u

Etymology 1


Minuscule variation of, a modern variation of classical Latin , from seventh century Old Latin adoption of Old Italic letter.

Symbol

 * 1)  Symbol for atomic mass unit
 * 2)  a.
 * 3)  -coloring, a  on-glide or off-glide (a diphthong), or a weak, fleeting, epenthetic or echo.
 * 4)  transliterates Indic उ (or equivalent).
 * 5)  up quark

Etymology 1
From lower case letter  (also written ), from  lower case, from 7th century replacement by lower case  of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter , derived from Raetic letter.

Before the 1700s, the pointed form was written at the beginning of a word, while a rounded form  was used elsewhere, regardless of sound. So whereas and  appeared as in modern printing,  and  were printed  and. Eventually, in the 1700s, to differentiate between the consonant and vowel sounds, the form was used to represent the consonant, and  the vowel sound. then preceded in the alphabet, but the order has since reversed.

Pronunciation

 * Letter name


 * Phoneme

Letter

 * I prefer the u in Arial to the one in Times New Roman.
 * I prefer the u in Arial to the one in Times New Roman.

Noun

 * 1) A thing in the shape of the letter U
 * 1) A thing in the shape of the letter U

Derived terms

 * u-turn
 * u-bolt
 * long u
 * short u
 * u-space
 * u-stem
 * u-substitution
 * u-word

Derived terms

 * u-boat (1)

Etymology 3
Abbreviations.


 * 1)  a word-initial letter ⟨u⟩
 * 2)  the long vowel /uː/ or /juː/ at the end of a word, or before a final consonant that is not /dʒ, v, z/. (Note: the final consonant is not written; [ʊə˞] (-ure, -oor etc.) counts as /uːr/.)
 * Thus the words, ; also derivative
 * 1)  the prefix

Noun

 * 1) coconut fruit of the coco palm

Etymology 1
From.

Pronoun

 * 1)  you (singular, subject and object)

Etymology 2
From.

Determiner

 * 1)  your (singular)

Verb

 * 1) to swim

Etymology
From. Cognate with 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬.

Conjunction

 * 1) and
 * 2) moreover, likewise, also, too
 * 1) moreover, likewise, also, too

Etymology
From, from , from. Compare 🇨🇬.

Conjunction

 * 1)  and

Etymology
From.

Conjunction

 * 1) or

Etymology
Probably from an early (proto-Romanian) root *eaua, from, accusative feminine singular of. Compare 🇨🇬.

Pronoun

 * 1)  her

Related terms

 * (masculine equivalent)
 * (plural)

Etymology 1
From.

Conjunction

 * 1) or

Etymology 2
From.

Pronoun

 * 1) where (relative pronoun)

Adverb

 * 1) where

Pronoun

 * 1) they

Noun

 * 1) the Latin letter U (lowercase )

Noun

 * 1) one

Particle

 * 1) inside
 * 2) within view (of the speaker)
 * 3) entering a deep domain; entering a domain in an extensive manner

Etymology
From the earlier. Compare 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬.

Article

 * 1) the

Usage notes

 * Before a vowel, u turns into.

Pronoun

 * 1) him, it

Usage notes

 * Before a vowel, u turns into.

Etymology
, from.

Preposition
+ genitive


 * 1) at
 * 2) by

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) head

Etymology
Originally the dative and accusative form of /, from, from , from , from , variant of , dative/accusative of , from. .

The use as a nominative form is linked to the polite address, which was shortened to in writing and at times accordingly pronounced. It is debated, however, whether this was the actual cause of the development or whether it merely reinforced it. Compare, which was originally an object form, as well as 🇨🇬 and nonstandard.

Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬,, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Pronoun

 * 1)  you.
 * 2)  you.
 * 3)  thee.
 * 4)  you.
 * 5)  you.
 * 6)  thyself
 * 7)  yourselves
 * 1)  you.
 * 2)  you.
 * 3)  thyself
 * 4)  yourselves
 * 1)  thyself
 * 2)  yourselves
 * 1)  yourselves
 * 1)  yourselves

Usage notes

 * The capitalization of (as in  or ) is now considered old-fashioned and no longer compulsory. In religious contexts, it is still often capitalized when addressing God.
 * In verbs whose second and third persons singular are distinct, may be construed with either of them. In formal context, the second person form is generally preferred except for the verb . Thus predominantly , , , , whereas   is more common than (or at least equally common as).
 * See also the usage notes at.

