su
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Azeri [edit]
| Other scripts | |
|---|---|
| Cyrillic | су |
| Roman | su |
| Perso-Arabic | سو |
Pronunciation [edit]
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Noun [edit]
su definite accusative suyu plural sular
Basque [edit]
Noun [edit]
su
Czech [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /su/
Verb [edit]
su
- (dialect, Moravia) First person singular present tense of být
Synonyms [edit]
Finnish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Abbreviation[[Category:Script error abbreviations, acronyms and initialisms]][[Category:Script error abbreviations]] [edit]
su
French [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Verb [edit]
su m (feminine sue, masculine plural sus, feminine plural sues)
Related terms [edit]
Anagrams [edit]
Guaraní [edit]
Number [edit]
su
Interlingua [edit]
Determiner [edit]
su
Usage notes [edit]
- Does not decline on the basis of gender or number.
Italian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From an older form suso, from Latin sūsum, which is a variant of sūrsum.[1] Cognate to French sus.
Pronunciation [edit]
Adverb [edit]
su
Derived terms [edit]
Interjection [edit]
su!
Preposition [edit]
su
- on, upon, onto, on top
- Lezione d'inglese numero 1: Il libro è sulla tavola - English lesson number 1: The book is on the table.
- over
- L'orologio sul polsino della camicia era il marchio di fabbrica di Gianni Agnelli - The watch over the shirt cuff was Gianni Agnelli's trademark.
- about, on
- Gli italiani non sono d'accordo su molte cose sul come cucinare la pasta e soprattutto sul condimento - Italians don't agree on many things about how to cook pasta and especially on the sauce.
- above
- La Paz, che sorge a circa 3600 metri sul livello del mare, è la più alta capitale del mondo. - La Paz, which lies about 3600 metres above sea level, is the world's highest capital city.
- in, out of
- Un europeo su cinque avrà più di 65 anni entro il 2025 - One in five Europeans will be more than 65 years old by year 2025.
Derived terms [edit]
Usage notes [edit]
When followed by a definite article, su is combined with the article to give the following combined forms:
| Su + article | Combined form |
|---|---|
| su + il | sul |
| su + lo | sullo |
| su + l' | sull' |
| su + i | sui |
| su + gli | sugli |
| su + la | sulla |
| su + le | sulle |
References [edit]
- ^ Angelo Prati, "Vocabolario Etimologico Italiano", Torino, 1951
Japanese [edit]
Romanization [edit]
su
Jèrriais [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old French sur (“sour, bitter”), from a Germanic source, from Proto-Germanic *sūraz (“sour, acidic, salty, damp”), from Proto-Indo-European *sūro- (“sour, salty, bitter”).
Adjective [edit]
su
Lithuanian [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: [sʊ]
Preposition [edit]
sù (with instrumental)
Antonyms [edit]
Lojban [edit]
Cmavo [edit]
su
- (metalinguistic eraser) deletes everything the speaker has said
Usage notes [edit]
If su occurs in a dialog, it deletes only what the speaker has said, unless he has said only su, in which case the whole discussion is deleted. It follows that the repetition susu always deletes the whole discussion.
Related terms [edit]
Lower Sorbian [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: [su]
Verb [edit]
su
- third-person plural present of byś: (they) are; (after a plurale tantum) is
- 1998, Erwin Hannusch, chapter 1, Niedersorbisch praktisch und verständlich, Bautzen: Domowina Verlag, ISBN 3-7420-1667-9, page 20:
- Tšochu dalej su Stare wiki.
- Somewhat further on is the Old Market.
- Tšochu dalej su Stare wiki.
- 1998, Erwin Hannusch, chapter 1, Niedersorbisch praktisch und verständlich, Bautzen: Domowina Verlag, ISBN 3-7420-1667-9, page 20:
Mandarin [edit]
Romanization [edit]
su
Usage notes [edit]
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.
Old English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Germanic *sūz, from Proto-Indo-European *sū-. Germanic cognates: Old Saxon sū, Old High German sū (whence German Sau), Old Norse sýr (whence Swedish so)
Other Indo-European cognates: Ancient Greek ὗς (hus), Latin sus, Common Slavic *svinьja.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /suː/
Noun [edit]
sū f
- sow (female pig)
See also [edit]
Spanish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Contraction of suyo, from Latin suus.
Pronunciation [edit]
Adjective [edit]
su (third person possessive of singular, plural sus)
- (before the noun) apocopic form of suyo His, her, its, one's, their.
- Vino con su amigo.
- He came with his friend.
- Habló a sus hijas.
- He spoke to his daughters.
- Vino con su amigo.
- (before the noun, formal) apocopic form of suyo Your.
Usage notes [edit]
The forms su and sus are only used before and within the noun phrase of the modified noun. In other positions, a form of suyo is used instead:
- Son sus libros. — “[They] are his books.”
- Son los libros suyos. — “[They] are his books.” (“...the books of him.”)
- Son los suyos. — "[They] are his."
Related terms [edit]
| possessor | preposed | postposed or standalone | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| possessee | possessee | ||||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||||
| masculine | feminine | masculine | feminine | ||||
| First person: | singular: | mi | mis | mío | mía | míos | mías |
| plural: | (same as postposed/standalone) | nuestro | nuestra | nuestros | nuestras | ||
| Second person (informal): |
singular: | tu | tus | tuyo | tuya | tuyos | tuyas |
| plural: | (same as postposed/standalone) | vuestro | vuestra | vuestros | vuestras | ||
| Third person: | su | sus | suyo | suya | suyos | suyas | |
Adverb [edit]
su
- About, approximately.
- pesa sus dos kilogramos = it weighs about two kilograms.
Turkish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old Turkic suv, from Proto-Turkic.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
su (definite accusative suyu, plural sular)
Derived terms [edit]
Declension [edit]
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| benim (my) | suyum | sularım |
| senin (your) | suyun | suların |
| onun (his/her/its) | suyu | suları |
| bizim (our) | suyumuz | sularımız |
| sizin (your) | suyunuz | sularınız |
| onların (their) | suyu / suları | suları |
- Azeri nouns
- Basque nouns
- Czech verb forms
- Czech dialectal terms
- Regional Czech
- French past participles
- Guaraní nouns
- Interlingua determiners
- Italian terms derived from Latin
- Italian adverbs
- Italian interjections
- Italian prepositions
- Japanese romaji
- Jèrriais terms derived from Old French
- Jèrriais terms derived from Germanic languages
- Jèrriais terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Jèrriais terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Jèrriais adjectives
- Lithuanian prepositions
- Lojban cmavo
- Lower Sorbian verb forms
- Mandarin nonstandard forms
- Mandarin pinyin
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old English nouns
- Spanish terms derived from Latin
- Spanish adjectives
- Spanish apocopic forms
- Spanish formal terms
- Spanish adverbs
- Turkish terms derived from Old Turkic
- Turkish terms derived from Proto-Turkic
- Turkish nouns
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