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Translingual
Symbol
gu
- (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Gujarati.
English
Noun
gu
- Alternative spelling of gue (“Shetland fiddle”)
- Alternative form of gu. (“gules”)
See also
Anagrams
Ambulas
Noun
gu
- water
References
- Patricia R. Wilson, Ambulas Grammar (1980)
Anguthimri
Noun
gu
- (Mpakwithi) knee
References
- Terry Crowley, The Mpakwithi dialect of Anguthimri (1981), page 186
Basque
Etymology
From Proto-Basque *gu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡu/
- Rhymes: -u
- Hyphenation: gu
Pronoun
gu
- First-person plural personal pronoun; we
Declension
Declension of Basque personal pronouns
Common pronouns
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person (informal)
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2nd person (neutral)
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1st person
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2nd person
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absolutive
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ni
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hi
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zu
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gu
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zuek
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ergative
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nik
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hik
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zuk
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guk
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dative
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niri
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hiri
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zuri
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guri
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zuei
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genitive
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nire, ene
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hire
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zure
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gure
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zuen
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comitative
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nirekin, enekin
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hirekin
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zurekin
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gurekin
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zuekin
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causative
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nigatik, niregatik, enegatik
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higatik, hiregatik
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zugatik, zuregatik
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gugatik, guregatik
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zuengatik
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benefactive
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niretzat, niretako, enetzat,enetako
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hiretzat, hiretako
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zuretzat, zuretako
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guretzat, guretako
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zuentzat, zuendako
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instrumental
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nitaz
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hitaz
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zutaz
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gutaz
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zuetaz
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inessive
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nigan, niregan, nire baitan, nitan, enegan, ene baitan
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higan, hiregan, hire baitan, hitan
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zugan, zuregan, zure baitan, zutan
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gugan, guregan, gure baitan, gutan
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zuengan, zuen baitan, zuetan
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locative
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nire baitako, ene baitako
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hire baitako
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gu baitako, gure baitako
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zu baitako, zure baitako
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zuen baitako
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allative
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niregana, nireganat, nire baitara, nire baitarat, enegana, eneganat, ene baitara, ene baitarat
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hiregana, hireganat, hire baitara, hire baitarat
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zugana, zuregana, zuganat, zureganat, zu baitara, zure baitara, zu baitarat, zure baitarat
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gugana, guregana, guganat, gureganat, gu baitara, gure baitara, gu baitarat, gure baitarat
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zuengana, zuenganat, zuen baitara, zuen baitarat
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terminative
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nireganaino, nire baitaraino, eneganaino
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higanaino, hireganaino, hire baitaraino
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zuganaino, zureganaino, zu baitaraino, zure baitaraino
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guganaino, gureganaino, gu baitaraino, gure baitaraino
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zuenganaino, zuen baitaraino
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directive
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niganantz, nireganantz, eneganantz
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higanantz, hireganantz
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zuganantz, zureganantz
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guganantz, gureganantz
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zuenganantz
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destinative
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niganako, nireganako, eneganako
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higanako, hireganako
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zuganako, zureganako
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guganako, gureganako
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zuenganako
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ablative
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nireganik, niregandik, nire baitatik, nire baitarik, eneganik, enegandik, ene baitatik, ene baitarik
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higanik, hireganik, higandik, hiregandik, hire baitatik, hire baitarik
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zuganik, zureganik, zugandik, zuregandik, zu baitatik, zu baitarik, zure baitatik, zure baitarik
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guganik, gureganik, gugandik, guregandik, gu baitatik, gu baitarik, gure baitatik, gure baitarik
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zuenganik, zuengandik, zuen baitatik, zuen baitarik
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Emphatic pronouns
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absolutive
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neu
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heu
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zeu
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geu
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zeuek
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ergative
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neuk
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heuk
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zeuk
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geuk
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dative
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neuri
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heuri
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zeuri
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geuri
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zeuei
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genitive
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neure
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heure
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zeure
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geure
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zeuen
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comitative
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neurekin
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heurekin
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zeurekin
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geurekin
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zeuekin
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causative
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neugatik, neuregatik
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heugatik, heuregatik
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zugatik, zuregatik
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gugatik, guregatik
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zuengatik
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benefactive
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neuretzat, neuretako
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heuretzat, heuretako
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zeuretzat, zeuretako
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geuretzat, geuretako
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zeuentzat, zeuendako
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instrumental
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neutaz
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heutaz
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zeutaz
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geutaz
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zeuetaz
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inessive
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neugan
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heuregan, heure baitan
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zeugan, zeuregan
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geugan, geuregan
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zeuengan
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locative
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neure baitako
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heure baitako
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zeure baitako
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geure baitako
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zeuen baitako
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allative
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neuregana
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heugana, heuregana, heure baitara, heure baitarat
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zeugana, zeuregana
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geugana, geuregana
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zeuengana
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terminative
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neuregaino
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heuganaino, heureganaino, heure baitaraino
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zeuganaino, zeureganaino
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geuganaino, geureganaino
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zeuenganaino
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directive
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neuganantz
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heuganantz, heureganantz
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zeuganantz, zeureganantz
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geuganantz, geureganantz
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zeuenganantz
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destinative
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neureganako
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heuganako, heureganako
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zeuganako, zeureganako
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geuganako, geureganako
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zeuenganako
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ablative
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neuganik, neugandik
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heuganik, heureganik, heugandik, heuregandik, heure baitatik, heure baitarik
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zeuganik, zeureganik, zeugandik, zeuregandik
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geuganik, geureganik, geugandik, geuregandik
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zeuenganik, zeuengandik
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Derived terms
Further reading
- "gu" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia , euskaltzaindia.eus
- “gu” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia , euskaltzaindia.eus
Central Mazahua
Pronunciation
Letter
gu (upper case Gu)
- A letter of the Mazahua alphabet.
