muu
See also: múu, mưu, and mṹṹ
Aghem
Noun
mú'ú
- water
- mùu ǹ ...
- the water of the ...
Further reading
- Aghem Grammatical Structure: With Special Reference to Noun Classes (1979), pages 13, 18, 38
- Current approaches to African linguistics, volume 4 (Foris Publications, 1987), page 209
Chuukese
Noun
muu
- kingdom
Esperanto
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmuu]
- Audio:
(file) - Rhymes: -uu
- Hyphenation: mu‧u
Interjection
muu
- moo (the cry of a cow)
Related terms
- muĝi (“to moo”)
- muĝo (“a moo”)
Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *muu, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *mu. Cognate with Finnish muu, Mansi мо̄т (mōt), Hungarian más.
Pronoun
muu
- other
Declension
Inflection of muu (ÕS type 26i/idee, no gradation)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | muu | muud |
| accusative | muu | muud |
| genitive | muu | muude |
| partitive | muud | muid muusid |
| illative | muusse | muudesse muisse |
| inessive | muus | muudes muis |
| elative | muust | muudest muist |
| allative | muule | muudele muile |
| adessive | muul | muudel muil |
| ablative | muult | muudelt muilt |
| translative | muuks | muudeks muiks |
| terminative | muuni | muudeni |
| essive | muuna | muudena |
| abessive | muuta | muudeta |
| comitative | muuga | muudega |
Further reading
- muu in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat
- muu in Raadik, M., editor (2018), Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, →ISBN
- muu in Sõnaveeb
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmuː/, [ˈmuː]
- Rhymes: -uː
- Syllabification(key): muu
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *muu, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *mu. Cognate with Estonian muu, Northern Sami nubbi, Mansi мо̄т (mōt), Hungarian más.
Pronoun
muu
- (indefinite) other, another
- Synonyms: eri, toinen
- Antonyms: sama, samainen
- (indefinite, in the plural) the others (of people)
- (indefinite) else
- (~ kuin) but, except
- Kaapissa ei ollut mitään muuta kuin tölkki papuja.
- There was nothing in the cupboard except a tin of beans.
- (joku/jokin ~) other, else (not the one previously referred to)
Determiner
muu
- other, another
Inflection
Declension of muu (type maa)
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Derived terms
Derived terms
- muistaa
- mutta
- muuan
- muun muassa
- muuntaa
- muuntua
- muutama
- muuten
- muuttaa
Etymology 2
Onomatopoeic
Interjection
muu
- (onomatopoeia) moo (a sound made by a cow)
Synonyms
- ammuu, möö
Related terms
- ammua
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *muu, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *mu. Cognates include Finnish muu and Estonian muu.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈmuː/, [ˈmuː]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈmuː/, [ˈmuː]
- Rhymes: -uː
- Hyphenation: muu
Pronoun
muu
- (in the singular) the other
- (in the plural) others
Determiner
muu
- other, another
Declension
| Declension of muu (type 8/maa, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | muu | muut |
| genitive | muun | muijen |
| partitive | muuta | muita |
| illative | muuhu | muihe |
| inessive | muus | muis |
| elative | muust | muist |
| allative | muulle | muille |
| adessive | muul | muil |
| ablative | muult | muilt |
| translative | muuks | muiks |
| essive | muunna, muun | muinna, muin |
| exessive1) | muunt | muint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
Synonyms
- (the other): toin
- (others): toin
- (other): toin
Antonyms
- (the other): yks
- (others): yks
- (other): sama, yks
Derived terms
- muites
- muuttaa
References
- V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 101
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 322
Karelian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *muu. Cognates include Finnish muu and Estonian muu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmuː/
- Hyphenation: muu
Pronoun
muu
- the other, another
Determiner
muu
- other, another
References
- P. Zaykov; L. Rugoyeva (1999) Карельско-Русский словарь (Северно-Карельские диалекты) [Karelian-Russian dictionary (North Karelian dialects)], Petrozavodsk, →ISBN, page 111
- P. M. Zaykov et al. (2015), “другой”, in Venäjä-Viena Šanakirja [Russian-Viena Karelian Dictionary], →ISBN
Kumeyaay
Noun
muu
- ram, bighorn sheep.
Livvi
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *muu. Cognates include Finnish muu and Estonian muu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmuː/
- Hyphenation: muu
- Rhymes: -uː
Pronoun
muu
- the other, another
Determiner
muu
- other, another
Declension
| Declension of muu (Type 15/suu, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | muu | muut |
| genitive | muun | muuloin |
| partitive | muudu | muuloi |
| illative | muuh | muuloih |
| inessive | muus | muulois |
| elative | muuspäi | muuloispäi |
| allative | muule | muuloile |
| adessive | muul | muuloil |
| ablative | muulpäi | muuloilpäi |
| translative | muukse | muuloikse |
| essive | muunnu | muuloinnu |
| abessive | muuttah | muuloittah |
| comitative | muunke | muuloinke |
| instructive | muuloiči | |
| prolative | muuči | |
References
- Tatjana Boiko (2019), “muu”, in Suuri Karjal-Venʹalaine Sanakniigu (livvin murreh) [The Big Karelian-Russian dictionary (Livvi dialect)], 2nd edition, →ISBN
Ludian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *muu, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *mu.
Pronoun
muu
- other
Navajo
Noun
muu
- (onomatopoeia) moo, the characteristic lowing sound made by cattle
Nootka
Numeral
muu
- four
References
- John Stonham, Numerals and Incorporation in Nootka (1998)
Portuguese
Interjection
muu
- Alternative form of mu
Ulch
Noun
muu
- water
References
- Sonya Oskolskaya, Natasha Stoynova, Some Changes in the Noun Paradigm of Ulcha Under the Language Shift, 2017.
Votic
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *muu, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *mu.
Pronunciation
- (Luuditsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈmuː/, [ˈmuː]
- Rhymes: -uː
- Hyphenation: muu
Determiner
muu
- other, another
Pronoun
muu
- the other, others
Declension
| Declension of muu (type I/maa, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | muu | muud |
| genitive | muu | muije, muijõ |
| partitive | muutõ | muitõ |
| illative | muhhu, muhusõ | muije, muijõ, muisõ |
| inessive | muuz | muiz |
| elative | muussõ | muissõ |
| allative | muulõ | muilõ |
| adessive | muullõ | muillõ |
| ablative | muultõ | muiltõ |
| translative | muussi | muissi |
| *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. | ||
References
- V. Hallap, E. Adler, S. Grünberg, M. Leppik (2012), “muu”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2 edition, Tallinn