iu

See also .iu, and IU

Aromanian

Etymology

Probably from Latin ubi. Compare the obsolete Daco-Romanian iuo. Cf. also Megleno-Romanian iunde, Daco-Romanian unde.

Adverb

iu

1. where

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Bislama

Pronoun

iu

1. Alternative form of yu.

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Esperanto

Etymology

i- (“indeterminate correlative prefix”) + -u (“correlative suffix of individuals”)

Determiner

iu (plural iuj, accusative singular iun, accusative plural iujn)

1. some

Derived terms

• iu ajn (“any”)

Pronoun

iu (plural iuj, accusative singular iun, accusative plural iujn)

1. someone, somebody

Derived terms

• iu ajn (“anyone, anybody”)

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Japanese

Romanization

iu

1. See いう

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Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish ibid, from Proto-Celtic *ɸib-, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₃-.

Verb

iu (verbal noun iu, present participle giu, past participle iuit)

1. to drink

Derived terms

• iuder (“drinker”)
• iuoil (“drinkable, potable”)

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Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• giu
• eu

Etymology

From West Germanic *iwwiz, variant of Proto-Germanic *izwiz, dative/accusative of *jūz, from Proto-Indo-European *yū́. Compare Old English ēow, īow, Old Frisian jū, Old High German iu, Old Norse yðr, Gothic 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃 (izwis).

Pronoun

iū

1. you (accusative)

Declension

Old Saxon personal pronoun declensions

Personal pronouns
Singular	1.	2.	3. m	3. f	3. n
Nominative	ik	thū	hē	sīu	it
Accusative	mī, mik	thī, thik	ina	sīa
Dative	mī	thī	imu	iru	it
Genitive	mīn	thīn	is	ira	is
Dual	1.	2.	-	-	-
Nominative	wit	git	-	-	-
Accusative	unk	ink	-	-	-
Dative
Genitive	unkaro	inka	-	-	-
Plural	1.	2.	3. m	3. f	3. n
Nominative	wī	gī	sīa	sīa	sīu
Accusative	ūs	īu, gīu
Dative			im
Genitive	ūsar	īuwar, gīuwar	iro

• Middle Low German: ju, juw
  • Low German: jo, ju, jug

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Pijin

Alternative forms

• yu

Etymology

English you

Pronoun

iu

1. you (second person singular pronoun)

See also

Pijin personal pronouns

			singular	dual	trial	plural
1st person			mi	mitufala (exclusive) iumitufala (inclusive)	mitrifala (exclusive) iumitrifala (inclusive)	mifala (exclusive) iumifala, iumi (inclusive)
2nd person			iu	iutufala	iutrifala	iufala
3rd person			hem	tufala	trifala	ol/olketa

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Sicilian

Etymology

From Latin ego (“I”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈi.u]
• Hyphenation: ì‧u

Pronoun

iu

1. I (first person singular nominative pronoun)

Inflection

nominative	iu
prepositional	mia
accusative	mi
dative	mi
reflexive	mi

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Tok Pisin

Pronoun

iu

1. Alternative form of yu.