tua

See also: túa

Crimean Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *twai, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.

Numeral

tua

1. two
   • 1562, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq:

     Jussus ita numerabat. Ita, tua, tria, fyder, fyuf, seis, sevene, prorsus, ut nos Flandri.

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɥa/

Verb

tua

1. third-person singular past historic of tuer

Anagrams

• tau

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay tua, from tuha, from Proto-Malayic *tuha, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *tuha, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *tuha, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *tuha, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)tuqah, from Proto-Austronesian *(ma-)tuqaS.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tu.a/

Adjective

tua

1. old (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
2. ripe (ready for reaping or gathering, of fruits and seeds)

Derived terms

• kakatua (“pincers”)
• mertua (“parent in-law”)
• orang tua (“parent”)

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Irish

Alternative forms

• tuagh (superseded)

Etymology

From Old Irish túag (“axe, hatchet”).

Noun

tua f (genitive singular tua or tuaighe, nominative plural tuanna)

1. axe; hatchet

Declension

Declension of tua

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative tua tuanna Vocative a thua a thuanna Genitive tua tuanna Dative tua tuanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an tua na tuanna Genitive na tua na dtuanna Dative leis an tua don tua leis na tuanna

• Alternative genitive singular: tuaighe (Cois Fharraige)

Derived terms

Terms derived from tua

• tua búistéara (“pole-axe”)
• tua chatha, tua chogaidh (“battle-axe”)

• tua choille (“woodman's axe”)
• tua chonnaidh (“firewood chopper, hatchet”)

• tuadóir (“axe-man, hewer, chopper”)
• tua mhoirtíse (“mortise axe”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
tua	thua	dtua
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• "tua" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “2 túag” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin tua, feminine of tuus.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ua

Adjective

la tua

1. (possessive) yours (second person, singular, feminine)

Pronoun

tua f

1. (possessive) your (second person, singular, feminine)

Related terms

• tu
• tue
• tuoi
• tuo

Anagrams

• tau

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Latin

Pronunciation 1

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈtu.a/, [ˈtʊ.a]

Adjective

tua

1. inflection of tuus:
   1. nominative and vocative singular feminine
   2. nominative and accusative and vocative plural neuter

Pronunciation 2

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈtu.aː/, [ˈtʊ.aː]

Adjective

tuā

1. ablative singular feminine of tuus

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Malay

Alternative forms

• tuha
• توا‎
• توها‎

Etymology

From tuha, from Proto-Malayic *tuha, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *tuha, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *tuha, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *tuha, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)tuqah, from Proto-Austronesian *(ma-)tuqaS.

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /tuə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /tua/
• Rhymes: -uə, -wə, -ə

Adjective

tua (Jawi spelling توا)

1. old (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years)
2. ripe (ready for reaping or gathering, of fruits and seeds)

Derived terms

• kakaktua / کاکقتوا‎
• mertua / مرتوا‎
• orang tua / اورڠ توا‎

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

tua f

1. singular definite of tue
2. form removed with the spelling reform of 2012; superseded by tue

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Old Catalan

Etymology

From Latin tua.

Adjective

tua

1. feminine singular of tou

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: tu‧a
• IPA^(key): /ˈtu.ɐ/
• Rhymes: -uɐ

Pronoun

tua f sg

1. Feminine singular form of possessive teu.

See also

			Possessee
			Singular		Plural
			Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Possessor	Singular	First person	meu	minha	meus	minhas
		Second person	teu	tua	teus	tuas
		Third person	seu	sua	seus	suas
	Plural	First person	nosso	nossa	nossos	nossas
		Second person	vosso	vossa	vossos	vossas
		Third person	seu	sua	seus	suas
See also: Appendix:Possessive#Portuguese

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Swahili

Verb

-tua (infinitive kutua)

1. to halt, stop; cause to settle or rest.

