Semitic *wa. Cognate with Hebrew וְ־ (wə-).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /u/ (between consonants)
- IPA(key): /w/ (before or after a vowel)
- Homophone: hu
Conjunction
u
- and; used to connect words, phrases, etc.
- when, as; used after a personal pronoun and followed by an active participle or imperfect verb
Alternative forms
- w (superseded representation of the consonantal pronunciation)
Marshallese
Pronunciation
- (phonetic) IPA(key): [wu]
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /wiw/
- Bender phonemes:
Noun
u (construct form uin)
- (alienable) a fish trap
References
- Marshallese–English Online Dictionary
Mauritian Creole
Pronoun
u (informal to)
- Alternative spelling of ou
See also
Mezquital Otomi
Alternative forms
- ʼų́ (obsolete)
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
ú
- salt
Adjective
ú
- sweet
Derived terms
References
- Andrews, Enriqueta, Vocabulario otomí de Tasquillo, Hidalgo[3] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, 1950, pages 36, 76
- Hernández Cruz, Luis; Victoria Torquemada, Moisés, Diccionario del hñähñu (otomí) del Valle del Mezquital, estado de Hidalgo (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 45)[4] (in Spanish), second edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., 2010, page 360
Middle Dutch
Etymology 1
From Old Dutch iuwa, from Proto-Germanic *izweraz.
Determiner
u
- your (plural)
- your (singular, informal)
Usage notes
See the usage notes for gi.
Descendants
- Dutch: uw
- Limburgish: eur
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Pronoun
u
- accusative/dative of gi
Descendants
- Dutch: u
Further reading
- “uwe”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek[5], 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J., “u (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek[6], The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1885–1929, →ISBN, page II
Middle English
Noun
u
- Alternative form of ew
Middle French
Etymology
From Latin u, v.
Letter
u
- u (letter)
- v (letter)
Usage notes
- u and v were represented by a single character in Middle French, although scholars consider them to be separate letters both in terms of usage and in terms of pronunciation.
Middle High German
Pronoun
ū
- (personal pronoun, dative, Middle German) Alternative form of iu.
Middle Low German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uː/
Pronoun
û
- (personal pronoun, dative, accusative) Alternative form of jû.
- (possessive) Alternative form of jû.
Declension
Possessive pronoun:
Norman
Alternative forms
- ieil (Guernsey)
- yi (Jersey)
Etymology
From Old French ueil, from Vulgar Latin oclus, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (“eye; to see”).
Noun
u m (plural uûs or uur)
- (France, anatomy) eye
Norwegian
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /ʉː/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /ʉː/, /ʉ/, /ʊ/
Letter
u
- The 21st letter of the Norwegian alphabet
Occitan
Noun
u f (plural us)
- u (the letter u, U)
Old French
Etymology 1
From Latin ubi.
Adverb
u
- Alternative form of ou (“where”)
Descendants
- Middle French: ou
- French: où
Etymology 2
From Latin u, v.
Letter
u
- u (letter)
- v (letter)
Usage notes
- u and v were represented by a single character in Old French, although scholars consider them to be separate letters both in terms of usage and in terms of pronunciation.
Old Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin ubi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈu/
Adverb
u
- where
- 13th century, Vindel manuscript, Martín Codax, Mia irmana fremosa, treides comigo (facsimile)
- Mia irmana fremoſa treides de grado / ala ygreia de uigo u e o mar leuado / E miraremos las ondas.
- Lovely sister, come willingly / To the church in Vigo, where the sea is up, / And we will gaze at the waves.
- Mia irmana fremoſa treides de grado / ala ygreia de uigo u e o mar leuado / E miraremos las ondas.
- 13th century, Vindel manuscript, Martín Codax, Mia irmana fremosa, treides comigo (facsimile)
Descendants
- Galician: u
- Portuguese: u
Polish
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *u, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /u/
Letter
u (upper case U, lower case)
- The twenty-seventh letter of the Polish alphabet, called u and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Ą ą, B b, C c, Ć ć, D d, E e, Ę ę, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ł ł, M m, N n, Ń ń, O o, Ó ó, P p, R r, S s, Ś ś, T t, U u, W w, Y y, Z z, Ź ź, Ż ż
Preposition
u (+ genitive)
- at
Further reading
- u in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- u in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈu/
- Homophone: o
Etymology 1
Letter
u (lower case, upper case U)
- The twenty-first letter of the Portuguese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Noun
u m (plural us)
- u (name of the letter U, u)
See also
- (Latin-script letters) letra; A a (Á á, À à, Â â, Ã ã), B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e (É é, Ê ê), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ô ô, Õ õ), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Etymology 2
From Old Portuguese u, from Latin ubi. Cognate with Galician u, French où, Italian ove and Romanian iuo.
Adverb
u
- (obsolete) where
- 1534, Gil Vicente, Auto de Mofina Mendes:
- […] nam ſey per u
- […] (I) don't know where}}
- […] nam ſey per u
- Synonym: onde
- 1534, Gil Vicente, Auto de Mofina Mendes:
Etymology 3
Article
u m
- Eye dialect spelling of o.
Pumpokol
Etymology
From Proto-Yeniseian *ʔaw (/ *ʔu) ("thou").
Pronoun
u
- you (second-person plural subjective)
Synonyms
- úe
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /u/
Letter
u (lower case, upper case U)
- The twenty-sixth letter of the Romanian alphabet, called u and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Ă ă, Â â, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, Î î, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, Ș ș, T t, Ț ț, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Romansch
Etymology
From Latin aut.
