satu

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See also: Satu, ŝatu, and sātu

Brunei Malay

Brunei Malay cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : satu

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *sA- (one) + *batu (stone).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /satu/
  • Hyphenation: sa‧tu

Numeral

satu

  1. one

Central Melanau

Central Melanau cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : satu

Etymology

From Malay satu.

Numeral

satu

  1. one

Synonyms

Esperanto

Verb

satu

  1. imperative of sati

Finnish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

According to Aikio (2020), possibly from Proto-Finnic *satu, derived from an unattested verb *sate- +‎ -u, related to Southern Sami soetedh (to tell something frightening) and Southern Sami soete (frightening story). Alternatively, possibly an obscure derivation from sattua; alternatively derived from sataa, in which case the original meaning was "fall" and the semantic development would be comparable to that of German Fall (case) (< fallen (to fall)).

Noun

satu

  1. fairy tale
  2. tale (idle story)
  3. fable (fictitious narrative intended to enforce some useful truth or precept)
Declension
Inflection of satu (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation)
nominative satu sadut
genitive sadun satujen
partitive satua satuja
illative satuun satuihin
singular plural
nominative satu sadut
accusative nom. satu sadut
gen. sadun
genitive sadun satujen
partitive satua satuja
inessive sadussa saduissa
elative sadusta saduista
illative satuun satuihin
adessive sadulla saduilla
ablative sadulta saduilta
allative sadulle saduille
essive satuna satuina
translative saduksi saduiksi
abessive sadutta saduitta
instructive saduin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of satu (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative satuni satuni
accusative nom. satuni satuni
gen. satuni
genitive satuni satujeni
partitive satuani satujani
inessive sadussani saduissani
elative sadustani saduistani
illative satuuni satuihini
adessive sadullani saduillani
ablative sadultani saduiltani
allative sadulleni saduilleni
essive satunani satuinani
translative sadukseni saduikseni
abessive saduttani saduittani
instructive
comitative satuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative satusi satusi
accusative nom. satusi satusi
gen. satusi
genitive satusi satujesi
partitive satuasi satujasi
inessive sadussasi saduissasi
elative sadustasi saduistasi
illative satuusi satuihisi
adessive sadullasi saduillasi
ablative sadultasi saduiltasi
allative sadullesi saduillesi
essive satunasi satuinasi
translative saduksesi saduiksesi
abessive saduttasi saduittasi
instructive
comitative satuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative satumme satumme
accusative nom. satumme satumme
gen. satumme
genitive satumme satujemme
partitive satuamme satujamme
inessive sadussamme saduissamme
elative sadustamme saduistamme
illative satuumme satuihimme
adessive sadullamme saduillamme
ablative sadultamme saduiltamme
allative sadullemme saduillemme
essive satunamme satuinamme
translative saduksemme saduiksemme
abessive saduttamme saduittamme
instructive
comitative satuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative satunne satunne
accusative nom. satunne satunne
gen. satunne
genitive satunne satujenne
partitive satuanne satujanne
inessive sadussanne saduissanne
elative sadustanne saduistanne
illative satuunne satuihinne
adessive sadullanne saduillanne
ablative sadultanne saduiltanne
allative sadullenne saduillenne
essive satunanne satuinanne
translative saduksenne saduiksenne
abessive saduttanne saduittanne
instructive
comitative satuinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative satunsa satunsa
accusative nom. satunsa satunsa
gen. satunsa
genitive satunsa satujensa
partitive satuaan
satuansa
satujaan
satujansa
inessive sadussaan
sadussansa
saduissaan
saduissansa
elative sadustaan
sadustansa
saduistaan
saduistansa
illative satuunsa satuihinsa
adessive sadullaan
sadullansa
saduillaan
saduillansa
ablative sadultaan
sadultansa
saduiltaan
saduiltansa
allative sadulleen
sadullensa
saduilleen
saduillensa
essive satunaan
satunansa
satuinaan
satuinansa
translative sadukseen
saduksensa
saduikseen
saduiksensa
abessive saduttaan
saduttansa
saduittaan
saduittansa
instructive
comitative satuineen
satuinensa
Derived terms
compounds

References

  • Ante Aikio (2020) Uralic Etymological Dictionary (draft)

Further reading

Etymology 2

Verb

satu

  1. inflection of sattua:
    1. indicative present connegative
    2. second-person singular imperative present/present connegative

Anagrams

Hungarian

Pronunciation

Noun

satu (plural satuk)

  1. vice (UK), vise (US)

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative satu satuk
accusative satut satukat
dative satunak satuknak
instrumental satuval satukkal
causal-final satuért satukért
translative satuvá satukká
terminative satuig satukig
essive-formal satuként satukként
essive-modal
inessive satuban satukban
superessive satun satukon
adessive satunál satuknál
illative satuba satukba
sublative satura satukra
allative satuhoz satukhoz
elative satuból satukból
delative saturól satukról
ablative satutól satuktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
satué satuké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
satuéi satukéi
Possessive forms of satu
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. satum satuim
2nd person sing. satud satuid
3rd person sing. satuja satui
1st person plural satunk satuink
2nd person plural satutok satuitok
3rd person plural satujuk satuik

Further reading

  • satu in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Iban

Iban cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : satu
    Ordinal : kesatu

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *sA- (one) + *batu (stone).

Numeral

satu

  1. one

Indonesian

Indonesian cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : satu
    Ordinal : pertama, kesatu

Etymology

From Malay satu, from Proto-Malayic *sA- (one) + *batu (stone).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsä.t̪u/
  • (file)

Numeral

satu

  1. one

Synonyms

Derived terms

Further reading

Latin

Verb

satū

  1. ablative supine of serō

Luba-Kasai

Numeral

satu

  1. three

Malay

Malay cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : satu
    Ordinal : pertama
    Adverbial : sekali

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *sA- (one) + *batu (stone).

Pronunciation

Numeral

satu (Jawi spelling ساتو)

  1. one

Synonyms

Derived terms

Further reading

Tok Pisin

Noun

satu

  1. dice

Tooro

Tooro numbers (edit)
30[a], [b]
[a], [b] ←  2 3 4  → [a], [b]
    Cardinal: -satu, (in abstract counting) isatu
    Ordinal: -a kasatu
    Adverbial: kasatu, enyakasatu, emirundi esatu
    Fractional: ekicweka ekya kasatu

Etymology

From Proto-Rutara *-šatu, from Proto-Bantu *-cátʊ̀. Cognate with Kamba kadatu and Phuthi tshatfu.

Pronunciation

Numeral

-satu

  1. three

Declension