Etymology
From, from.

Article

 * 1)  ; the

Pronoun

 * 1)  ; him

Etymology 1
From.

Etymology 2
, from.

Adverb

 * 1)  where, whereby
 * 2) where
 * 1) where

Etymology
From.

Pronoun

 * 1) you (second person singular).

Etymology
From.

Pronoun

 * 1) his, her, its

Article

 * 1) the

Pronoun

 * 1) he, it

Etymology
From. Cognates include 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) egg

Verb

 * 1) to lay an egg

Etymology
Proposed in 1908 as part of the new Latvian spelling by the scientific commission headed by K. Mīlenbahs, which was accepted and began to be taught in schools in 1909. Prior to that, Latvian had been written in German Fraktur, and sporadically in Cyrillic.

Letter




Pronunciation

 * In inherited words, short u occurs almost exclusively in unstressed syllables. In borrowings, it is a full phoneme and commonly stressed.
 * In inherited words, short u occurs almost exclusively in unstressed syllables. In borrowings, it is a full phoneme and commonly stressed.
 * In inherited words, short u occurs almost exclusively in unstressed syllables. In borrowings, it is a full phoneme and commonly stressed.
 * In inherited words, short u occurs almost exclusively in unstressed syllables. In borrowings, it is a full phoneme and commonly stressed.

Etymology 2
From, from. Cognate with 🇨🇬.

Conjunction

 * 1) and;
 * 2) when, as;
 * 1) when, as;
 * 1) when, as;
 * 1) when, as;

Noun

 * 1)  a fish trap

Noun

 * 1) salt

Adjective

 * 1) sweet

Etymology 1
From, from.

Determiner

 * 1) your plural
 * 2) your singular, informal

Usage notes
See the usage notes for.

Etymology
From,.

Letter

 * 1)  (letter)
 * 2)  (letter)

Usage notes

 * u and v were represented by a single character in Middle French, although scholars consider them to be separate letters both in terms of usage and in terms of pronunciation.

Declension
Possessive pronoun:

Etymology
From, from , from , from.

Noun

 * 1)  eye

Noun

 * 1) u the letter u, U

Etymology 1
Inherited from.

Preposition

 * 1) ; by, at; with

Preposition

 * 1)  (often before labial consonants)

Etymology 1
From.

Etymology 2
From,.

Letter

 * 1)  (letter)
 * 2)  (letter)

Usage notes

 * u and v were represented by a single character in Old French, although scholars consider them to be separate letters both in terms of usage and in terms of pronunciation.

Etymology
From.

Adverb

 * 1) where
 * 2) * 13th century, Vindel manuscript, Martín Codax, Mia irmana fremosa, treides comigo (facsimile)
 * "roa-opt"

- Mia irmana fremoſa treides de grado / ala ygreia de uigo u e o mar leuado / E miraremos las ondas.



Etymology
..

Preposition

 * 1) ; by, at
 * 2) ; at
 * 3) ; away, out of
 * 4) ; in; at, on
 * 5) ; in the homestead of
 * 6) ; among, between
 * 7) ; in the possession of
 * 8) ; in front of, on behalf of
 * 9) ; in one's eyes, in one's opinion, according to
 * 10) ; from
 * 11) ; from, of
 * 12) ; 's
 * 13) ; by
 * 14) ; during, at the time of
 * 1) ; during, at the time of

Etymology 2
.

Preposition

 * 1) ; of
 * 2) ; by, at
 * 3) ; at, by; with; chez
 * 4) ; at, with; from
 * 5)  among; in
 * 6) ; at
 * 1) ; at, by; with; chez
 * 2) ; at, with; from
 * 3)  among; in
 * 4) ; at
 * 1) ; at, with; from
 * 2)  among; in
 * 3) ; at
 * 1)  among; in
 * 2) ; at
 * 1) ; at
 * 1) ; at
 * 1) ; at

Noun

 * 1)  name of the letter U, u

Etymology 2
From, from. Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬.

Etymology
From (/ *ʔu) ("thou").

