From Middle Breton auu, from Proto-Brythonic *aβʉ, from Proto-Celtic *awV-. Cognate with Welsh afu, Cornish avi, Middle Irish áe.
avu m (plural avuoù)
avu
avu (plural avuwo)
avu
| Inflection of avu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | ||
From Proto-Philippine *qabu (cf. Tagalog abo), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabu.
avú
avu
From Proto-Finnic *havu.
avu
| 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. | ||
From abu.
avu