atu

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Afar

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic *ʔanti, from Proto-Afroasiatic. Cognates include Hebrew אַתָּה, Oromo ati, Saho atu, Sidamo ati and Somali áad.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈtu/,
  • Hyphenation: a‧tu

Pronoun

atú

  1. thou, you (singular)

See also

Afar personal pronouns
1st person 2nd person 3rd person m 3rd person f
Subject Singular anú atú úsuk ís
Plural nanú isín úsun
Object Singular yó kó ká tét
Plural né sín kén

References

  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎, Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Albanian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

atu

  1. trump

Brunei Malay

Pronoun

atu

  1. that, those

East Central German

Etymology

From Middle High German mir tout ande nach, from Middle High German ande, ant (“a slight, an affront”). Compare German antun, Old Dutch andon.

Verb

atu

  1. (Erzgebirgisch) to have Sehnsucht
  2. (Erzgebirgisch, transitive) to do something to somebody

Related terms

References

  • Wörterbuch der obersächsischen und erzgebirgischen Mundarten, P. 4

Further reading

  • 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch‎, 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 18:

Hopi

Noun

atu (plural atùut)

  1. head louse

References

Igala

Átu

Etymology

Cognate with Yoruba ẹtu

Pronunciation

Noun

átu

  1. duiker; (in particular) Maxwell's duiker

Ilongot

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *asu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *(w)asu.

Noun

átu

  1. dog (animal)

Itawit

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *asu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *(w)asu.

Noun

átu

  1. dog (animal)

Rapa Nui

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.tu/
  • Hyphenation: a‧tu

Verb

atu

  1. (transitive) to squeeze

References

  • Veronica Du Feu (1996) Rapanui (Descriptive Grammars), Routledge, →ISBN, page 206

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French atout.

Noun

atu n (plural atuuri)

  1. (card games) trump
  2. asset

Declension

declension of atu (singular only)
singular
n gender indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) atu atuul
genitive/dative (unui) atu atuului
vocative atuule

Sardinian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin actus. Compare Italian atto.

Noun

atu m (plural atos)

  1. act

Tausug

Noun

atu

  1. enemy; opponent

Ternate

Pronunciation

Verb

atu

  1. (transitive) to attach

Conjugation

Conjugation of atu
Singular Plural
Inclusive Exclusive
1st toatu foatu miatu
2nd noatu niatu
3rd Masculine oatu iatu, yoatu†
Feminine moatu
Neuter iatu
† - archaic

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Tetum

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

atu

  1. will

Further reading

  • Fransiskus Monteiro (1985) Kamus Tetun-Indonesia [Tetum-Indonesian Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan

Thao

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *(w)asu.

Noun

atu

  1. dog (animal)

Tokelauan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *qatu. Cognates include Tongan ʻotu and Samoan atu.

Noun

atu

  1. row
  2. set

Verb

atu

  1. (transitive) to align in a row

Etymology 2

Te atu (2).

From Proto-Polynesian *qatu. Cognates include Hawaiian aku and Tongan ʻatu.

Noun

atu

  1. skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis)

Etymology 3

From Proto-Polynesian *atu. Cognates include Hawaiian aku and Samoan atu.

Particle

atu

  1. Used to denote a motion of the action of the preceding verb from the speaker to the hearer; away
Antonyms

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 21

Yogad

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *(w)asu.

Noun

atú

  1. dog
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