cu
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[edit] Catalan
[edit] Noun
cu f. (plural cus)
[edit] Italian
[edit] Noun
cu m. and f. inv.
- The name of the letter Q (reflecting its pronunciation)
[edit] Lojban
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ʃu/
[edit] Cmavo
cu
- Indicates that the next word or phrase functions as a selbri.
[edit] Usage notes
cu is 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 is necessary to divide the selbri from certain preceding words. When the word immediately preceding the selbri is one which cannot be part of a tanru, such as a pro-sumti or a cmevla cu can be omitted. For instance, ".i lo prenu cu melbi" is a statement which 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 the elision of many types of grammatical terminators, specifically those which terminate elements which 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.
[edit] Mandarin
[edit] Pinyin syllable
cu
- A transliteration of any of a number of Chinese characters properly represented as having one of four tones, cū, cú, cǔ, or cù.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Neapolitan
[edit] Preposition
cu
[edit] Old English
[edit] Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *kōuz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷōus.
Germanic cognates: Old Frisian kū, Old Saxon kō (Dutch koe), Old High German kuo (German Kuh), Old Norse kýr (Swedish ko).
Indo-European cognates: Avestan 𐬔𐬁𐬎 (gāu-), Ancient Greek βοῦς (bous), Latin bos, Armenian կով (kov), Russian говядо, Latvian govs, Old Irish bó, Tocharian A ko.
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /kuː/
[edit] Noun
cū f.
- cow
- An cu wearþ gebroht to ðam temple. A cow was brought to the temple.
[edit] Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cū | cȳ |
| accusative | cū | cȳ |
| genitive | cūe, cūs | cūa, cūna |
| dative | cȳ | cūum |
[edit] Descendants
[edit] Portuguese
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ku/
[edit] Noun
cu m.
[edit] Romanian
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Preposition
cu (+accusative)
[edit] Spanish
[edit] Noun
cu f. (plural cus)
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Plural |
- Name of the letter q.