etu

See also: ETU, etu-, and эту

Finnish

Etymology

From esi- +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈetu/, [ˈe̞t̪u]
• Hyphenation: e‧tu

Noun

etu

1. advantage
2. benefit, interest

Declension

Inflection of etu (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation)
nominative		etu	edut
genitive		edun	etujen
partitive		etua	etuja
illative		etuun	etuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		etu	edut
accusative	nom.	etu	edut
	gen.	edun
genitive		edun	etujen
partitive		etua	etuja
inessive		edussa	eduissa
elative		edusta	eduista
illative		etuun	etuihin
adessive		edulla	eduilla
ablative		edulta	eduilta
allative		edulle	eduille
essive		etuna	etuina
translative		eduksi	eduiksi
abessive		edutta	eduitta
instructive		—	eduin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of etu (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative etuni etuni accusative nom. etuni etuni gen. etuni genitive etuni etujeni partitive etuani etujani inessive edussani eduissani elative edustani eduistani illative etuuni etuihini adessive edullani eduillani ablative edultani eduiltani allative edulleni eduilleni essive etunani etuinani translative edukseni eduikseni abessive eduttani eduittani instructive — — comitative — etuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative etusi etusi accusative nom. etusi etusi gen. etusi genitive etusi etujesi partitive etuasi etujasi inessive edussasi eduissasi elative edustasi eduistasi illative etuusi etuihisi adessive edullasi eduillasi ablative edultasi eduiltasi allative edullesi eduillesi essive etunasi etuinasi translative eduksesi eduiksesi abessive eduttasi eduittasi instructive — — comitative — etuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative etumme etumme accusative nom. etumme etumme gen. etumme genitive etumme etujemme partitive etuamme etujamme inessive edussamme eduissamme elative edustamme eduistamme illative etuumme etuihimme adessive edullamme eduillamme ablative edultamme eduiltamme allative edullemme eduillemme essive etunamme etuinamme translative eduksemme eduiksemme abessive eduttamme eduittamme instructive — — comitative — etuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative etunne etunne accusative nom. etunne etunne gen. etunne genitive etunne etujenne partitive etuanne etujanne inessive edussanne eduissanne elative edustanne eduistanne illative etuunne etuihinne adessive edullanne eduillanne ablative edultanne eduiltanne allative edullenne eduillenne essive etunanne etuinanne translative eduksenne eduiksenne abessive eduttanne eduittanne instructive — — comitative — etuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative etunsa etunsa accusative nom. etunsa etunsa gen. etunsa genitive etunsa etujensa partitive etuaan etuansa etujaan etujansa inessive edussaan edussansa eduissaan eduissansa elative edustaan edustansa eduistaan eduistansa illative etuunsa etuihinsa adessive edullaan edullansa eduillaan eduillansa ablative edultaan edultansa eduiltaan eduiltansa allative edulleen edullensa eduilleen eduillensa essive etunaan etunansa etuinaan etuinansa translative edukseen eduksensa eduikseen eduiksensa abessive eduttaan eduttansa eduittaan eduittansa instructive — — comitative — etuineen etuinensa

Antonyms

• (advantage): haitta

Derived terms

Derived terms

• edullinen
• edustaa
• etujärjestö

• etupiiri
• eturistiriita
• talon etu

See also

• etu-

References

• Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

Anagrams

• tue

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀏𑀢𑀼 (Brahmi script)
• एतु (Devanagari script)
• এতু (Bengali script)
• එතු (Sinhalese script)
• ဧတု or ဨတု or ဢေတု (Burmese script)
• เอตุ (Thai script)
• ᩑᨲᩩ (Tai Tham script)
• ເອຕຸ (Lao script)
• ឯតុ (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄬𑄖𑄪 (Chakma script)

Verb

etu

1. third-person singular imperative active of eti (“to come”)

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Swahili

Adjective

-etu (declinable)

1. our (first-person plural possessive adjective)

Inflection

Inflected forms of -etu

Noun class	singular	plural
m-wa class(I/II)	wetu	wetu
m-mi class(III/IV)	wetu	yetu
ji-ma class(V/VI)	letu	yetu
ki-vi class(VII/VIII)	chetu	vyetu
n class(IX/X)	yetu	zetu
u class(XI)	wetu	see n(X) or ma(VI) class
pa class(XVI)	petu
ku class(XVII)	kwetu
mu class(XVIII)	mwetu

See also

Swahili possessive adjectives

			singular	plural
1st person			-angu	-etu
2nd person			-ako	-enu
3rd person			-ake	-ao (animate) / -ake (inanimate)

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Tetum

Noun

etu

1. rice (either cooked or being cooked)

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Umbundu

Pronoun

etu

1. we (first-person plural pronoun)

See also

Umbundu personal pronouns

	singular	plural
first-person	ame	etu
second-person	ove	ene
third-person	eye	ovo

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Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Related to , , , .

Noun

1. A manger.