avu

See also: āvu, avù, and avû

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Avukaya.

Symbol

avu

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Avokaya.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Avokaya terms

Breton

Etymology

From Middle Breton auu, from Proto-Brythonic *aβʉ, from Proto-Celtic *awV-. Cognate with Welsh afu, Cornish avi, Middle Irish áe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑːvy/

Noun

avu m (plural avuoù)

1. liver

Estonian

Noun

avu

1. partitive plural of ava

Ewe

Alternative forms

• avũ (archaic, dialectal)

Etymology

From Proto-Gbe *avṹ. Cognates include Fon avǔn, Gun avun, Saxwe Gbe ovùn and Aja (West Africa) avu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.vǔ/, [à.v͈ǔ]

Noun

àvǔ (definite singular àvǔ lá or àvǔá, plural àvǔwó, definite plural àvǔáwó)

1. dog (mammal)
2. (derogatory) dog, cur, scoundrel (detestable person)
3. kapok from the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra)

Derived terms

• avudzɔ (“dog license”)
• avugbɔ̃e (“wild goat”, literally “dog goat”)
• avukpo (“kennel, doghouse”)
• avulã (“dog meat”)
• avunɔ (“female dog, bitch”)
• avutsi (“water for dogs”, literally “dog water”)
• avutsu (“male dog”)
• avutsu kple avunɔ (“Canis Major and Minor”)
• avuxɔ (“kennel, doghouse”)
• tɔvu (“seal, sea lion”, literally “river dog”)

References

• Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905), “avu”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎^[1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, pages 536-7
• Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906), “avu”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎^[2] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, pages 92, 99, 159
• Jim-Fugar, Dr. M.K.N.; Jim-Fugar, Nicholine (2017), “avu”, in Nuseline's Ewe-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Togo: Independently published, →ISBN, page 30

Finnish

Etymology

auvo +‎ -u

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑʋu/, [ˈɑ̝ʋu]
• Rhymes: -ɑʋu
• Syllabification^(key): a‧vu
• Hyphenation^(key): avu

Noun

avu

1. virtue, commodity (something useful or valuable)

Declension

Inflection of avu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		avu	avut
genitive		avun	avujen
partitive		avua	avuja
illative		avuun	avuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		avu	avut
accusative	nom.	avu	avut
	gen.	avun
genitive		avun	avujen
partitive		avua	avuja
inessive		avussa	avuissa
elative		avusta	avuista
illative		avuun	avuihin
adessive		avulla	avuilla
ablative		avulta	avuilta
allative		avulle	avuille
essive		avuna	avuina
translative		avuksi	avuiksi
abessive		avutta	avuitta
instructive		—	avuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of avu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative avuni avuni accusative nom. avuni avuni gen. avuni genitive avuni avujeni partitive avuani avujani inessive avussani avuissani elative avustani avuistani illative avuuni avuihini adessive avullani avuillani ablative avultani avuiltani allative avulleni avuilleni essive avunani avuinani translative avukseni avuikseni abessive avuttani avuittani instructive — — comitative — avuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative avusi avusi accusative nom. avusi avusi gen. avusi genitive avusi avujesi partitive avuasi avujasi inessive avussasi avuissasi elative avustasi avuistasi illative avuusi avuihisi adessive avullasi avuillasi ablative avultasi avuiltasi allative avullesi avuillesi essive avunasi avuinasi translative avuksesi avuiksesi abessive avuttasi avuittasi instructive — — comitative — avuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative avumme avumme accusative nom. avumme avumme gen. avumme genitive avumme avujemme partitive avuamme avujamme inessive avussamme avuissamme elative avustamme avuistamme illative avuumme avuihimme adessive avullamme avuillamme ablative avultamme avuiltamme allative avullemme avuillemme essive avunamme avuinamme translative avuksemme avuiksemme abessive avuttamme avuittamme instructive — — comitative — avuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative avunne avunne accusative nom. avunne avunne gen. avunne genitive avunne avujenne partitive avuanne avujanne inessive avussanne avuissanne elative avustanne avuistanne illative avuunne avuihinne adessive avullanne avuillanne ablative avultanne avuiltanne allative avullenne avuillenne essive avunanne avuinanne translative avuksenne avuiksenne abessive avuttanne avuittanne instructive — — comitative — avuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative avunsa avunsa accusative nom. avunsa avunsa gen. avunsa genitive avunsa avujensa partitive avuaan avuansa avujaan avujansa inessive avussaan avussansa avuissaan avuissansa elative avustaan avustansa avuistaan avuistansa illative avuunsa avuihinsa adessive avullaan avullansa avuillaan avuillansa ablative avultaan avultansa avuiltaan avuiltansa allative avulleen avullensa avuilleen avuillensa essive avunaan avunansa avuinaan avuinansa translative avukseen avuksensa avuikseen avuiksensa abessive avuttaan avuttansa avuittaan avuittansa instructive — — comitative — avuineen avuinensa

Further reading

• “avu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Anagrams

• vau

Ibanag

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *qabu (cf. Tagalog abo), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabu.

Noun

avú

1. ash

Romanian

Verb

avu

1. third-person singular simple perfect indicative of avea

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *havu.

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivčülä) IPA^(key): /ˈɑvu/, [ˈɑvu]
• Rhymes: -ɑvu
• Hyphenation: a‧vu

Noun

avu

1. sprig of a coniferous tree
2. broom made from a branch or sprig of a coniferous tree

Inflection

Declension of avu (type II/võrkko, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	avu	avud
genitive	avu	avujõ
partitive	avvua	avuit
illative	avusõ, avvu	avuisõ
inessive	avuz	avuiz
elative	avuss	avuiss
allative	avullõ	avuillõ
adessive	avull	avuill
ablative	avult	avuilt
translative	avussi	avuissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. For dialectal differences between case endings, see Appendix:Votic dialects.

References

• Hallap, V.; Adler, E.; Grünberg, S.; Leppik, M. (2012), “avu”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language]‎^[4], 2nd edition, Tallinn

Western Bukidnon Manobo

Etymology

From abu.

Noun

avu

1. fireplace