plu

See also: PLU

Dutch

Etymology

Clipping of paraplu.

Pronunciation

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Noun

plu m (plural plu's, diminutive pluutje n)

1. (colloquial) umbrella, brolly

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Esperanto

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Adverb

plu

1. further, longer, more

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ply/

Verb

plu (feminine plue, masculine plural plus, feminine plural plues)

1. past participle of pleuvoir

Verb

plu (feminine plue, masculine plural plus, feminine plural plues)

1. past participle of plaire

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Ido

Etymology

Borrowing from French plus and Italian più. Compare Esperanto pli and false friend Esperanto plu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plu/

Adverb

plu

1. (of comparison) more, further

   Lu plu multe ocias kam laboras. ― He is more often idle than working.

   • 2014, Brian E. Drake, Sencesa bruiso, page 36:

     Mielo kaptas plu multa mushi kam vinagro.

     Honey catches more flies than vinegar.

   Antonym: min

Derived terms

• plue (“moreover, besides”)
• plu-

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Interlingue

Adverb

1. more

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Ladin

Etymology

comparative degree of truep. From Latin plūs.

Adjective

plu

1. more

See also

• l miec "(the) most"

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Novial

Adverb

1. more

Usage notes

• Used to form the comparative forms of adjectives.

Antonyms

• min

Coordinate terms

• tam

See also

• kam

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Volapük

Etymology

From French plus or Latin plus.

Adverb

plu

1. more

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Welsh

Alternative forms

• pluf

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin plūma (“feather”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /plɨː/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /pliː/

Noun

plu f (singulative pluen)

1. feathers

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
plu	blu	mhlu	phlu
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.