ús
See also: Appendix:Variations of "us"
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin ūsus.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈus/
- Homophone: us
Noun
ús m (plural usos)
- use
Related terms
- usar
Further reading
- “ús” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ūsus, compare ūsūra (“interest”) and ūsūria (“usury”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uːsˠ/
Noun
ús m (genitive singular úis)
- (commerce) interest
Declension
Declension of ús
First declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
| Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- ráta úis (“rate of interest”)
- úsach (“usurious”, adjective)
- ús iolraithe (“compound interest”)
- ús simplí (“simple interest”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ús | n-ús | hús | t-ús |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 ús”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ús”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “ús” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “ús” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
West Frisian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ys/
Etymology 1
From Old Frisian ūser, ūse, from Proto-Germanic *unseraz.
Determiner
ús
- our (first-person plural possessive determiner)
- my (when referring to family members)
Etymology 2
From Old Frisian ūs, from Proto-Germanic *uns.
Pronoun
ús
- object of wy