-u-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "u"

English

Etymology

From the initial vowel of human.

Infix

-u-

1. (pharmacology) a monoclonal antibody derived from a human source.

Related terms

• -mab is the base suffix common to all monoclonal antibodies. (See that entry for full paradigm.)

Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /u/
• Rhymes: -u
• Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]
• Homophones: ó, u, u-, -u

Interfix

-u-

1. (rare, not productive) used in compound words

   ‎pies + ‎-u- + ‎brat → ‎psubrat

Derived terms

Polish terms interfixed with -u-

boguwola

Boguwola

dwu-

dwuizbowy

dwukrotny

dwupaństwowy

dwuuszniák

dwuwładza

kilkukrotny

kilkulatek

kilkustopniowy

kilkustronicowy

obu-

stu-

-uś

-utki

See also

• -i-, -o-, -y-

Further reading

• -u- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swahili

Other scripts
Ajami	ـوُـ

Infix

-u-

1. it, m class_(III)/u class_(XI) object concord
   • 18th century, Abdallah bin Ali bin Nasir, Al-Inkishafi‎^[1], stanza 13:

     اَوُرَكِيْبُوُ جُوَ نِمَاسِ ، كَكُلَ خَسَرَ اُخَسِرِيِ

     Aurakibuo jua ni-mwasi, kwa-kula khasara ukhasiriye.

     The one who rides it, know you are a rebel; you harm yourself.

See also

Swahili verbal concords (third person)

class	subject concord		object concord	relative
	affirmative	negative
m(I)	a-, yu-	ha-, hayu-	-m-, -mw-, -mu-	-ye
wa(II)	wa-	hawa-	-wa-	-o
m(III)	u-	hau-	-u-	-o
mi(IV)	i-	hai-	-i-	-yo
ji(V)	li-	hali-	-li-	-lo
ma(VI)	ya-	haya-	-ya-	-yo
ki(VII)	ki-	haki-	-ki-	-cho
vi(VIII)	vi-	havi-	-vi-	-vyo
n(IX)	i-	hai-	-i-	-yo
n(X)	zi-	hazi-	-zi-	-zo
u(XI)	u-	hau-	-u-	-o
ku(XV/XVII)	ku-	haku-	-ku-	-ko
pa(XVI)	pa-	hapa-	-pa-	-po
mu(XVIII)	m-, mw-, mu-	ham-, hamw-, hamu-	-mu-	-mo

For a full table including first and second person,
see Appendix:Swahili personal pronouns

Swedish

Etymology

In almost all words from Old Swedish -u, -o, from the Old Swedish genitive form of Germanic feminine ōn-stems.

Alternates with -o- according to Old Swedish rules of syllable weight, where -o was used after heavy syllables and -u after light.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɵ/

Interfix

-u-

1. Genitival interfix used to link elements in some compounds.

Usage notes

• Used as interfix in compounds with some old weak feminines with a former light syllable ending in -a. Some common ones are gata (“street”), e.g. gatukontor (“highway department”); lada (“barn”), e.g. ladusvala (“barn swallow”), etc.
• Alternates with a zero interfix (vowel deletion) in some words, cf. gatukontor (“highway department”), but gatlykta (“street lamp”).
• The interfix was formerly mostly confined to the written literary language, whereas the spoken colloquial language preferred compounds with no -u- or with -e- in some dialects, cf. dated stugudörr with modern stugdörr, and the common pronunciation lagård for ladugård (“barn”). However, for some words, -u- is common in compounds even in the modern spoken language.

Derived terms

Swedish terms interfixed with -u-

dagligvaruhandel

gatuadress

gatubarn

gatubelysning

gatubrunn

gatubrunnslock

gatuflicka

gatugäng

gatukonst

gatukonstnär

gatukorsning

gatukök

gatumusikant

gatunivå

gatunät

gatuprotest

gatuskylt

gatuslagsmål

ladugård

ladusvala

mjukvaruföretag

varuhus

varukorg

varulager

vattu-

vattuman

Vattumannen

vattuskräck

vattusvensk

See also

• -o-
• -s-
• -a-
• -e-

References

• Teleman, Ulf; Hellberg, Staffan; Andersson, Erik & Holm, Lisa (1999). Svenska akademiens grammatik 2 Ord. Stockholm: Svenska akad.
• Wessén, Elias (1958). Svensk språkhistoria. 2, Ordbildningslära. 3. ed. Stockholm: Almqvist & Wiksell