ũu
See also: uu, Uu, UU, ûu, üü, .u'u, .uu, and -uu
Old Portuguese
Alternative forms
- hũu
- hun, un
Etymology
From Latin ūnus (“one”), from Old Latin oinos (“one”), from Proto-Italic *oinos (“one”), from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“one”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈũ.u/
Article
ũu (feminine ũa)
- Masculine singular indefinite article; a; an.
- 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 322 (facsimile):
- Como ſanta maria guariu ũu ome en Euora que ouuera de morrer dun oſſo que ſell atraueſſar na garganta.
- How Holy Mary healed a man in Évora who was to die of a bone that had pierced his throat.
- Como ſanta maria guariu ũu ome en Euora que ouuera de morrer dun oſſo que ſell atraueſſar na garganta.
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Descendants
- Fala: un
- Galician: un
- Portuguese: um (see there for further descendants)