Conjunction
u
- or
Rumu
Noun
u
- water
References
- Rumu-English-Motu dictionary; Rumu (misc)
- Transnewguinea.org, citing G. E. MacDonald, The Teberan Language Family, pages 111-121, in The Linguistic Situation in the Gulf District and Adjacent Area, Papua New Guinea (editor K. J. Franklin) (1973)
- Karl J. Franklin, Comparative Wordlist 1 of the Gulf District and adjacent areas (1975), page 67
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /u/
Etymology 1
See Translingual section.
Alternative forms
- (uppercase) U
Letter
u (Cyrillic spelling у)
- The 27th letter of the Serbo-Croatian Latin alphabet (gajica), preceded by t and followed by v.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Slavic *vъ(n).
Preposition
u (Cyrillic spelling у)
- (+ locative case) in, at (without change of position, answering the question gdjȅ/gdȅ)
- (+ accusative case) to, into (with change of position, answering the question kùda)
- (+ accusative case) on, in, at, during (in expressions concerning time)
- (+ locative case) in, during (in expressions concerning time)
Etymology 3
From Proto-Slavic *u.
Preposition
u (Cyrillic spelling у)
- (+ genitive case) chez
Sicilian
Alternative forms
- lu
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *illu, from Latin illum, from ille.
Article
u m sg (f a, plural i)
- (definite article) the
Related terms
Skolt Sami
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /u/, /w/
Letter
u (upper case U)
- The thirty-first letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) bukva; A a, Â â, B b, C c, Č č, Ʒ ʒ, Ǯ ǯ, D d, Đ đ, E e, F f, G g, Ǧ ǧ, Ǥ ǥ, H h, I i, J j, K k, Ǩ ǩ, L l, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, O o, Õ õ, P p, R r, S s, Š š, T t, U u, V v, Z z, Ž ž, Å å, Ä ä, ʹ
Somali
Preposition
u
- to
- for
Usage notes
- In Somali, prepositions fall before the verb and not before the noun they modify:
- u sheeg -- to tell (lit. to call to)
- u keen -- to bring to
Spanish
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /u/, [u]
Letter
u (lower case, upper case U)
- the 22nd letter of the Spanish alphabet
Noun
u f (plural úes)
- Name of the letter U
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /u/, [u], [w]
Conjunction
u
- or
Alternative forms
- ú (obsolete)
Usage notes
Used instead of o when the following word starts with a vowel sound which is pronounced /o/.
Further reading
- “u” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
Swahili
Verb
u
- (uncommon, archaic) you are; thou art
Usage notes
This term is archaic except in the common greeting u hali gani. Along with m and ni it is not conjugated.
See also
- m
Swedish
Pronunciation
- Letter name
- IPA(key): /ʉː/
- Phoneme
- IPA(key): /ʉː/, /ɵ/
Letter
u (lower case, upper case U)
- The twenty-first letter of the Swedish alphabet, called u and written in the Latin script.
Tolai
Pronoun
u
- Second-person singular pronoun: you (singular)
Declension
Torres Strait Creole
Noun
u
- (eastern dialect) a mature coconut
Usage notes
U is the sixth stage of coconut growth. It is preceded by pes and followed by drai koknat.
Turkish
Letter
u (lower case, upper case U)
- The twenty-fifth letter of the Turkish alphabet, called u and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) harf; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ğ ğ, H h, I ı, İ i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z
Noun
u
- The name of the Latin-script letter U.
See also
- (Latin-script letter names) harf; a, be, ce, çe, de, e, fe, ge, yumuşak ge, he, ı, i, je, ke, le, me, ne, o, ö, pe, re, se, şe, te, u, ü, ve, ye, ze
Turkmen
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /u/, /uː/
Letter
u (upper case U)
- The twenty-fifth letter of the Turkmen alphabet, called u and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) harp; A a, B b, Ç ç, D d, E e, Ä ä, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, Ž ž, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ň ň, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, W w, Y y, Ý ý, Z z
Tzotzil
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔu/
Noun
u
- moon
- month
Synonyms
- (moon): jch'ul me'tik
References
- “ˀu(1)” in Laughlin, Robert M. (1975) The Great Tzotzil Dictionary of San Lorenzo Zinacantán. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press.
Uyghur
Romanization
u
- Latin (ULY) transcription of ئۇ (u)
Uzbek
Pronoun
u (Cyrillic у)
- Demonstrative pronoun used to indicate a thing that is far away from the speaker. that.
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔu˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔʊw˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔʊw˧˧]
Etymology 1
Noun
- mother; mom
Synonyms
Etymology 2
From .
Noun
(classifier )
- excrescence; protuberance; swelling
- tumor
Derived terms
See also
Verb
- to get bumpy; to swell
Etymology 3
From .
Noun
- The name of the Latin-script letter [[U#|U]].
Volapük
Conjunction
- or
Alternative forms
- (in front of vowels) ud
Welsh
Alternative forms
- :
- :
- :
- :
Pronunciation
Letter
- The letter of the alphabet, called [[u#|u]] and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by and followed by .
- The name of the Latin-script letter [[U#|U]].
Derived terms
- Digraph sequences:
Mutation
Yoruba
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Letter
- The letter of the alphabet, called [[ú#|ú]] and written in the Latin script.
Noun
- The name of the Latin-script letter [[U#|U]].
See also
- As used in Benin:
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Pronoun
- him, her, it
Pronoun
- him, her, it
See also
Zou
Pronunciation
Noun
- sibling
References
- Lukram Himmat Singh, , Canchipur: Manipur University, 2013, page 41, 60
Zulu
Letter
- The letter of the alphabet, written in the Latin script.