gu
See also: Appendix:Variations of "gu"
Translingual
Symbol
gu
English
Noun
gu
- Alternative spelling of gue (“Shetland fiddle”)
- (heraldry) Abbreviation of gules.
Anagrams
Ambulas
Noun
gu
References
- Patricia R. Wilson, Ambulas Grammar (1980)
Anguthimri
Noun
gu
- (Mpakwithi) knee
References
- Terry Crowley, The Mpakwithi dialect of Anguthimri (1981), page 186
Basque
Pronunciation
Pronoun
gu
- First-person plural personal pronoun; we
Declension
Declension of Basque personal pronouns
Related terms
Further reading
- “gu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
- “gu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
Dena'ina
Adverb
gu
Determiner
gu
Iatmul
Noun
gu
Derived terms
- nyigi gu (“beer”, literally “bitter water”)
References
- Gerd Jendraschek, in Future Times, Future Tenses, edited by Philippe De Brabanter, Mikhail Kissine, Saghie Sharifzadeh
Isthmus Zapotec
Noun
gu
Japanese
Romanization
gu
Manambu
Noun
gu
References
- Alexandra Aikhenvald, The Manambu Language of East Sepik, Papua New Guinea (2010, →ISBN
Mandarin
Romanization
gu
- Nonstandard spelling of gū.
- Nonstandard spelling of gú.
- Nonstandard spelling of gǔ.
- Nonstandard spelling of gù.
Usage notes
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Middle English
Pronoun
gu
- Alternative form of yow
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish go, from Old Irish co. Cognates include Irish go and Manx dy.
Pronunciation
Particle
gu
- Makes an adverb when placed in front of an adjective
- Tha mi gu math.
- I am (doing) well.
Usage notes
- Before vowels the form gu h- is used.
Preposition
gu (+ dative)
- till, until
- Fanaidh mi gu ochd uairean.
- I’ll wait until eight o’clock.
- to
- Chuir mi litir gu mo phàrantan.
- I sent a letter to my parents.
Inflection
Personal inflection of gu | |||||||||
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Number | Person | Simple | Emphatic | ||||||
Singular | 1st | thugam | thugamsa | ||||||
2nd | thugad | thugadsa | |||||||
3rd m | thuige | thuigesan | |||||||
3rd f | thuice | thuicese | |||||||
Plural | 1st | thugainn | thugainne | ||||||
2nd | thugaibh | thugaibhse | |||||||
3rd | thuca | thucasan |
Usage notes
- Before the definite article takes the form chun and is followed by the genitive instead of the dative.
- Is toil leis a bhith a' dol gu partaidhean.
- He likes going to parties.
- A bheil thu tighinn chun a' phartaidh?
- Are you coming to the party?
Alternative forms
Derived terms
Conjunction
gu
- that; used with the dependent form of a verb to introduce a subordinate clause.
- Tha mi a’ smaoineachadh gu bheil clann aca.
- I think that they have children.
Usage notes
- If the clause is negated, gu is replaced with nach.
Sumerian
Romanization
gu
- Romanization of 𒄖 (gu)
Vietnamese
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
gu
- (colloquial) taste, set of preferences
Derived terms
Derived terms
Welsh
Pronunciation
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- Homophone: gi (South Wales only)
Adjective
gu
- Soft mutation of cu.
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
cu | gu | nghu | chu |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Wutunhua
Pronunciation
Determiner
gu
Pronoun
gu
See also
Wutunhua personal pronouns
References
Yola
Verb
gu
- Alternative form of gee
- 1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY:
- Gu es.
- Give us.
References
- Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 43
Zou
Etymology
From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ruʔ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *rus. Cognates include Mizo ruh and Burmese ရိုး (rui:).
Pronunciation
Noun
gù
References
- Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University
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