Pronoun

 * 1) you (second-person plural subjective)

Etymology
From.

Conjunction

 * 1) or

Noun

 * 1) water

Etymology
From.

Pronoun

 * 1) Third person singular pronoun; he, she, it.

Letter

 * 1)  It is preceded by . Its traditional name is .

Etymology 1
See Translingual section.

Alternative forms

 * (uppercase)

Letter

 * 1) The 27th letter of the Serbo-Croatian Latin alphabet (gajica), preceded by  and followed by.

Etymology 2
From.

Preposition

 * 1)  in, at
 * 2)  to, into
 * 3)  on, in, at, during
 * 4)  in, during
 * 1)  on, in, at, during
 * 2)  in, during
 * 1)  on, in, at, during
 * 2)  in, during
 * 1)  in, during
 * 1)  in, during
 * 1)  in, during
 * 1)  in, during

Etymology 3
From.

Preposition

 * 1)  chez

Etymology 2
From the lenition of, from the apheresis of , from , from.

Article

 * 1)  the

Usage notes

 * As for other Romance languages, such as Neapolitan or Portuguese, Sicilian definite articles have undergone a consonant lenition that has led to the phonetic fall of the initial l. The use of this illiquid variant has not yet made the use of liquid variants disappear, but today it is still the prevalent use in speech and writing.
 * In the case of the production of literary texts, such as singing or poetry, or of formal and institutional texts, resorting to "liquid articles" and "liquid articulated prepositions" confers greater euphony to the text, although it may sound a form of courtly recovery.
 * Illiquid definite articles can be phonetically absorbed by the following noun. I.e: l'arancinu (liquid) and ârancinu (illiquid).

Etymology 3
See etymology 2.

Pronoun

 * 1)  him
 * 2)  it, this or that thing
 * 1)  it, this or that thing
 * 1)  it, this or that thing

Usage notes

 * This pronoun can blend in contracted forms with other particles, especially other personal pronominal particles.

Etymology 2
.

Preposition

 * 1) ; by, at; with
 * 2) ; of

Preposition

 * 1) to
 * 2) for

Usage notes

 * In Somali, prepositions fall before the verb and not before the noun they modify:
 * u sheeg -- to tell (lit. to call to)
 * u  -- to bring to

Noun

 * 1) Name of the letter

Conjunction

 * 1) or

Usage notes

 * Used instead of when the following word starts with a vowel sound which is pronounced.

Verb

 * 1)  you are; thou art

Usage notes
This term is archaic except in the common greeting. Along with and  it is not conjugated.

Pronunciation

 * Letter name


 * Phoneme

Etymology
. Each pronunciation has a different source:
 * Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced by.
 * Abakada alphabet pronunciation is influenced by the Baybayin character.
 * Abecedario pronunciation is from.

Etymology
From, compare 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) head

Pronoun

 * 1) Second-person singular pronoun: you (singular)

Noun

 * 1)  a mature coconut

Usage notes
U is the sixth stage of coconut growth. It is preceded by and followed by.

Noun

 * 1) moon
 * 2) month

Etymology
From.

Pronoun

 * 1) he, she, it

Pronoun

 * 1) that

Determiner

 * 1) that

Noun

 * 1)  mother; mom

Etymology 2
From.

Noun

 * 1) a nodule; protuberance; swelling
 * 2)  a tumor; neoplasm

Verb

 * 1) to get bumpy; to swell

Noun

 * 1)  a game consists of two teams, where the offensive player has to chant ⟨u⟩ during offense

Etymology 4
From.

Conjunction

 * 1) or

Letter

 * 1)  It is preceded by  and followed by .

Mutation

 * u cannot mutate but, being a vowel, does take, for example with the word :

Derived terms

 * Digraph sequences:

Derived terms

 * The digraph $⟨uu⟩$ transcribes the long vowel
 * The digraph $⟨꞉u⟩$ transcribes the nasal vowel
 * The trigraph $⟨꞉uu⟩$ transcribes the long nasal vowel

Pronoun

 * 1) him, her, it third-person singular object pronoun following a monosyllabic verb with a high-tone /u/

Pronoun

 * 1) him, her, it third-person singular object pronoun following a monosyllabic verb with a low- or mid-tone /u/

Noun

 * 1) sibling