Contionary:vu
Ancient Chaian
Pronunciation
(Ancient Chaian) IPA: /ˈvu/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Chaian *vu
Noun
vu inan (plural vuň); strong noun, u-stem
- path, way
Inflection
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | vu | vuň |
| Genitive | vuvauz | vunauz |
| Possessive | vaurivu | vaurivuň |
| Dative | vukai | vunai |
| Accusative | vuniv | vuniv |
| Causative | vuši | vunaši |
| Instrumental | vusin | vunin |
| Comitative | vuxi | vuni |
| Locative | xivu | xivuň |
Etymology 2
Back-formation from vume ("still"), analyzed as vu + -me (negation marker)
Descriptor
vu
- moving, active, not stationary
Inflection
| Case | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | vu | vuši | vufaug |
| Genitive | vuvauz | vušivauz | vufaugauz |
| Possessive | vaurivu | vaurivuši | vaurivufaug |
| Dative | vukai | vušikai | vufaugai |
| Accusative | vuniv | vušiniv | vufaugiv |
| Causative | vuši | vušiši | vufaugaši |
| Instrumental | vusin | vušisin | vufaugin |
| Comitative | vuxi | vušixi | vufaugi |
| Locative | xivu | xivuši | xivufaug |
| Adverbial | vuvu | vušivu | vufaugu |
Etymology 3
Verb
vu
- passive particle of vuvau