ũu

See also: uu, UU, ûu, üü, .u'u, .uu, and -uu

Old Portuguese

Alternative forms

• hũu
• hun, un

Etymology

From Latin ūnus (“one”), from Old Latin oinos (“one”), from Proto-Italic *oinos (“one”), from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“one”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈũ.u/

Article

ũu (feminine ũa)

1. Masculine singular indefinite article; a; an.
   • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 322 (facsimile):

     Como ſanta maria guariu ũu ome en Euora que ouuera de morrer dun oſſo que ſell atraueſſar na garganta.

     How Holy Mary healed a man in Évora who was to die of a bone that had pierced his throat.

Descendants

• Galician: un
• Portuguese: um
  • Indo-Portuguese: um
  • Kabuverdianu: un