ús

See also: Appendix:Variations of "us"

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin ūsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈus]
• Homophone: us

Noun

ús m (plural usos)

1. use

Related terms

• usar

Further reading

• “ús” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ūsus, compare ūsūra (“interest”) and ūsūria (“usury”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uːsˠ/

Noun

ús m (genitive singular úis)

1. (commerce) interest

Declension

Declension of ús

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative ús Vocative a úis Genitive úis Dative ús

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an t-ús Genitive an úis Dative leis an ús don ús

Derived terms

• ráta úis (“rate of interest”)
• ús iolraithe (“compound interest”)
• ús simplí (“simple interest”)
• úsach (“usurious”, adjective)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ús	n-ús	hús	t-ús
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 ús”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ús”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ús”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “ús”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

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West Frisian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ys/

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Determiner

ús

1. our (first-person plural possessive determiner)
2. my (when referring to family members)

Etymology 2

From Old Frisian ūs, from Proto-Germanic *uns.

Pronoun

ús

1. object of wy