litu
See also: litų, łítu, and lìtú
Finnish
Etymology
lit- + -u, probably of the same origin as litistää, litteä (compare litussa, littuun); the ungeminated -t- instead of -tt- may be influence from litukka or lituska, or even itu (“sprout”). The word was given its current botanical sense by Elias Lönnrot in his Flora Fennica from 1860, prior to which the word mainly meant "thin, semi-ripe (pea) pod".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlitu/, [ˈlit̪u]
- Rhymes: -itu
- Syllabification(key): li‧tu
Noun
litu
- (botany) silique, siliqua (long – length more than twice the width – fruit of a cruciferous plant)
- (botany) silicle, silicula, silicule (short silique)
Declension
| Inflection of litu (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | litu | lidut | |
| genitive | lidun | litujen | |
| partitive | litua | lituja | |
| illative | lituun | lituihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | litu | lidut | |
| accusative | nom. | litu | lidut |
| gen. | lidun | ||
| genitive | lidun | litujen | |
| partitive | litua | lituja | |
| inessive | lidussa | liduissa | |
| elative | lidusta | liduista | |
| illative | lituun | lituihin | |
| adessive | lidulla | liduilla | |
| ablative | lidulta | liduilta | |
| allative | lidulle | liduille | |
| essive | lituna | lituina | |
| translative | liduksi | liduiksi | |
| instructive | — | liduin | |
| abessive | lidutta | liduitta | |
| comitative | — | lituineen | |
| Possessive forms of litu (type valo) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | lituni | litumme |
| 2nd person | litusi | litunne |
| 3rd person | litunsa | |
Derived terms
- litulaukka
Anagrams
- luit, luti, tuli
Icelandic
Verb
litu
- third-person plural past indicative of líta
- third-person plural past subjunctive of líta
Latin
Verb
litū
- ablative supine of linō
Lingala
Etymology
From French lithium.
Noun
litu class 9 (plural litu class 10, colloquial plural balitu class 2)
- (chemistry) lithium
Old Norse
Verb
litu
- third-person plural past active indicative of líta
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈli.tu/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -itu
- Syllabification: li‧tu
Noun
litu m inan
- genitive singular of lit
Yosondúa Mixtec
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish cabrito.
Noun
litu
- kid (young goat)
References
- Beaty de Farris, Kathryn; et al. (2012) Diccionario básico del mixteco de Yosondúa, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 46) (in Spanish), third edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 45