Contionary:lú

Anrish

Etymology

From Middle and Old Anrish luh, from Proto-Germanic *luhō ("lynx")

Gnók lúð. (A cat's snout.)

Pronunciation

(Anrish) IPA: /luː/

Noun

lú (runic:‧ᛚᚢ‧)

1. Any member of the family Felidae, but more specifically the domesticated cat (species Felis catus)

Inflection

Inflection of lú

Ⅱ	ɴᴏᴍ.	ɢᴇɴ.	ᴅᴀᴛ.	ᴠᴏᴄ.
sɢ.	—	—	—ʟ	—ʟ
ᴘʟ.	—ʟ	—ɴ	—ıb	—ʟ
ᴄᴏʟ.	—	—ʟ

Lifashian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *dwoh₁, *dwéh₂h₁e, *dwóyh₁. Cognate of Latin duo, English two.

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA: [luˤː]

Numeral

lúˤ m (feminine luwáˤ, neuter luyóˤ) (ordinal sfetás or halyás; adverbial lis; distributive liséh)

1. two

   Lú syuni mey tosy kisolé denát.

   Two dogs are running in the courtyard.

Inflection

Declension of lúˤ (numeral, plural)
	Masculine	Neuter	Feminine
Nominative	lúˤ	luyóˤ	luwáˤ
Genitive	lúˤsy		luwáˤs
Dative	lúˤy		luwáˤy
Accusative	lúˤm	luyóˤ	luwáˤm

Related terms

• nyé (one)
• teri (three)
• sfetás (second (of many))
• halyás (second (of two))
• lis (twice)
• liséh (two each)

Etymology 2

From Akkadian dû, ultimately from Sumerian du.

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA: [luː]

Noun

lú m (first declension)

1. hill

   Mey lúé nyá lámá monutása esti.

   There's a little house on the hill.

Inflection

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	lú	lúi
Genitive	lúé	lúám
Dative	lúí	lúuwi
Accusative	lúom	lúás

Derived terms

• ebdú (peak, top)
• lúyás (hilly)

Related terms

• syart (mountain)
• syarté (mountains)