itu

See also: ITU, Itu, and I-tu

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ituː/, [iˈtˢuːˀ]

Adverb

itu

1. broken
2. torn

Faroese

Alternative forms

• hitu (Suðuroy)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiːtu/
• Rhymes: -iːtu

Verb

itu

1. first/second/third-person plural past of eita

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *itu. Equivalent to itää +‎ -u. Related to Estonian idu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈitu/, [ˈit̪u]
• Rhymes: -itu
• Syllabification^(key): i‧tu

Noun

itu

1. sprout
2. (topology, mathematics) germ

Declension

Inflection of itu (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation)
nominative		itu	idut
genitive		idun	itujen
partitive		itua	ituja
illative		ituun	ituihin
		singular	plural
nominative		itu	idut
accusative	nom.	itu	idut
	gen.	idun
genitive		idun	itujen
partitive		itua	ituja
inessive		idussa	iduissa
elative		idusta	iduista
illative		ituun	ituihin
adessive		idulla	iduilla
ablative		idulta	iduilta
allative		idulle	iduille
essive		ituna	ituina
translative		iduksi	iduiksi
abessive		idutta	iduitta
instructive		—	iduin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of itu (type valo)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ituni ituni accusative nom. ituni ituni gen. ituni genitive ituni itujeni partitive ituani itujani inessive idussani iduissani elative idustani iduistani illative ituuni ituihini adessive idullani iduillani ablative idultani iduiltani allative idulleni iduilleni essive itunani ituinani translative idukseni iduikseni abessive iduttani iduittani instructive — — comitative — ituineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative itusi itusi accusative nom. itusi itusi gen. itusi genitive itusi itujesi partitive ituasi itujasi inessive idussasi iduissasi elative idustasi iduistasi illative ituusi ituihisi adessive idullasi iduillasi ablative idultasi iduiltasi allative idullesi iduillesi essive itunasi ituinasi translative iduksesi iduiksesi abessive iduttasi iduittasi instructive — — comitative — ituinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative itumme itumme accusative nom. itumme itumme gen. itumme genitive itumme itujemme partitive ituamme itujamme inessive idussamme iduissamme elative idustamme iduistamme illative ituumme ituihimme adessive idullamme iduillamme ablative idultamme iduiltamme allative idullemme iduillemme essive itunamme ituinamme translative iduksemme iduiksemme abessive iduttamme iduittamme instructive — — comitative — ituinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative itunne itunne accusative nom. itunne itunne gen. itunne genitive itunne itujenne partitive ituanne itujanne inessive idussanne iduissanne elative idustanne iduistanne illative ituunne ituihinne adessive idullanne iduillanne ablative idultanne iduiltanne allative idullenne iduillenne essive itunanne ituinanne translative iduksenne iduiksenne abessive iduttanne iduittanne instructive — — comitative — ituinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative itunsa itunsa accusative nom. itunsa itunsa gen. itunsa genitive itunsa itujensa partitive ituaan ituansa itujaan itujansa inessive idussaan idussansa iduissaan iduissansa elative idustaan idustansa iduistaan iduistansa illative ituunsa ituihinsa adessive idullaan idullansa iduillaan iduillansa ablative idultaan idultansa iduiltaan iduiltansa allative idulleen idullensa iduilleen iduillensa essive itunaan itunansa ituinaan ituinansa translative idukseen iduksensa iduikseen iduiksensa abessive iduttaan iduttansa iduittaan iduittansa instructive — — comitative — ituineen ituinensa

Related terms

• idättää
• itää

References

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

Further reading

• “itu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• tiu, uit

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay itu, from Proto-Malayic *(i)tu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)tu, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)Cu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈitu/
• Hyphenation: i‧tu

Determiner

itu

1. that (what is being indicated)

Pronoun

itu

1. it (that thing)

Usage notes

Together with ini, these can be placed following (in the standard language) or preceding the noun, the latter possibly due to the influence of Malay trade and creole languages of eastern Indonesia.

Derived terms

• situ (“there”)
• yang itu (“that one”)

Descendants

• → Petjo: itoe

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /itu/

Noun

itu class 5 (plural matu)

1. cloud

   matu ma mbura ― rainy clouds (literally, “clouds of rain”)

Derived terms

(Nouns)

• matu(-)inĩ

Latin

Noun

itū

1. ablative singular of itus

Malay

Alternative forms

• tu

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *(i)tu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)tu, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)Cu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /itu/
• Rhymes: -itu, -tu, -u

Determiner

itu (Jawi spelling ايت‎)

1. that (what is being indicated)

Pronoun

itu (Jawi spelling ايت‎)

1. that (that thing)

Derived terms

• situ (“there”)
• yang itu (“that one”)

Sumerian

Romanization

itu

1. Romanization of 𒌗 (itu)

Swedish

Etymology

i (“in”) +‎ tu (“two”)

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʉː

Adverb

itu

1. into two pieces, apart

See also

• uti

Anagrams

• uti

Tiruray

Noun

itu

1. dog

Trió

Noun

itu

1. forest