litu

See also: litų, łítu, and lìtú

Finnish

Etymology

lit- +‎ -u, probably of the same origin as litistää, litteä (compare litussa, littuun); the ungeminated -t- instead of -tt- may be influence from litukka or lituska, or even itu (“sprout”). The word was given its current botanical sense by Finnish physician and philologist Elias Lönnrot in his Flora Fennica from 1860, prior to which the word mainly meant "thin, semi-ripe (pea) pod".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlitu/, [ˈlit̪u]
• Rhymes: -itu
• Syllabification^(key): li‧tu

Noun

litu

1. (botany) silique, siliqua (long – length more than twice the width – fruit of a cruciferous plant)
2. (botany) silicle, silicula, silicule (short silique)

Declension

Inflection of litu (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation)
nominative		litu	lidut
genitive		lidun	litujen
partitive		litua	lituja
illative		lituun	lituihin
		singular	plural
nominative		litu	lidut
accusative	nom.	litu	lidut
	gen.	lidun
genitive		lidun	litujen
partitive		litua	lituja
inessive		lidussa	liduissa
elative		lidusta	liduista
illative		lituun	lituihin
adessive		lidulla	liduilla
ablative		lidulta	liduilta
allative		lidulle	liduille
essive		lituna	lituina
translative		liduksi	liduiksi
abessive		lidutta	liduitta
instructive		—	liduin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lituni lituni accusative nom. lituni lituni gen. lituni genitive lituni litujeni partitive lituani litujani inessive lidussani liduissani elative lidustani liduistani illative lituuni lituihini adessive lidullani liduillani ablative lidultani liduiltani allative lidulleni liduilleni essive litunani lituinani translative lidukseni liduikseni abessive liduttani liduittani instructive — — comitative — lituineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative litusi litusi accusative nom. litusi litusi gen. litusi genitive litusi litujesi partitive lituasi litujasi inessive lidussasi liduissasi elative lidustasi liduistasi illative lituusi lituihisi adessive lidullasi liduillasi ablative lidultasi liduiltasi allative lidullesi liduillesi essive litunasi lituinasi translative liduksesi liduiksesi abessive liduttasi liduittasi instructive — — comitative — lituinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative litumme litumme accusative nom. litumme litumme gen. litumme genitive litumme litujemme partitive lituamme litujamme inessive lidussamme liduissamme elative lidustamme liduistamme illative lituumme lituihimme adessive lidullamme liduillamme ablative lidultamme liduiltamme allative lidullemme liduillemme essive litunamme lituinamme translative liduksemme liduiksemme abessive liduttamme liduittamme instructive — — comitative — lituinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative litunne litunne accusative nom. litunne litunne gen. litunne genitive litunne litujenne partitive lituanne litujanne inessive lidussanne liduissanne elative lidustanne liduistanne illative lituunne lituihinne adessive lidullanne liduillanne ablative lidultanne liduiltanne allative lidullenne liduillenne essive litunanne lituinanne translative liduksenne liduiksenne abessive liduttanne liduittanne instructive — — comitative — lituinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative litunsa litunsa accusative nom. litunsa litunsa gen. litunsa genitive litunsa litujensa partitive lituaan lituansa litujaan litujansa inessive lidussaan lidussansa liduissaan liduissansa elative lidustaan lidustansa liduistaan liduistansa illative lituunsa lituihinsa adessive lidullaan lidullansa liduillaan liduillansa ablative lidultaan lidultansa liduiltaan liduiltansa allative lidulleen lidullensa liduilleen liduillensa essive litunaan litunansa lituinaan lituinansa translative lidukseen liduksensa liduikseen liduiksensa abessive liduttaan liduttansa liduittaan liduittansa instructive — — comitative — lituineen lituinensa

Derived terms

• lidukki
• litukka

 

compounds

• litulaukka
• lituruoho
• litusääski

 

Further reading

• “litu”, 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

• luit, luti, tuli

Icelandic

Verb

litu

1. third-person plural past indicative of líta
2. third-person plural past subjunctive of líta

Latin

Verb

litū

1. ablative supine of linō

Lingala

Etymology

From French lithium.

Noun

litu class 9 (plural litu class 10, colloquial plural balitu class 2)

1. (chemistry) lithium

Old Norse

Verb

litu

1. third-person plural past active indicative of líta

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈli.tu/

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• Rhymes: -itu
• Syllabification: li‧tu

Noun

litu m inan

1. genitive singular of lit

Yosondúa Mixtec

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cabrito.

Noun

litu

1. kid (young goat)

References

• Beaty de Farris, Kathryn, et al. (2012) Diccionario básico del mixteco de Yosondúa, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 46)‎^[2] (in Spanish), third edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 45