avu
Translingual
Etymology
Clipping of English Avukaya.
Symbol
avu
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Avokaya terms
Breton
Etymology
From Middle Breton auu, from Proto-Brythonic *aβʉ, from Proto-Celtic *awV-. Cognate with Welsh afu, Cornish avi, Middle Irish áe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑːvy/
Noun
avu m (plural avuoù)
Estonian
Noun
avu
Ewe
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /à.vǔ/, [à.v͈ǔ]
Noun
àvǔ (definite singular àvǔ lá or àvǔá, plural àvǔwó, definite plural àvǔáwó)
References
- Jim-Fugar, Dr. M.K.N., Jim-Fugar, Nicholine (2017) “avu”, in Nuseline's Ewe-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Togo: Independently published, →ISBN, page 30
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑʋu/, [ˈɑ̝ʋu]
- Rhymes: -ɑʋu
- Syllabification(key): a‧vu
- Hyphenation(key): avu
Noun
avu
Declension
| Inflection of avu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | avu | avut | |
| genitive | avun | avujen | |
| partitive | avua | avuja | |
| illative | avuun | avuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | avu | avut | |
| accusative | nom. | avu | avut |
| gen. | avun | ||
| genitive | avun | avujen | |
| partitive | avua | avuja | |
| inessive | avussa | avuissa | |
| elative | avusta | avuista | |
| illative | avuun | avuihin | |
| adessive | avulla | avuilla | |
| ablative | avulta | avuilta | |
| allative | avulle | avuille | |
| essive | avuna | avuina | |
| translative | avuksi | avuiksi | |
| abessive | avutta | avuitta | |
| instructive | — | avuin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Further reading
- “avu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023
Anagrams
Ibanag
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *qabu (cf. Tagalog abo), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabu.
Noun
avú
Romanian
Verb
avu
- third-person singular simple perfect indicative of avea
Votic
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *havu.
Pronunciation
- (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈɑvu/, [ˈɑvu]
- Rhymes: -ɑvu
- Hyphenation: a‧vu
Noun
avu
- sprig of a coniferous tree
- broom made from a branch or sprig of a coniferous tree
Inflection
| Declension of avu (type II/võrkko, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | avu | avud |
| genitive | avu | avujõ, avui |
| partitive | avvua | avuitõ, avui |
| illative | avvusõ, avvu | avuisõ |
| inessive | avuz | avuiz |
| elative | avussõ | avuissõ |
| allative | avulõ | avuilõ |
| adessive | avullõ | avuillõ |
| ablative | avultõ | avuiltõ |
| translative | avussi | avuissi |
| *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. | ||
References
- Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “avu”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn
Western Bukidnon Manobo
Etymology
From abu.
Noun
avu