atu
Afar
Etymology
From Proto-Cushitic *ʔanti, from Proto-Afroasiatic. Cognates include Hebrew אַתָּה, Oromo ati, Saho atu, Sidamo ati and Somali áad.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʌˈtu/
- Hyphenation: a‧tu
Pronoun
atú
- thou, you (singular)
See also
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person m | 3rd person f | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Singular | anú | atú | úsuk | ís |
| Plural | nanú | isín | úsun | ||
| Object | Singular | yó | kó | ká | tét |
| Plural | né | sín | kén | ||
References
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie), Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)
Albanian
Etymology
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Noun
atu
- trump
Brunei Malay
Pronoun
atu
- that, those
East Central German
Etymology
From Middle High German mir tout ande nach, from Middle High German ande, ant (“a slight, an affront”). Compare German antun, Old Dutch andon.
Verb
atu
- (Erzgebirgisch) to have Sehnsucht
- (Erzgebirgisch, transitive) to do something to somebody
Related terms
- Andig
- Anntun
References
- Wörterbuch der obersächsischen und erzgebirgischen Mundarten, P. 4
Further reading
- 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch, 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, OCLC 932028867, page 18:
Hopi
Noun
atu (plural atùut)
- head louse
References
- Hopi Dictionary Project, The (1998) Hopi Dictionary: Hopìikwa Lavàytutuveni: A Hopi Dictionary of the Third Mesa Dialect with an English-Hopi Finder List and a Sketch of Hopi Grammar, Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, page 39
Igala
Etymology
Cognate with Yoruba ẹtu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /á.tū/
Noun
átu
- duiker; (in particular) Maxwell's duiker
Ilongot
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *asu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *(w)asu.
Noun
átu
- dog (animal)
Itawit
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *asu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *(w)asu.
Noun
átu
- dog (animal)
Rapa Nui
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.tu/
- Hyphenation: a‧tu
Verb
atu
- (transitive) to squeeze
References
- Veronica Du Feu (1996) Rapanui (Descriptive Grammars), Routledge, →ISBN, page 206
Romanian
Etymology
From French atout.
Noun
atu n (plural atuuri)
- (card games) trump
- asset
Declension
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (un) atu | atuul |
| genitive/dative | (unui) atu | atuului |
| vocative | atuule | |
Tausug
Noun
atu
- enemy; opponent
Ternate
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈa.tu]
Verb
atu
- (transitive) to attach
Conjugation
| Conjugation of atu | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Inclusive | Exclusive | |||
| 1st | toatu | foatu | miatu | |
| 2nd | noatu | niatu | ||
| 3rd | Masculine | oatu | iatu, yoatu† | |
| Feminine | moatu | |||
| Neuter | iatu | |||
| † - archaic | ||||
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
Thao
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian *(w)asu.
Noun
atu
- dog (animal)
Tokelauan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.tu/
- Hyphenation: a‧tu
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *qatu. Cognates include Tongan ʻotu and Samoan atu.
Noun
atu
- row
- set
Verb
atu
- (transitive) to align in a row
Etymology 2
From Proto-Polynesian *qatu. Cognates include Hawaiian aku and Tongan ʻatu.
Noun
atu
- skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis)
Etymology 3
From Proto-Polynesian *atu. Cognates include Hawaiian aku and Samoan atu.
Particle
atu
- Used to denote a motion of the action of the preceding verb from the speaker to the hearer; away
Antonyms
- mai
References
- R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 21
Yogad
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian *(w)asu.
Noun
atú
- dog