reu

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See also: REU, réu, rêu, and re'u

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin reus (“accused”). Compare Portuguese réu and Spanish reo.

Pronunciation

Noun

reu m (plural reus, feminine rea)

  1. defendant (as in a trial)

Adjective

reu (feminine rea, masculine plural reus, feminine plural rees)

  1. accused, guilty (of a crime)

Further reading

Chinese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Clipping of English reunion.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɹiː²² juː⁵⁵/

Verb

re⫽u (verb-object) (rare)

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) to reunion with friends (typically from university)

Verb

reu

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) to reunion with friends (typically from university)

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch reude, possibly from Proto-Germanic *hruþjô (“large dog, hound”), itself possibly from *hruttōną (“to roar”), from a Proto-Indo-European root shared by Ancient Greek κόρυζα (kóruza), Old English hrot. Or, from Proto-Germanic *hreutaną, *hrūtaną, *hruttōną (“to snore”), which would be related to Old Norse hrjóta.

Cognate to German Rüde.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /røː/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: reu
  • Rhymes: -øː

Noun

reu m (plural reuen or reus, diminutive reutje n, feminine teef)

  1. male dog or other canine
    Synonym: rekel

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) “hruþjan”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
  • van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “reu”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Southwestern Dinka

Numeral

reu

  1. two

References

  • Dinka-English Dictionary‎, 2005

West Makian

Pronunciation

Verb

reu

  1. (transitive) to carry on the shoulders

Conjugation

Conjugation of reu (action verb)
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person tereu mereu areu
2nd person nereu fereu
3rd person inanimate ireu dereu
animate
imperative nereu, reu fereu, reu

References

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics
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