reu
See also: REU, réu, rêu, and re'u
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin reus (“accused”). Compare Portuguese réu and Spanish reo.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈrɛw/
Noun
reu m (plural reus, feminine rea)
- defendant (as in a trial)
Adjective
reu (feminine rea, masculine plural reus, feminine plural rees)
- accused, guilty (of a crime)
Further reading
- “reu” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “reu”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “reu” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Chinese
Etymology
From clipping of English reunion.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɹiː²² juː⁵⁵/
Verb
re⫽u (verb-object)
- (Hong Kong Cantonese) to reunion with friends (typically from university)
Verb
reu
- (Hong Kong Cantonese) to reunion with friends (typically from university)
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch reude, possibly from Proto-Germanic *hruþjô (“large dog, hound”), itself possibly from *hruttōną (“to roar”), from a Proto-Indo-European root shared by Ancient Greek κόρυζα (kóruza), Old English hrot. Or, from Proto-Germanic *hreutaną, *hrūtaną, *hruttōną (“to snore”), which would be related to Old Norse hrjóta.
Cognate to German Rüde.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /røː/
(file) - Hyphenation: reu
- Rhymes: -øː
Noun
reu m (plural reuen or reus, diminutive reutje n, feminine teef)
- male dog or other canine
- Synonym: rekel
References
- Kroonen, Guus (2013), “hruþjan”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “reu”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
Southwestern Dinka
Numeral
reu
- two
References
- Dinka-English Dictionary, 2005
West Makian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈre.u/
Verb
reu
- (transitive) to carry on the shoulders
Conjugation
| Conjugation of reu (action verb) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||
| inclusive | exclusive | |||
| 1st person | tereu | mereu | areu | |
| 2nd person | nereu | fereu | ||
| 3rd person | inanimate | ireu | dereu | |
| animate | ||||
| imperative | nereu, reu | fereu, reu | ||
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics