kitu

See also: kitu-, kí tự, Kițu, and киту

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkitu/, [ˈk̟it̪u]
• Rhymes: -itu
• Syllabification^(key): ki‧tu
• Hyphenation^(key): ki‧tu

Noun

kitu (dialectal)

1. alternative form of kitku

Declension

Inflection of kitu (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t–d gradation)
nominative		kitu	kidut
genitive		kidun	kitujen
partitive		kitua	kituja
illative		kituun	kituihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kitu	kidut
accusative	nom.	kitu	kidut
	gen.	kidun
genitive		kidun	kitujen
partitive		kitua	kituja
inessive		kidussa	kiduissa
elative		kidusta	kiduista
illative		kituun	kituihin
adessive		kidulla	kiduilla
ablative		kidulta	kiduilta
allative		kidulle	kiduille
essive		kituna	kituina
translative		kiduksi	kiduiksi
abessive		kidutta	kiduitta
instructive		—	kiduin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kituni kituni accusative nom. kituni kituni gen. kituni genitive kituni kitujeni partitive kituani kitujani inessive kidussani kiduissani elative kidustani kiduistani illative kituuni kituihini adessive kidullani kiduillani ablative kidultani kiduiltani allative kidulleni kiduilleni essive kitunani kituinani translative kidukseni kiduikseni abessive kiduttani kiduittani instructive — — comitative — kituineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kitusi kitusi accusative nom. kitusi kitusi gen. kitusi genitive kitusi kitujesi partitive kituasi kitujasi inessive kidussasi kiduissasi elative kidustasi kiduistasi illative kituusi kituihisi adessive kidullasi kiduillasi ablative kidultasi kiduiltasi allative kidullesi kiduillesi essive kitunasi kituinasi translative kiduksesi kiduiksesi abessive kiduttasi kiduittasi instructive — — comitative — kituinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kitumme kitumme accusative nom. kitumme kitumme gen. kitumme genitive kitumme kitujemme partitive kituamme kitujamme inessive kidussamme kiduissamme elative kidustamme kiduistamme illative kituumme kituihimme adessive kidullamme kiduillamme ablative kidultamme kiduiltamme allative kidullemme kiduillemme essive kitunamme kituinamme translative kiduksemme kiduiksemme abessive kiduttamme kiduittamme instructive — — comitative — kituinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kitunne kitunne accusative nom. kitunne kitunne gen. kitunne genitive kitunne kitujenne partitive kituanne kitujanne inessive kidussanne kiduissanne elative kidustanne kiduistanne illative kituunne kituihinne adessive kidullanne kiduillanne ablative kidultanne kiduiltanne allative kidullenne kiduillenne essive kitunanne kituinanne translative kiduksenne kiduiksenne abessive kiduttanne kiduittanne instructive — — comitative — kituinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kitunsa kitunsa accusative nom. kitunsa kitunsa gen. kitunsa genitive kitunsa kitujensa partitive kituaan kituansa kitujaan kitujansa inessive kidussaan kidussansa kiduissaan kiduissansa elative kidustaan kidustansa kiduistaan kiduistansa illative kituunsa kituihinsa adessive kidullaan kidullansa kiduillaan kiduillansa ablative kidultaan kidultansa kiduiltaan kiduiltansa allative kidulleen kidullensa kiduilleen kiduillensa essive kitunaan kitunansa kituinaan kituinansa translative kidukseen kiduksensa kiduikseen kiduiksensa abessive kiduttaan kiduttansa kiduittaan kiduittansa instructive — — comitative — kituineen kituinensa

Derived terms

• Kitunen

compounds

• kitupoltto

Anagrams

• itku, kuti, tiku, tuki, ukit

Ibanag

Noun

kitu

1. dog

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈki.tu/
• Rhymes: -itu
• Syllabification: ki‧tu

Noun

kitu m inan

1. genitive singular of kit

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

kitu (Cyrillic spelling киту)

1. accusative singular of kita

Sundanese

Etymology

Blend of kawas (“like”) +‎ itu (“that”)

Adverb

kitu (Sundanese script ᮊᮤᮒᮥ)

1. thus; in that way, like that

Coordinate terms

• kieu

Swahili

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀ntʊ̀.

Pronunciation

• (Unguja standard) IPA^(key): /ˈki.tu/
• (Kimvita) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰi.tu/

• Audio (Kenya):

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According to Frankl (1991) the etymologically expected pronunciation /ˈki.tʰu/ was still the norm “in Mombasa some two generations ago”.

Noun

kitu class VII (plural vitu class VIII)

1. thing (a separate entity)

See also

• jambo (used for abstract things)

Yámana

Pronoun

kitu

1. he/she/it