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Asturian
Etymology
From retar.
Noun
retu m (plural retos)
- challenge
Synonyms
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *rëtu. Cognates include Southern Karelian redu and Veps redu.
Pronunciation
Noun
retu
- mud, dirt
Declension
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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retu
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reut
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| genitive
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reun
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rettuin, retuloin
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| partitive
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rettua
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retuja, retuloja
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| illative
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rettuu
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rettui, retuloihe
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| inessive
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reus
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reuis, retulois
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| elative
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reust
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reuist, retuloist
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| allative
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reulle
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reuille, retuloille
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| adessive
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reul
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reuil, retuloil
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| ablative
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reult
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reuilt, retuloilt
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| translative
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reuks
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reuiks, retuloiks
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| essive
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retunna, rettuun
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retuinna, retuloinna, rettuin, retuloin
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| exessive1)
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retunt
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retuint, retuloint
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1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.
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Synonyms
Derived terms
References
- V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 19
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 471
Latvian
Adjective
retu
- inflection of rets:
- accusative/instrumental singular masculine/feminine
- genitive plural masculine/feminine