fu
See also: Appendix:Variations of "fu"
English
Etymology 1
Interjection
fu
Etymology 2
- Abbreviation
Noun
fu (plural fus)
Etymology 3
Noun
fu (plural fu)
- A Chinese literary form developed during the times of the Han dynasty that combines prose and poetry, sometimes called rhymed prose.
Translations
Chinese literary form developed during the times of the Han dynasty that combines prose and poetry
Etymology 4
Noun
fu (uncountable)
Related terms
References
- “fu”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Ama
Pronunciation
Noun
fu
References
- Årsjö, Britten. Words in Ama. 1999.
Italian
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -u
Verb
fu
- third-person singular past historic of essere
Adjective
fu
Synonyms
Japanese
Romanization
fu
Lashi
Classifier
fu
- classifier for thin and flat objects, like a leaf
References
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /fuː/, [fuː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /fu/, [fuː]
Interjection
Usage notes
Can take the dative
Related terms
Mandarin
Romanization
fu
- Nonstandard spelling of fū.
- Nonstandard spelling of fú.
- Nonstandard spelling of fǔ.
- Nonstandard spelling of fù.
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.
Nalik
Particle
fu
- plural marker on some words
Coordinate terms
- mun (usual plural marker)
Further reading
- Craig Alan Volker, The Nalik Language of New Ireland, Papua New Guinea (1998), page 90
North Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian fā, which derives from Proto-Germanic *fanhaną. Cognates include West Frisian fange and Mooring North Frisian füünj.
Verb
fu
- (Föhr-Amrum) to get, obtain, receive
Conjugation
Conjugation of fu
infinitive I | fu | |
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infinitive II | tu fuen | |
past participle | fingen | |
imperative singular | fu | |
imperative plural | fu'm | |
present | past | |
1st-person singular | ik fu | ik fing |
2nd-person singular | dü feist/feest | dü fingst |
3rd-person singular | hi/hat/at feit/fee | hi/hat/at fing |
1st-person dual | wat fu | wat fing |
2nd-person dual | jat fu | jat fing |
1st-person plural | wi fu | wi fing |
2nd-person plural | jam fu | jam fing |
3rd-person plural | jo fu | jo fing |
perfect | pluperfect | |
1st-person singular | ik haa fingen | ik hed fingen |
2nd-person singular | dü heest fingen | dü hedst fingen |
3rd-person singular | hi/hat/at hee fingen | hi/hat/at hed fingen |
1st-person dual | wat haa fingen | wat hed fingen |
2nd-person dual | jat haa fingen | jat hed fingen |
1st-person plural | wi haa fingen | wi hed fingen |
2nd-person plural | jam haa fingen | jam hed fingen |
3rd-person plural | jo haa fingen | jo hed fingen |
future (skel) | future (wel) | |
1st-person singular | ik skal fu | ik wal fu |
2nd-person singular | dü skääl fu | dü wääl fu |
3rd-person singular | hi/hat/at skal fu | hi/hat/at wal fu |
1st-person dual | wat skel fu | wat wel fu |
2nd-person dual | jat skel fu | jat wel fu |
1st-person plural | wi skel fu | wi wel fu |
2nd-person plural | jam skel fu | jam wel fu |
3rd-person plural | jo skel fu | jo wel fu |
Old French
Etymology
Noun
fu oblique singular, m (oblique plural fus, nominative singular fus, nominative plural fu)
Descendants
Old Irish
Preposition
fu
- Alternative form of fo
Romanian
Pronunciation
Verb
fu
- (informal) third-person singular simple perfect indicative of fi
Synonyms
- fuse (formal)
Spanish
Pronunciation
Interjection
fu
Derived terms
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Sranan Tongo
Preposition
fu
Swahili
Adjective
-fu (declinable)
Inflection
Inflected forms of -fu
Noun class | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
m-wa class(I/II) | mfu | wafu |
m-mi class(III/IV) | mfu | mifu |
ji-ma class(V/VI) | fu | mafu |
ki-vi class(VII/VIII) | kifu | vifu |
n class(IX/X) | fu | fu |
u class(XI) | mfu | see n(X) or ma(VI) class |
pa class(XVI) | pafu | |
ku class(XVII) | kufu | |
mu class(XVIII) | mufu |
Derived terms
Related terms
Vilamovian
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Preposition
fu
Welsh
Pronunciation
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Verb
fu
- Soft mutation of bu.
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