lugu
See also: lùgǔ
Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *luku. Related to Finnish luku.
Noun
lugu (genitive loo, partitive lugu)
- tale, story
Declension
Declension of lugu (type nägu)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lugu | lood |
| genitive | loo | lugude |
| partitive | lugu | lugusid |
| illative | lukku / loosse | lugudesse |
| inessive | loos | lugudes |
| elative | loost | lugudest |
| allative | loole | lugudele |
| adessive | lool | lugudel |
| ablative | loolt | lugudelt |
| translative | looks | lugudeks |
| terminative | looni | lugudeni |
| essive | loona | lugudena |
| abessive | loota | lugudeta |
| comitative | looga | lugudega |
Derived terms
- ajalugu
- elulugu
Further reading
- lugu in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat
- lugu in Raadik, M., editor (2018), Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, →ISBN
- lugu in Sõnaveeb
Karelian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *luku. Compare Finnish luku.
Noun
lugu
- number
Latvian
Noun
lugu
- inflection of luga:
- accusative/instrumental singular
- genitive plural
Livvi
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *luku. Cognates include Finnish luku and Ingrian luku.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈluɡu/
- Hyphenation: lu‧gu
Noun
lugu (genitive luvun, partitive luguu)
- number
- chapter
- count
Synonyms
- (chapter): oza
- (count): lasku
References
- Tatjana Boiko (2019) Suuri Karjal-Venʹalaine Sanakniigu (livvin murreh) [The Big Karelian-Russian dictionary (Livvi dialect)], 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 68
Ludian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *luku. Cognates include Finnish luku.
Noun
lugu
- number
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
Metaphony of lègu f.
Noun
lugu f (definite singular lugo or lugu or lugua)
- (dialectal) alternative form of lege f (“lying place”) (see main entry for more definitions)
- 1994, Aune, Hermann, “Vakkerbrura”, in Viser og dikt i samling, page 81:
- Og nei fekk kallen kvar gong av førkja og berre fantord og inga lugu, ja berre fantord.
- And the bloke was refused every time by the woman, only scorn and no sex, yes only scorn.
- 1908, Uppdal, Kristofer, “Naar nattkvila kom”, in Sol-laug, Kristiania: Norli, page 16:
- Dei laag ikkje saman, // nei langt der i fraa. // Dei lugu si hadde i // kvar si kraa.
- They didn't lie together. // Far from it. // They had their lying place[s] in // each their own corner.
-
- (dialectal, architecture) a barn for storage, or a separate storage room, located within a barn
- Synonym: løe
- 1985, Henneseid, Stian, Gards- og ættesoga (Bø-soga; II), volume III, page 144:
- Den gamle lugo […] hadde Torgrim fått av syster si[.]
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
Etymology 2
Metaphony of lògu f.
Noun
lugu f (definite singular lugua)
- (dialectal, weaving) alternative form of loge f (“warp thread”)
- 1968, Floden, Halvor, Ein fjellgard (Norsk folkeminnelags skrifter; 102), Oslo: Universitetsforlaget, page 156:
- Mor brukte «kam», ikkje sveipeskei. Kammen var av tre, med grove tindar. Ein kunne opne han og leggje enden av vevrompa ned mellom tindane, lugu for lugu.
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
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References
- Ivar Aasen (1850), “Lugu”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog, Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000
Old Irish
Etymology
From earlier laigiu, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- (“lightweight”). Cognate with Welsh llai.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈl͈uɣu]
Adjective
lugu
- comparative degree of bec
Descendants
- Irish: lú
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| lugu also llugu after a proclitic | lugu pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/ | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
lugu (Cyrillic spelling лугу)
- dative/vocative/locative singular of lug
Veps
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *luku.
Noun
lugu
- number, quantity
Inflection
| Inflection of lugu (inflection type 1/ilo) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative sing. | lugu | ||
| genitive sing. | lugun | ||
| partitive sing. | lugud | ||
| partitive plur. | luguid | ||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | lugu | lugud | |
| accusative | lugun | lugud | |
| genitive | lugun | luguiden | |
| partitive | lugud | luguid | |
| essive-instructive | lugun | luguin | |
| translative | luguks | luguikš | |
| inessive | lugus | luguiš | |
| elative | luguspäi | luguišpäi | |
| illative | luguhu | luguihe | |
| adessive | lugul | luguil | |
| ablative | lugulpäi | luguilpäi | |
| allative | lugule | luguile | |
| abessive | luguta | luguita | |
| comitative | lugunke | luguidenke | |
| prolative | lugudme | luguidme | |
| approximative I | lugunno | luguidenno | |
| approximative II | lugunnoks | luguidennoks | |
| egressive | lugunnopäi | luguidennopäi | |
| terminative I | luguhusai | luguihesai | |
| terminative II | lugulesai | luguilesai | |
| terminative III | lugussai | — | |
| additive I | luguhupäi | luguihepäi | |
| additive II | lugulepäi | luguilepäi | |
Derived terms
- üks'lugu
- äilugu
References
- Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “цифра, число”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika