uhu
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English
Interjection
uhu
- (nonstandard) Alternative spelling of uh-huh
- (Can we verify(+) this sense?) (nonstandard) Alternative spelling of yoo-hoo
See also
Barasana
Noun
uhu
Derived terms
References
- 1982, Hugh-Jones, Barasana Cosmology, in Ethnoastronomy and archaeoastronomy in the American tropics
Hungarian
Pronunciation
Noun
uhu (plural uhuk)
Declension
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | uhu | uhuk |
| accusative | uhut | uhukat |
| dative | uhunak | uhuknak |
| instrumental | uhuval | uhukkal |
| causal-final | uhuért | uhukért |
| translative | uhuvá | uhukká |
| terminative | uhuig | uhukig |
| essive-formal | uhuként | uhukként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | uhuban | uhukban |
| superessive | uhun | uhukon |
| adessive | uhunál | uhuknál |
| illative | uhuba | uhukba |
| sublative | uhura | uhukra |
| allative | uhuhoz | uhukhoz |
| elative | uhuból | uhukból |
| delative | uhuról | uhukról |
| ablative | uhutól | uhuktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
uhué | uhuké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
uhuéi | uhukéi |
| Possessive forms of uhu | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | uhum | uhuim |
| 2nd person sing. | uhud | uhuid |
| 3rd person sing. | uhuja | uhui |
| 1st person plural | uhunk | uhuink |
| 2nd person plural | uhutok | uhuitok |
| 3rd person plural | uhujuk | uhuik |
Further reading
- uhu 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
Italian
Interjection
uhu
- Alternative spelling of uh
- 1945, Elio Vittorini, Uomini e no, Mondadori, published 1972, page 165:
- «Uhu!» disse Blut.
«Anch'io lo dico. Uhu! Bisogna che tu cambi.»- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
See also
Ivatan
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulu
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: u‧hu
Noun
uhu
Kambera
Noun
uhu
- rice
- uhu karohu ― peeled rice
References
- Marian Klamer (1998) A Grammar of Kambera, Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 134
Portuguese
Interjection
uhu!
Quechua
Noun
uhu
Declension
declension of uhu
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | uhu | uhukuna |
| accusative | uhuta | uhukunata |
| dative | uhuman | uhukunaman |
| genitive | uhup | uhukunap |
| locative | uhupi | uhukunapi |
| terminative | uhukama | uhukunakama |
| ablative | uhumanta | uhukunamanta |
| instrumental | uhuwan | uhukunawan |
| comitative | uhuntin | uhukunantin |
| abessive | uhunnaq | uhukunannaq |
| comparative | uhuhina | uhukunahina |
| causative | uhurayku | uhukunarayku |
| benefactive | uhupaq | uhukunapaq |
| associative | uhupura | uhukunapura |
| distributive | uhunka | uhukunanka |
| exclusive | uhulla | uhukunalla |
possessive forms of uhu
ñuqap - first-person singular
| ñuqap (my) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | uhuy | uhuykuna |
| accusative | uhuyta | uhuykunata |
| dative | uhuyman | uhuykunaman |
| genitive | uhuypa | uhuykunap |
| locative | uhuypi | uhuykunapi |
| terminative | uhuykama | uhuykunakama |
| ablative | uhuymanta | uhuykunamanta |
| instrumental | uhuywan | uhuykunawan |
| comitative | uhuynintin | uhuykunantin |
| abessive | uhuyninnaq | uhuykunannaq |
| comparative | uhuyhina | uhuykunahina |
| causative | uhuyrayku | uhuykunarayku |
| benefactive | uhuypaq | uhuykunapaq |
| associative | uhuypura | uhuykunapura |
| distributive | uhuyninka | uhuykunanka |
| exclusive | uhuylla | uhuykunalla |
qampa - second-person singular
| qampa (your) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | uhuyki | uhuykikuna |
| accusative | uhuykita | uhuykikunata |
| dative | uhuykiman | uhuykikunaman |
| genitive | uhuykipa | uhuykikunap |
| locative | uhuykipi | uhuykikunapi |
| terminative | uhuykikama | uhuykikunakama |
| ablative | uhuykimanta | uhuykikunamanta |
| instrumental | uhuykiwan | uhuykikunawan |
| comitative | uhuykintin | uhuykikunantin |
| abessive | uhuykinnaq | uhuykikunannaq |
| comparative | uhuykihina | uhuykikunahina |
| causative | uhuykirayku | uhuykikunarayku |
| benefactive | uhuykipaq | uhuykikunapaq |
| associative | uhuykipura | uhuykikunapura |
| distributive | uhuykinka | uhuykikunanka |
| exclusive | uhuykilla | uhuykikunalla |
paypa - third-person singular
| paypa (his/her/its) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | uhun | uhunkuna |
| accusative | uhunta | uhunkunata |
| dative | uhunman | uhunkunaman |
| genitive | uhunpa | uhunkunap |
| locative | uhunpi | uhunkunapi |
| terminative | uhunkama | uhunkunakama |
| ablative | uhunmanta | uhunkunamanta |
| instrumental | uhunwan | uhunkunawan |
| comitative | uhunintin | uhunkunantin |
| abessive | uhunninnaq | uhunkunannaq |
| comparative | uhunhina | uhunkunahina |
| causative | uhunrayku | uhunkunarayku |
| benefactive | uhunpaq | uhunkunapaq |
| associative | uhunpura | uhunkunapura |
| distributive | uhuninka | uhunkunanka |
| exclusive | uhunlla | uhunkunalla |
ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural
| ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | uhunchik | uhunchikkuna |
| accusative | uhunchikta | uhunchikkunata |
| dative | uhunchikman | uhunchikkunaman |
| genitive | uhunchikpa | uhunchikkunap |
| locative | uhunchikpi | uhunchikkunapi |
| terminative | uhunchikkama | uhunchikkunakama |
| ablative | uhunchikmanta | uhunchikkunamanta |
| instrumental | uhunchikwan | uhunchikkunawan |
| comitative | uhunchiknintin | uhunchikkunantin |
| abessive | uhunchikninnaq | uhunchikkunannaq |
| comparative | uhunchikhina | uhunchikkunahina |
| causative | uhunchikrayku | uhunchikkunarayku |
| benefactive | uhunchikpaq | uhunchikkunapaq |
| associative | uhunchikpura | uhunchikkunapura |
| distributive | uhunchikninka | uhunchikkunanka |
| exclusive | uhunchiklla | uhunchikkunalla |
ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural
| ñuqaykup (our(excl)) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | uhuyku | uhuykukuna |
| accusative | uhuykuta | uhuykukunata |
| dative | uhuykuman | uhuykukunaman |
| genitive | uhuykupa | uhuykukunap |
| locative | uhuykupi | uhuykukunapi |
| terminative | uhuykukama | uhuykukunakama |
| ablative | uhuykumanta | uhuykukunamanta |
| instrumental | uhuykuwan | uhuykukunawan |
| comitative | uhuykuntin | uhuykukunantin |
| abessive | uhuykunnaq | uhuykukunannaq |
| comparative | uhuykuhina | uhuykukunahina |
| causative | uhuykurayku | uhuykukunarayku |
| benefactive | uhuykupaq | uhuykukunapaq |
| associative | uhuykupura | uhuykukunapura |
| distributive | uhuykunka | uhuykukunanka |
| exclusive | uhuykulla | uhuykukunalla |
qamkunap - second-person plural
| qamkunap (your(pl)) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | uhuykichik | uhuykichikkuna |
| accusative | uhuykichikta | uhuykichikkunata |
| dative | uhuykichikman | uhuykichikkunaman |
| genitive | uhuykichikpa | uhuykichikkunap |
| locative | uhuykichikpi | uhuykichikkunapi |
| terminative | uhuykichikkama | uhuykichikkunakama |
| ablative | uhuykichikmanta | uhuykichikkunamanta |
| instrumental | uhuykichikwan | uhuykichikkunawan |
| comitative | uhuykichiknintin | uhuykichikkunantin |
| abessive | uhuykichikninnaq | uhuykichikkunannaq |
| comparative | uhuykichikhina | uhuykichikkunahina |
| causative | uhuykichikrayku | uhuykichikkunarayku |
| benefactive | uhuykichikpaq | uhuykichikkunapaq |
| associative | uhuykichikpura | uhuykichikkunapura |
| distributive | uhuykichikninka | uhuykichikkunanka |
| exclusive | uhuykichiklla | uhuykichikkunalla |
paykunap - third-person plural
| paykunap (their) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | uhunku | uhunkukuna |
| accusative | uhunkuta | uhunkukunata |
| dative | uhunkuman | uhunkukunaman |
| genitive | uhunkupa | uhunkukunap |
| locative | uhunkupi | uhunkukunapi |
| terminative | uhunkukama | uhunkukunakama |
| ablative | uhunkumanta | uhunkukunamanta |
| instrumental | uhunkuwan | uhunkukunawan |
| comitative | uhunkuntin | uhunkukunantin |
| abessive | uhunkunnaq | uhunkukunannaq |
| comparative | uhunkuhina | uhunkukunahina |
| causative | uhunkurayku | uhunkukunarayku |
| benefactive | uhunkupaq | uhunkukunapaq |
| associative | uhunkupura | uhunkukunapura |
| distributive | uhunkunka | uhunkukunanka |
| exclusive | uhunkulla | uhunkukunalla |
See also
Romanian
Etymology
Interjection
uhu
- hoot (cry made by an owl)
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
uhu (Cyrillic spelling уху)
Veps
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *uuhi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *uče, possibly from earlier Proto-Finno-Ugric *uwi-či, possibly borrowed from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis. Cognates include Finnish uuhi.
Noun
uhu
- young ewe
Inflection
| Inflection of uhu (inflection type 1/ilo) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative sing. | uhu | ||
| genitive sing. | uhun | ||
| partitive sing. | uhud | ||
| partitive plur. | uhuid | ||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | uhu | uhud | |
| accusative | uhun | uhud | |
| genitive | uhun | uhuiden | |
| partitive | uhud | uhuid | |
| essive-instructive | uhun | uhuin | |
| translative | uhuks | uhuikš | |
| inessive | uhus | uhuiš | |
| elative | uhuspäi | uhuišpäi | |
| illative | uhuze | uhuiže | |
| adessive | uhul | uhuil | |
| ablative | uhulpäi | uhuilpäi | |
| allative | uhule | uhuile | |
| abessive | uhuta | uhuita | |
| comitative | uhunke | uhuidenke | |
| prolative | uhudme | uhuidme | |
| approximative I | uhunno | uhuidenno | |
| approximative II | uhunnoks | uhuidennoks | |
| egressive | uhunnopäi | uhuidennopäi | |
| terminative I | uhuzesai | uhuižesai | |
| terminative II | uhulesai | uhuilesai | |
| terminative III | uhussai | — | |
| additive I | uhuzepäi | uhuižepäi | |
| additive II | uhulepäi | uhuilepäi | |
References
- Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “ярка”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika