Contionary:u

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Knrawi

Wacag logograph

Etymology

Inherited.

Pronunciation

⫽ʊ˥⫽

Noun

u

  1. family
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Declension

u inflection
sg pl/indef
sgv ptv sgv ptv
gen gen gen gen
nom/dat urí urî ug̀ uĝ* urì urî*
acc u û ziu zîu ù û* zìu zîu*
loc sg uǵ sĝ uĝ sr urí sr̂ urî sg̀ ug̀ sĝ uĝ* sr̀ urì sr̂ urî*
*low falling tone in some regions

Descendants

  • Central Isles Creole: u

Central Isles Creole

Etymology

From Knrawi u

Pronunciation

Noun

u h

  1. family
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Derived terms


Scots Norse

Etymology

From Old Norse um, from Proto-Germanic *umbi.

Pronunciation

Preposition

u

  1. about, concerning [with ac.]
  2. (possessive) of, 's [with dat.]
    Synonym: at
    fòedh u nhiorrtu
    deer fodder (lit. "fodder of deers")
  3. over, across, along [with acc.]
  4. during, at a point in time [with acc.]
Inflection
Inflection of u
1st 2nd 3rd
singular uemᶫ umhᶫ uemhᶰ
plural umvat uemt umharr

ᶫ: causes aspirate
ᶰ: causes nasal

Mutation

Mutated forms of u
radical gh-prothesis n-prothesis h-prothesis
u gh-u n-u h-u

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scots Norse.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.