cu

See also Appendix:Variations of "cu"

Aromanian

Etymology

From Latin cum. Compare Daco-Romanian cu.

Preposition

cu

1. with

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Catalan

Noun

cu f (plural cus)

1. The Latin letter Q (lowercase q).

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Italian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -u

Noun

cu m and f (invariable)

1. The name of the letter Q (reflecting its pronunciation)

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Lojban

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʃu/

Cmavo

cu

1. Indicates that the next word or phrase functions as a selbri.

Usage notes

• cu can be necessary because any two gismu or lujvo (as well as the cmavo mo), when placed directly in sequence, form a tanru, a phrase with a single meaning. Thus, cu may be necessary to divide the selbri from certain preceding words. When the word immediately preceding the selbri cannot be part of a tanru, such as a pro-sumti or a cmevla, cu can be omitted. For instance, the statement, ".i lo prenu cu melbi" requires the use of cu, but ".i do melbi", ".i la .meilis. melbi", and ".i melbi" do not. cu can likewise be omitted when there is no word preceding the selbri; i.e., the selbri is the first word of the utterance. However, the inclusion of cu before a selbri is never incorrect, even when unnecessary.
• The use of cu allows for elision of many types of grammatical terminators, specifically those that terminate elements that cannot contain a selbri. For instance, using cu makes it unnecessary to use ku, which marks the end of a sumti, because a sumti must always end where the selbri begins.

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Mandarin

Romanization

cu

1. Nonstandard spelling of cū.
2. Nonstandard spelling of cú.
3. Nonstandard spelling of cǔ.
4. Nonstandard spelling of cù.

Usage notes

English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

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Neapolitan

Etymology

From Latin cum.

Preposition

cu

1. with

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kūz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷōus. Compare Old Frisian kū, Old Saxon kō, Old High German and Old Dutch kuo, Old Norse kýr.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kuː/

Noun

cū f

1. cow

   An cu wearþ gebroht to ðam temple. A cow was brought to the temple.

Declension

    Declension of cu

	Singular	Plural
nominative	cū	cȳ
accusative	cū	cȳ
genitive	cūe, cūs	cūa, cūna
dative	cȳ	cūum

Descendants

• Middle English: cu, cou
  • English: cow
  • Scots: coo

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin culus.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ku/

Noun

cu m (plural cus)

1. (vulgar) anus
2. (European, vulgar) ass, arse, butt

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Romanian

Etymology

From Latin cum.

Preposition

cu (+accusative)

1. with

   Vreau să vin cu tine. - I want to come with you.

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Sicilian

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ku]

Etymology 1

From Latin cum.

Preposition

cu

1. with

Etymology 2

From Latin quis.

Adverb

cu

1. who, whom

Derived terms

• cuegghiè

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -u

Noun

cu f (plural cúes)

1. Name of the letter q.

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Tarantino

Preposition

cu

1. with

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Vietnamese

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Noun

cu

1. dove

Noun

cu

1. penis, cock, prick