mu
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following letter nu |
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See also Appendix:Variations of "mu"
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology 1
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /muː/, /mjuː/, SAMPA: /mu:/, /mju:/
- Homophones: moo (first pronunciation only)
- (US) IPA: /mjuː/, SAMPA: /mju:/
[edit] Noun
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Plural |
mu (countable and uncountable; plural mu's)
- (uncountable) the name for the 12th letter of the Modern Greek alphabet.
- (countable) an instance of that letter.
- (uncountable) The name of a mythical floating island.
[edit] Translations
Greek letter
an instance of that letter
mythical floating island
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Etymology 2
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Interjection
mu
- (hacker) Neither yes nor no.
[edit] Usage notes
Used to answer a question that if answered with "yes" or "no" would imply something false.
[edit] Czech
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Pronoun
mu
- Singular dative masculine of on.
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[edit] French
[edit] Noun
mu m. inv.
- mu (Greek letter)
[edit] Italian
[edit] Noun
mu m. and f. inv.
- The name of the letter M
[edit] Japanese
[edit] Noun
mu (hiragana む)
- 無: nonexistence; nothing; zero
[edit] Korean
[edit] Noun
mu
[edit] Lojban
[edit] Cmavo
mu
[edit] Mandarin
[edit] Pinyin syllable
mu
- A transliteration of any of a number of Chinese characters properly represented as having one of three tones, mú, mǔ, or mù.
[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] Polish
[edit] Pronoun
mu m.
[edit] See also
[edit] Portuguese
[edit] Etymology
Latin mulus
[edit] Noun
mu
[edit] Scottish Gaelic
[edit] Preposition
mu
- about, around
- Bha craobhan mu ghàrradh an taighe. - There were trees around the house's yard.
- about, concerning
- Bha sinn a' bruidhinn mu làithean san sgoil againn. - We were talking about our days at school.
- about, approximately
- Bidh a' chuairt a' toirt mu thrì uairean. - The trip will take about three hours.
[edit] Usage notes
- Lenites the following word.
[edit] Derived terms
- mu dheireadh
- The following prepositional pronouns:
| Combining
pronoun |
Prepositional
pronoun |
Prepositional
pronoun (emphatic) |
| mi | umam | umamsa |
| tu | umad | umadsa |
| e | uime | uimesan |
| i | uimpe | uimpese |
| sinn | umainn | umainne |
| sibh | umaibh | umaibhse |
| iad | umpa | umpasan |
[edit] Spanish
[edit] Noun
mu f. (plural mus)
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Plural |
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[edit] Swedish
[edit] Noun
mu n.
[edit] See also
Categories: Greek derivations | English nouns | English uncountable nouns | English countable nouns | Japanese derivations | English interjections | English two-letter words | Greek letters | Czech pronouns | French nouns | French masculine nouns | fr:Greek letter names | Italian nouns | Japanese romaji | Japanese nouns | Korean nouns | Korean words needing attention | jbo:Cardinal numbers | Mandarin pinyin | Polish pronouns | Portuguese nouns | Scottish Gaelic prepositions | Spanish nouns