Conjugation

Conjugation of -tua
Non-finite forms
Form					Positive							Negative
Infinitive					kutua							kutotua
Simple finite forms
Positive form					Singular							Plural
Imperative					tua							tueni
Habitual					hutua
Complex finite forms
Polarity	Persons				Persons / Classes		Classes
	1st		2nd		3rd / M-wa		M-mi		Ma		Ki-vi		N		U	Ku	Pa	Mu
	Sg.	Pl.	Sg.	Pl.	Sg. / 1	Pl. / 2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11 / 14	15 / 17	16	18
Past Positive nilitua nalitua tulitua twalitua ulitua walitua mlitua mwalitua alitua walitua ulitua ilitua lilitua yalitua kilitua vilitua ilitua zilitua ulitua kulitua palitua mulitua Relative niliotua naliotua tuliotua twaliotua uliotua waliotua mliotua mwaliotua aliotua waliotua uliotua iliotua liliotua yaliotua kiliotua viliotua iliotua ziliotua uliotua kuliotua paliotua muliotua Negative sikutua hatukutua hukutua hamkutua hakutua hawakutua haukutua haikutua halikutua hayakutua hakikutua havikutua haikutua hazikutua haukutua hakukutua hapakutua hamukutua
Present Positive ninatua natua tunatua unatua mnatua anatua wanatua unatua inatua linatua yanatua kinatua vinatua inatua zinatua unatua kunatua panatua munatua Relative ninaotua naotua tunaotua unaotua mnaotua anaotua wanaotua unaotua inaotua linaotua yanaotua kinaotua vinaotua inaotua zinaotua unaotua kunaotua panaotua munaotua Negative situi hatutui hutui hamtui hatui hawatui hautui haitui halitui hayatui hakitui havitui haitui hazitui hautui hakutui hapatui hamutui
Future Positive nitatua tutatua utatua mtatua atatua watatua utatua itatua litatua yatatua kitatua vitatua itatua zitatua utatua kutatua patatua mutatua Relative nitakaotua tutakaotua utakaotua mtakaotua atakaotua watakaotua utakaotua itakaotua litakaotua yatakaotua kitakaotua vitakaotua itakaotua zitakaotua utakaotua kutakaotua patakaotua mutakaotua Negative sitatua hatutatua hutatua hamtatua hatatua hawatatua hautatua haitatua halitatua hayatatua hakitatua havitatua haitatua hazitatua hautatua hakutatua hapatatua hamutatua
Subjunctive Positive nitue tutue utue mtue atue watue utue itue litue yatue kitue vitue itue zitue utue kutue patue mutue Negative nisitue tusitue usitue msitue asitue wasitue usitue isitue lisitue yasitue kisitue visitue isitue zisitue usitue kusitue pasitue musitue
Present Conditional Positive ningetua tungetua ungetua mngetua angetua wangetua ungetua ingetua lingetua yangetua kingetua vingetua ingetua zingetua ungetua kungetua pangetua mungetua Negative nisingetua singetua tusingetua hatungetua usingetua hungetua msingetua hamngetua asingetua hangetua wasingetua hawangetua usingetua haungetua isingetua haingetua lisingetua halingetua yasingetua hayangetua kisingetua hakingetua visingetua havingetua isingetua haingetua zisingetua hazingetua usingetua haungetua kusingetua hakungetua pasingetua hapangetua musingetua hamungetua
Past Conditional Positive ningalitua tungalitua ungalitua mngalitua angalitua wangalitua ungalitua ingalitua lingalitua yangalitua kingalitua vingalitua ingalitua zingalitua ungalitua kungalitua pangalitua mungalitua Negative nisingalitua singalitua tusingalitua hatungalitua usingalitua hungalitua msingalitua hamngalitua asingalitua hangalitua wasingalitua hawangalitua usingalitua haungalitua isingalitua haingalitua lisingalitua halingalitua yasingalitua hayangalitua kisingalitua hakingalitua visingalitua havingalitua isingalitua haingalitua zisingalitua hazingalitua usingalitua haungalitua kusingalitua hakungalitua pasingalitua hapangalitua musingalitua hamungalitua
Conditional Contrary to Fact Positive ningelitua tungelitua ungelitua mngelitua angelitua wangelitua ungelitua ingelitua lingelitua yangelitua kingelitua vingelitua ingelitua zingelitua ungelitua kungelitua pangelitua mungelitua
General Relative Positive nituao tutuao utuao mtuao atuao watuao utuao ituao lituao yatuao kituao vituao ituao zituao utuao kutuao patuao mutuao Negative nisiotua tusiotua usiotua msiotua asiotua wasiotua usiotua isiotua lisiotua yasiotua kisiotua visiotua isiotua zisiotua usiotua kusiotua pasiotua musiotua
Gnomic Positive natua twatua watua mwatua atua watua watua yatua latua yatua chatua vyatua yatua zatua watua kwatua patua mwatua
Perfect Positive nimetua tumetua umetua mmetua ametua wametua umetua imetua limetua yametua kimetua vimetua imetua zimetua umetua kumetua pametua mumetua
"Already" Positive nimeshatua tumeshatua umeshatua mmeshatua ameshatua wameshatua umeshatua imeshatua limeshatua yameshatua kimeshatua vimeshatua imeshatua zimeshatua umeshatua kumeshatua pameshatua mumeshatua
"Not yet" Negative sijatua hatujatua hujatua hamjatua hajatua hawajatua haujatua haijatua halijatua hayajatua hakijatua havijatua haijatua hazijatua haujatua hakujatua hapajatua hamujatua
"If/When" Positive nikitua tukitua ukitua mkitua akitua wakitua ukitua ikitua likitua yakitua kikitua vikitua ikitua zikitua ukitua kukitua pakitua mukitua
"If not" Negative nisipotua tusipotua usipotua msipotua asipotua wasipotua usipotua isipotua lisipotua yasipotua kisipotua visipotua isipotua zisipotua usipotua kusipotua pasipotua musipotua
Consecutive Positive nikatua tukatua ukatua mkatua akatua wakatua ukatua ikatua likatua yakatua kikatua vikatua ikatua zikatua ukatua kukatua pakatua mukatua
Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords, relative concords can agree with all noun classes, and many other forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -tulia
  • Causative: -tuliza

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Tahitian

Noun

tua

1. back

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Tetum

Noun

tua

1. indigenous arrack
2. European wine made from grapes

Derived terms

• tua-uvas
• tuaka
• tua-aka
• tua-mutin

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tuə˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tuə˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tuə˧˧]

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 鬚 (SV: tu).

Noun

tua

1. fringe; tassel
2. fringe- or tassel-like object; feeler (of certain animals); antenna

Etymology 2

From French tour.

Noun

tua

1. turn; rotation; round
2. trip; tour
3. stroll; walk

Etymology 3

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 須 (SV: tu).

Adverb

tua

1. (archaic) must; should