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See also: Appendix:Variations of "gu"
English[edit]
Noun[edit]
gu
Anagrams[edit]
Ambulas[edit]
Noun[edit]
gu
References[edit]
- Patricia R. Wilson, Ambulas Grammar (1980)
Anguthimri[edit]
Noun[edit]
gu
- (Mpakwithi) knee
References[edit]
- Terry Crowley, The Mpakwithi dialect of Anguthimri (1981), page 186
Basque[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
gu
- First-person plural personal pronoun; we
Declension[edit]
Declension of Basque personal pronouns
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “gu” in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia, euskaltzaindia.eus
- “gu” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia, euskaltzaindia.eus
Dena'ina[edit]
Adverb[edit]
gu
Determiner[edit]
gu
Iatmul[edit]
Noun[edit]
gu
Derived terms[edit]
- nyigi gu (“beer”, literally “bitter water”)
References[edit]
- Gerd Jendraschek, in Future Times, Future Tenses, edited by Philippe De Brabanter, Mikhail Kissine, Saghie Sharifzadeh
Isthmus Zapotec[edit]
Noun[edit]
gu
Japanese[edit]
Romanization[edit]
gu
Manambu[edit]
Noun[edit]
gu
References[edit]
- Alexandra Aikhenvald, The Manambu Language of East Sepik, Papua New Guinea (2010, →ISBN
Mandarin[edit]
Romanization[edit]
gu
- Nonstandard spelling of gū.
- Nonstandard spelling of gú.
- Nonstandard spelling of gǔ.
- Nonstandard spelling of gù.
Usage notes[edit]
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Middle English[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
gu
- Alternative form of yow
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Irish go, from Old Irish co. Cognates include Irish go and Manx dy.
Pronunciation[edit]
Particle[edit]
gu
- Makes an adverb when placed in front of an adjective
- Tha mi gu math.
- I am (doing) well.
Usage notes[edit]
- Before vowels the form gu h- is used.
Preposition[edit]
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[edit]
Personal inflection of gu | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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[edit]
- 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[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Conjunction[edit]
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[edit]
- If the clause is negated, gu is replaced with nach.
Sumerian[edit]
Romanization[edit]
gu
- Romanization of 𒄖 (gu)
Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
gu
- (colloquial) taste, set of preferences
Derived terms[edit]
Derived terms
Welsh[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɡɨː/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɡiː/
- Homophone: gi (South Wales only)
Adjective[edit]
gu
- Soft mutation of cu.
Mutation[edit]
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[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Determiner[edit]
gu
Pronoun[edit]
gu
See also[edit]
Wutunhua personal pronouns
References[edit]
Zou[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ruʔ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *rus. Cognates include Mizo ruh and Burmese ရိုး (rui:).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
gù
References[edit]
- Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University
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