lugu

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *luku. Related to Finnish luku.

Noun

lugu (genitive loo, partitive lugu)

1. tale, story

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• “lugu”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
• “lugu”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
• lugu in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

Karelian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *luku. Compare Finnish luku.

Noun

lugu

1. number

Latvian

Noun

lugu

1. inflection of luga:
   1. accusative/instrumental singular
   2. genitive plural

Livvi

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *luku. Cognates include Finnish luku and Ingrian luku.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈluɡu/
• Hyphenation: lu‧gu

Noun

lugu (genitive luvun, partitive luguu)

1. number
2. chapter
3. count

Synonyms

• (chapter): oza
• (count): lasku

References

• Tatjana Boiko (2019) Suuri Karjal-Venʹalaine Sanakniigu (livvin murreh) [The Big Karelian-Russian dictionary (Livvi dialect)], 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 68

Ludian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *luku. Cognates include Finnish luku.

Noun

lugu

1. number

Maguindanao

Noun

lugu

1. Alternative form of rugu

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Metaphony of lègu f.

Noun

lugu f (definite singular lugo or lugu or lugua)

1. (dialectal) alternative form of lege f (“lying place”) (see main entry for more definitions)
   • 1994, Hermann Aune, “Vakkerbrura”, in Viser og dikt i samling, page 81:

     Og nei fekk kallen kvar gong av førkja og berre fantord og inga lugu, ja berre fantord.

     And the bloke was refused every time by the woman, only scorn and no sex, yes only scorn.

   • 1908, Kristofer Uppdal, “Naar nattkvila kom”, in Sol-laug, Kristiania: Norli, page 16:

     Dei laag ikkje saman, // nei langt der i fraa. // Dei lugu si hadde i // kvar si kraa.

     They didn't lie together. // Far from it. // They had their lying place in // each their own corner.

2. (dialectal, architecture) a barn for storage, or a separate storage room, located within a barn

   Synonym: løe

   • 1985, Stian Henneseid, Gards- og ættesoga (Bø-soga; II), volume III, page 144:

     Den gamle lugo […] hadde Torgrim fått av syster si[.]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Etymology 2

Metaphony of lògu f.

Noun

lugu f (definite singular lugua)

1. (dialectal, weaving) alternative form of loge f (“warp thread”)
   • 1968, Halvor Floden, Ein fjellgard (Norsk folkeminnelags skrifter; 102), Oslo: Universitetsforlaget, page 156:

     Mor brukte «kam», ikkje sveipeskei. Kammen var av tre, med grove tindar. Ein kunne opne han og leggje enden av vevrompa ned mellom tindane, lugu for lugu.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

References

• Ivar Aasen (1850) “Lugu”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog‎ (in Danish), Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000

Old Irish

Etymology

From earlier laigiu, from Proto-Celtic *lagyūs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- (“lightweight”). Cognate with Welsh llai.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Adjective

lugu

1. comparative degree of bec

Descendants

• Irish: lú
• Scottish Gaelic: lugha

Mutation

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

lugu (Cyrillic spelling лугу)

1. dative/vocative/locative singular of lug

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *luku.

Noun

lugu

1. number, quantity

Inflection

Derived terms

• üks'lugu
• äilugu

References

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “цифра, число”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎, Petrozavodsk: Periodika