wu-
See also: wu, Wu, wú, wù, wū, and wǔ
Lower Sorbian
Alternative forms
- hu- (obsolete)
Etymology
From a conflation of the preposition wu (“at”), from Proto-Slavic *u, and the Proto-Slavic prefix *vy-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [u]
Prefix
wu-
- away, off, from
- used to mark the perfective aspect of a verb
Derived terms
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Northern Ndebele
Etymology 1
From Proto-Nguni *wu-, from Proto-Bantu *ʊ̀-.
Prefix
wu-
- you, thou; second-person singular subject concord; form of u- used when another prefix precedes.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Nguni *wú-, from Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-.
Prefix
wu-
- he, she, it; class 3 subject concord; form of u- used when another prefix precedes.
- him, her, it; class 3 object concord.
Swazi
Etymology 1
From Proto-Nguni *wu-, from Proto-Bantu *ʊ̀-.
Prefix
wu-
- you, thou; second-person singular subject concord; form of u- used when another prefix precedes.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Nguni *wú-, from Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-.
Prefix
wu-
- he, she, it; class 3 subject concord; form of u- used when another prefix precedes.
- him, her, it; class 3 object concord.
Xhosa
Etymology 1
From Proto-Nguni *wu-, from Proto-Bantu *ʊ̀-.
Prefix
wu-
- you, thou; second-person singular subject concord; form of u- used when another prefix precedes.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Nguni *wú-, from Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-.
Prefix
wu-
- he, she, it; class 3 subject concord; form of u- used when another prefix precedes.
- him, her, it; class 3 object concord.
Zulu
Etymology 1
From Proto-Nguni *wu-, from Proto-Bantu *ʊ̀-.
Prefix
wu-
- you, thou; second-person singular subject concord; form of u- used when another prefix precedes.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Nguni *wú-, from Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-.
Prefix
wu-
- he, she, it; class 3 subject concord; form of u- used when another prefix precedes.
- him, her, it; class 3 object concord.
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “wu-”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “wu-”