limu

See also: Lìmù

English

Etymology

From Hawaiian limu (“moss”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈli.mu/

Noun

limu (countable and uncountable, plural limus)

1. (Hawaii) Any of various kinds of edible algae, which form an important part of the traditional Hawaiian diet.
   • 2012, Julia Flynn Siler, Lost Kingdom, Grove Press, page 158:

     The menu included chicken, roast pig, raw fish, seaweed, which Hawaiians called limu, roasted kukui nuts, and baked dog […]

Anagrams

• IUML, milu, muli

Finnish

Etymology

Clipping of limunaati

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlimu/, [ˈlimu]
• Rhymes: -imu
• Syllabification^(key): li‧mu

Noun

limu (colloquial, dialectal)

1. (Southern Finland) soft drink; fizzy drink (UK); soda, soda pop (US) (carbonated, usually sweet, non-alcoholic drink)

Declension

Inflection of limu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		limu	limut
genitive		limun	limujen
partitive		limua	limuja
illative		limuun	limuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		limu	limut
accusative	nom.	limu	limut
	gen.	limun
genitive		limun	limujen
partitive		limua	limuja
inessive		limussa	limuissa
elative		limusta	limuista
illative		limuun	limuihin
adessive		limulla	limuilla
ablative		limulta	limuilta
allative		limulle	limuille
essive		limuna	limuina
translative		limuksi	limuiksi
abessive		limutta	limuitta
instructive		—	limuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of limu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative limuni limuni accusative nom. limuni limuni gen. limuni genitive limuni limujeni partitive limuani limujani inessive limussani limuissani elative limustani limuistani illative limuuni limuihini adessive limullani limuillani ablative limultani limuiltani allative limulleni limuilleni essive limunani limuinani translative limukseni limuikseni abessive limuttani limuittani instructive — — comitative — limuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative limusi limusi accusative nom. limusi limusi gen. limusi genitive limusi limujesi partitive limuasi limujasi inessive limussasi limuissasi elative limustasi limuistasi illative limuusi limuihisi adessive limullasi limuillasi ablative limultasi limuiltasi allative limullesi limuillesi essive limunasi limuinasi translative limuksesi limuiksesi abessive limuttasi limuittasi instructive — — comitative — limuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative limumme limumme accusative nom. limumme limumme gen. limumme genitive limumme limujemme partitive limuamme limujamme inessive limussamme limuissamme elative limustamme limuistamme illative limuumme limuihimme adessive limullamme limuillamme ablative limultamme limuiltamme allative limullemme limuillemme essive limunamme limuinamme translative limuksemme limuiksemme abessive limuttamme limuittamme instructive — — comitative — limuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative limunne limunne accusative nom. limunne limunne gen. limunne genitive limunne limujenne partitive limuanne limujanne inessive limussanne limuissanne elative limustanne limuistanne illative limuunne limuihinne adessive limullanne limuillanne ablative limultanne limuiltanne allative limullenne limuillenne essive limunanne limuinanne translative limuksenne limuiksenne abessive limuttanne limuittanne instructive — — comitative — limuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative limunsa limunsa accusative nom. limunsa limunsa gen. limunsa genitive limunsa limujensa partitive limuaan limuansa limujaan limujansa inessive limussaan limussansa limuissaan limuissansa elative limustaan limustansa limuistaan limuistansa illative limuunsa limuihinsa adessive limullaan limullansa limuillaan limuillansa ablative limultaan limultansa limuiltaan limuiltansa allative limulleen limullensa limuilleen limuillensa essive limunaan limunansa limuinaan limuinansa translative limukseen limuksensa limuikseen limuiksensa abessive limuttaan limuttansa limuittaan limuittansa instructive — — comitative — limuineen limuinensa

Synonyms

• virvoitusjuoma
• (colloquial) limppari, limsa
• limonaati

Derived terms

• limukka

 

compounds

• limudisko
• limulintu
• limuviina

 

Further reading

• “limu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• Lumi, lumi, muli

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *rimu, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *rimu, from Proto-Polynesian *rimu, from Proto-Oceanic *limut, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *limut, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *limut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *limut, doublet of Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lumut (compare Malay lumut).

Noun

limu

1. moss (plants of the division Bryophyta)
2. seaweed

Sikaiana

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *rimu.

Noun

limu

1. moss (plants of the division Bryophyta), seagrass

Tboli

Numeral

limu

1. five