lotu

lotu

See also: l’otü

Basque

Etymology

Perhaps from lohi (“body, mud”) +‎ -tu, but the semantics are unclear.[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lotu/, [lo̞.t̪u]

Verb

lotu ? (present participle lotzen, future participle lotuko, short form lo, verbal noun lotze)

1. to tie, to fasten
2. to join, connect, bind
3. to bind, bandage (wound)
4. to associate, relate to, link to

References

1. “lohi” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

Further reading

• "lotu" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
• “lotu” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

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Fijian

Noun

lotu

1. religion

Descendants

• → Samoan: lotu
  • Samoan Plantation Pidgin: lotu
    • → Tok Pisin: lotu
      • → Rotokas: rotu, lotu

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Icelandic

Noun

lotu

1. inflection of lota:
   1. indefinite accusative singular
   2. indefinite dative singular
   3. indefinite genitive singular

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Latin

Noun

lōtū

1. ablative singular of lōtus

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Lindu

Noun

lotu

1. use

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɔ.tu/
• Rhymes: -ɔtu
• Syllabification: lo‧tu

Noun

lotu m inan

1. genitive singular of lot

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Samoan

Etymology

From Fijian lotu.

Noun

lotu

1. a church service
2. a religious sect

See also

• ekalesia
• falesa

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Samoan Plantation Pidgin

Etymology

From Fijian lotu (“religion”).

Noun

lotu

1. church

References

• Mosel, Ulrike (1980) Tolai and Tok Pisin: the influence of the substratum on the development of New Guinea Pidgin (Pacific Linguistics; Series B, no. 73)‎, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN

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Tok Pisin

Etymology

From Samoan Plantation Pidgin lotu, from Fijian lotu (“religion”).

Noun

lotu

1. church
2. religion

Synonyms

• haus lotu
• sios

Derived terms

Derived terms

• haus lotu
• lotuim
• man bilong lotu
• wanlotu

Descendants

• → Rotokas: rotu

References

• Mosel, Ulrike (1980) Tolai and Tok Pisin: the influence of the substratum on the development of New Guinea Pidgin (Pacific Linguistics; Series B, no. 73)‎, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN

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Wallisian

Noun

lotu

1. religion