fu
See also: Appendix:Variations of "fu"
English
Etymology 1
From fuck + you.
Interjection
fu
- (Internet slang) Initialism of fuck you.
Etymology 2
- Abbreviation
Noun
fu (plural fus)
- flux unit
Etymology 3
From Mandarin 賦／赋 (fù).
Noun
fu (plural fu)
- A Chinese literary form developed during the times of the Han dynasty that combines prose and poetry, sometimes called rhymed prose.
Translations
Chinese literary form developed during the times of the Han dynasty that combines prose and poetry
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Etymology 4
Variant of -fu.
Noun
fu (uncountable)
- (slang) Expertise, mastery
- UNIX fu
References
- fu at OneLook Dictionary Search
Ama
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɸu/
Noun
fu
- pig
References
- Årsjö, Britten. Words in Ama. 1999.
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfu/*, /ˈfu/
- Rhymes: -u
- Hyphenation: fù
Adjective
fu (invariable)
- deceased, late
- Synonym: defunto
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
fu
- third-person singular past historic of essere
Further reading
fu in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Japanese
Romanization
fu
- Rōmaji transcription of ふ
- Rōmaji transcription of フ
Lashi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fu/
Classifier
fu
- classifier for thin and flat objects, like a leaf
References
- Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid, Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /fuː/, [fuː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /fu/, [fuː]
Interjection
fū
- foh! fie! (expressing aversion)
Usage notes
Can take the dative
Related terms
- foe
Mandarin
Romanization
fu
- Nonstandard spelling of fū.
- Nonstandard spelling of fú.
- Nonstandard spelling of fǔ.
- Nonstandard spelling of fù.
Usage notes
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Nalik
Particle
fu
- plural marker on some words
Coordinate terms
- mun (usual plural marker)
Further reading
- Craig Alan Volker, The Nalik Language of New Ireland, Papua New Guinea (1998), page 90
North Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian fā, which derives from Proto-Germanic *fanhaną. Cognates include West Frisian fange and Mooring North Frisian füünj.
Verb
fu
- (Föhr-Amrum) to get, obtain, receive
Conjugation
Conjugation of fu
| infinitive I | fu | |
|---|---|---|
| infinitive II | tu fuen | |
| past participle | fingen | |
| imperative singular | fu | |
| imperative plural | fu'm | |
| present | past | |
| 1st-person singular | ik fu | ik fing |
| 2nd-person singular | dü feist/feest | dü fingst |
| 3rd-person singular | hi/hat/at feit/fee | hi/hat/at fing |
| 1st-person dual | wat fu | wat fing |
| 2nd-person dual | jat fu | jat fing |
| 1st-person plural | wi fu | wi fing |
| 2nd-person plural | jam fu | jam fing |
| 3rd-person plural | jo fu | jo fing |
| perfect | pluperfect | |
| 1st-person singular | ik haa fingen | ik hed fingen |
| 2nd-person singular | dü heest fingen | dü hedst fingen |
| 3rd-person singular | hi/hat/at hee fingen | hi/hat/at hed fingen |
| 1st-person dual | wat haa fingen | wat hed fingen |
| 2nd-person dual | jat haa fingen | jat hed fingen |
| 1st-person plural | wi haa fingen | wi hed fingen |
| 2nd-person plural | jam haa fingen | jam hed fingen |
| 3rd-person plural | jo haa fingen | jo hed fingen |
| future (skel) | future (wel) | |
| 1st-person singular | ik skal fu | ik wal fu |
| 2nd-person singular | dü skääl fu | dü wääl fu |
| 3rd-person singular | hi/hat/at skal fu | hi/hat/at wal fu |
| 1st-person dual | wat skel fu | wat wel fu |
| 2nd-person dual | jat skel fu | jat wel fu |
| 1st-person plural | wi skel fu | wi wel fu |
| 2nd-person plural | jam skel fu | jam wel fu |
| 3rd-person plural | jo skel fu | jo wel fu |
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse fuð (only attested in compounds).
Noun
fu f (definite singular fua, indefinite plural fuer, definite plural fuene)
- (anatomy, colloquial) ass
Related terms
- fitte
References
- “fu” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old French
Etymology
From Latin focus.
Noun
fu m (oblique plural fus, nominative singular fus, nominative plural fu)
- fire
Descendants
- Middle French: feu
- French: feu
Old Irish
Preposition
fu
- Alternative form of fo
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [fu]
Verb
fu
- (informal) third-person singular simple perfect indicative of fi
Synonyms
- fuse (formal)
Spanish
Etymology
Of imitative origin, similar to English phooey!.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfu/ [ˈfu]
- Rhymes: -u
- Syllabification: fu
Interjection
fu
- An indication of disgust
- the hissing of a cat
Derived terms
- ni fu ni fa
Further reading
- “fu”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Sranan Tongo
Preposition
fu
- of, belonging to
- from
- about
- for
Particle
fu
- used for marking the following verb as an infinitive to
- ca. 1765, Pieter van Dyk, Nieuwe en nooit bevoorens geziene Onderwyzinge in het Bastert, of Neeger Engels, zoo als het zelve in de Hollandsze Colonien gebruikt word [New and unprecedented instruction in Bastard or Negro English, as it is used in the Dutch colonies], page 107:
- Baſſia hoe fafi maſtra gi permiſſi fo pree.
- Basya, how are you? Did master give permission to play?
-
- in order to
Swahili
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Adjective
-fu (declinable)
- dead
Inflection
Inflected forms of -fu
| Noun class | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| M-wa class | mfu | wafu |
| M-mi class | mfu | mifu |
| Ma class | fu | mafu |
| Ki-vi class | kifu | vifu |
| N class | fu | fu |
| U class | mfu | fu |
| Pa class | pafu | pafu |
| Ku class | kufu | kufu |
| Mu class | mufu | mufu |
Derived terms
- mfu
Related terms
- -fa
Vilamovian
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Preposition
fu
- from
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /vɨː/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /viː/
Verb
fu
- Soft mutation of bu.
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| bu | fu | mu | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
West Makian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɸu/
Noun
fu
- (informal) feces
- Synonym: jarangahe (polite)
Etymology 2
Possibly related to the above etymology.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɸu/
Verb
fu
- (intransitive) to explode
Conjugation
| Conjugation of fu (action verb) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||
| inclusive | exclusive | |||
| 1st person | tofu | mofu | afu | |
| 2nd person | nofu | fofu | ||
| 3rd person | inanimate | ifu | dofu | |
| animate | ||||
| imperative | nufu, fu | fufu, fu | ||
References
- James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary, Pacific linguistics
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics
Yoruba
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fū/
Verb
fu
- to suspect, to have a second thought on a person, to be vigilant
- ará fu mí pe àṣírí ti tú ― I suspect that the secret is out
Usage notes
- Always occurs in construction with ara
Derived terms
- fura (“to suspect”)