Dena'ina
Adverb
gu
- here
Determiner
gu
- this
Iatmul
Noun
gu
- water
- any liquid
Derived terms
- nyigi gu (“beer”, literally “bitter water”)
References
- Gerd Jendraschek, in Future Times, Future Tenses, edited by Philippe De Brabanter, Mikhail Kissine, Saghie Sharifzadeh
Isthmus Zapotec
Noun
gu
- sweet potato
Japanese
Romanization
gu
- Rōmaji transcription of ぐ
- Rōmaji transcription of グ
Manambu
Noun
gu
- water or any other liquid (beer, wine, petrol)
References
- Alexandra Aikhenvald, The Manambu Language of East Sepik, Papua New Guinea (2010, →ISBN
Mandarin
Romanization
gu
- Nonstandard spelling of gū.
- Nonstandard spelling of gú.
- Nonstandard spelling of gǔ.
- Nonstandard spelling of gù.
Usage notes
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Middle English
Pronoun
gu
- Alternative form of yow
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
gu
- (dialectal, Trøndelag, Eastern Norway) alternative form of gud (“god”)
1800, H.Barlien, Trondhiems Budstik:De føst Bue: Du ska int ha naakaan framund gu istan for mæg- The first commandment: you shall not have any foreign god instead of me
See also
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish go, from Old Irish co. Cognates include Irish go and Manx dy.
Pronunciation
Particle
gu
- Makes an adverb when placed in front of an adjective
Tha mi gu math.- I am (doing) well.
Usage notes
- Before vowels the form gu h- is used.
Preposition
gu (+ dative, no mutation, before the definite article chun, combined with the singular definite article gun)
- till, until
Fanaidh mi gu ochd uairean.- I’ll wait until eight o’clock.
- to
Chuir mi litir gu mo phàrantan.- I sent a letter to my parents.
Usage notes
- Before the definite article takes the form chun and is followed by the genitive instead of the dative.
Is toil leis a bhith a' dol gu partaidhean.- He likes going to parties.
A bheil thu tighinn chun a' phartaidh?- Are you coming to the party?
Inflection
Alternative forms
Derived terms
Conjunction
gu
- that; used with the dependent form of a verb to introduce a subordinate clause.
Tha mi a’ smaoineachadh gu bheil clann aca.- I think that they have children.
Usage notes
- If the clause is negated, gu is replaced with nach.
Sumerian
Romanization
gu
- Romanization of 𒄖 (gu)
Vietnamese
Etymology
From French goût.
Pronunciation
Noun
gu
- (colloquial) taste (implicit set of preferences), especially esthetic taste
Derived terms
Welsh
Pronunciation
Adjective
gu
- Soft mutation of cu.
Mutation
Wutunhua
Pronunciation
Determiner
gu
- that
- Synonyms: gu-gu, gu-ge
- Coordinate term: je (“this”)
ngu gu xawa wan-di-yek.- I am working on that task.
Pronoun
gu
- third-person pronoun; he, him, she, her, it
- that
- Synonym: gu-ge
See also
Wutunhua personal pronouns
References
- Erika Sandman (2016) A Grammar of Wutun, University of Helsinki (PhD), →ISBN
Zou
Etymology
From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ruʔ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *rus. Cognates include Mizo ruh and Burmese ရိုး (rui:).
Pronunciation
Noun
gù
- bone
References
- Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University