lotu

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See also: l’otü

Basque[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Perhaps from lohi (“body, mud”) +‎ -tu, but the semantics are unclear.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

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Verb[edit]

lotu ? (imperfect participle lotzen, future participle lotuko, short form lo, verbal noun lotze)

  1. to tie, to fasten
  2. to join, connect, bind
  3. to bind, bandage (wound)
  4. to associate, relate to, link to

References[edit]

  1. ^ “lohi” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

Further reading[edit]

  • "lotu" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • “lotu” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

Fijian[edit]

Noun[edit]

lotu

  1. religion

Descendants[edit]

  • → Samoan: lotu

Icelandic[edit]

Noun[edit]

lotu

  1. inflection of lota:
    1. indefinite accusative singular
    2. indefinite dative singular
    3. indefinite genitive singular

Latin[edit]

Noun[edit]

lōtū

  1. ablative singular of lōtus

Lindu[edit]

Noun[edit]

lotu

  1. use

Polish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɔ.tu/
  • Rhymes: -ɔtu
  • Syllabification: lo‧tu

Noun[edit]

lotu m inan

  1. genitive singular of lot

Samoan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Fijian lotu.

Noun[edit]

lotu

  1. a church service
  2. a religious sect

See also[edit]

Samoan Plantation Pidgin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Fijian lotu (“religion”).

Noun[edit]

lotu

  1. church

References[edit]

  • Mosel, Ulrike (1980) Tolai and Tok Pisin: the influence of the substratum on the development of New Guinea Pidgin (Pacific Linguistics; Series B, no. 73)‎[1], Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN

Tok Pisin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Samoan Plantation Pidgin lotu, from Fijian lotu (“religion”).

Noun[edit]

lotu

  1. church
  2. religion

Synonyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Derived terms

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  • Mosel, Ulrike (1980) Tolai and Tok Pisin: the influence of the substratum on the development of New Guinea Pidgin (Pacific Linguistics; Series B, no. 73)‎[2], Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN

Wallisian[edit]

Noun[edit]

lotu

  1. religion
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