jü

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ju"

Kamkata-viri

Alternative forms

• juk (Western Kata-viri)

Etymology

From Proto-Nuristani *jūtā, from earlier *duyitā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰúgʰHtā, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰugh₂tḗr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒy/

Noun

jü f (Kamviri)

1. daughter

North Frisian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jʏ/

Article

jü

1. (Mooring) the (feminine singular, full form)

   Coordinate term: (reduced) e

Usage notes

• On Föhr and Amrum, the form jü was still attested in the 19th century, but is now obsolete. The feminine gender has been merged into the neuter; see det.
• On Sylt, the feminine has been merged into the masculine instead; see di.

See also

Articles (Mooring dialect)

		masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
definite / demonstrative	full	di	jü	dåt	da
	reduced	e		et	e
indefinite / numeral	full	ån	iinj		—
	reduced	en
negative		nån	niinj
The reduced neuter article et may contract with most prepositions. Such contractions are spelt as single words, e.g. önjt (“in the”).

Pronoun

jü

1. (Mooring, Sylt) she

   Jü as min süster. ― She is my sister.

Alternative forms

• hat (Föhr-Amrum)

Volapük

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃy/

Preposition

jü

1. until
   • 1931, Arie de Jong, Gramat Volapüka, § 256:

     Poszedelo de düp telid jü folid.

     From two till four o’clock in the afternoon.

   • 1937, “‚Johann Martin Schleyer’”, in Volapükagased pro Nedänapükans, page 34:

     De 1852 jü 1855 ästudom in niver tö ‚Freiburg im Breisgau’ Godavi, pükavi, filosopi, jenavi e sanavi.

     From 1852 to 1855 he studied theology, philology, philosophy, history and medicine at the University of Freiburg im Breisgau.