assu

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• asse, essen, ässe, ässä

Etymology

From Old High German ezzan, from Proto-Germanic *etaną. Cognate with German essen, Dutch eten, English eat, Swedish äta.

Verb

assu

1. (Rimella and Campello Monti) to eat

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

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Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈasu/

Adjective

assu

1. comparative degree of asse: easier

Derived terms

• urusa

Descendants

• Irish: fusa
• Scottish Gaelic: fasa, fusa

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
assu (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)	unchanged	n-assu
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀼 (Brahmi script)
• अस्सु (Devanagari script)
• অস্সু (Bengali script)
• අස‍්සු (Sinhalese script)
• အဿု or ဢသ်သု (Burmese script)
• อสฺสุ or อัสสุ (Thai script)
• ᩋᩔᩩ (Tai Tham script)
• ອສ຺ສຸ or ອັສສຸ (Lao script)
• អស្សុ (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄥𑄴𑄥𑄪 (Chakma script)

Etymology 1

Verb

assu

1. third-person plural optative active of atthi (“to be”)

Etymology 2

From Pre-Sanskrit अश्रु (aśru)

Noun

assu n

1. tear (clear, salty fluid from the eye)

Declension

Declension table of "assu" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	assu	assūni or assū
Accusative (second)	assuṃ	assūni or assū
Instrumental (third)	assunā	assūhi or assūbhi
Dative (fourth)	assussa or assuno	assūnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	assusmā or assumhā	assūhi or assūbhi
Genitive (sixth)	assussa or assuno	assūnaṃ
Locative (seventh)	assusmiṃ or assumhi	assūsu
Vocative (calling)	assu	assūni or assū

Descendants

• → Khmer: អស្សុ (ʼahsoʼ)