u-
English
Etymology
Typographical substitution for μ, the symbol for micro, in environments where the correct symbol is not available.
Prefix
u-
- Alternative form of μ- as an abbreviation of micro-.
Chuukese
Prefix
u-
- (subject marker for tense modifying pronouns) I
Czech
Prefix
- (away) from
- (inchoative)
- (telicity)
- (on perfective verbs) unintentionally, inadvertently, by mistake
- (root modality) [i.e., deontic + dynamic modality: ability, obligation, permission, readiness]
Derived terms
Further reading
Danish
Prefix
u-
Synonyms
Derived terms
Kamba
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *ʊ́-.
Prefix
u-
- you singular (used for conjugating verbs to the subjective or nominative case of the personal pronoun)
Kambera
Pronoun
u-
- Alternative form of mu-
See also
Northern Ndebele
Etymology 1
From Proto-Nguni *u-, from Proto-Bantu *ʊ̀-.
Prefix
u- (medial wu-)
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Prefix
u-
- Class 1a noun prefix.
Etymology 3
From Proto-Nguni *ú-, from Proto-Bantu *ʊ́-.
Prefix
u- (medial ka-)
Etymology 4
From Proto-Nguni *ú-, from Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-.
Prefix
u- (medial wu-)
Etymology 5
Prefix
u-
- Class 11 noun prefix; form of ulu- used before stems of more than one syllable.
Norwegian Bokmål
Prefix
u-
Derived terms
References
- “u-” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse ú- or ó-, English un-, German un-. With the intensifying function probably influenced by ov-.
Pronunciation
Prefix
u-
- un- (not)
- flaks → uflaks
- luck → bad luck
- used to create an undesired version of the following noun
- vêr → uvêr
- weather → severe weather
- tid → utid
- time → inconvenient time
- vêr → uvêr
- used to strengthen/intensify the following noun
- tal → utal
- number → huge number
- tal → utal
- an abbreviation of certain words beginning with "u"
Derived terms
References
- “u-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Phuthi
Etymology 1
From Proto-Nguni *u-, from Proto-Bantu *ʊ̀-.
Prefix
u- (medial wu-)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Nguni *ú-, from Proto-Bantu *ʊ́-.
Prefix
u- (medial ka-)
Etymology 3
From Proto-Nguni *ú-, from Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-.
Prefix
u- (medial wu-)
Polish
Prefix
u-
- Appears in front of some verbs meaning: to make something behave in a certain way
Derived terms
Further reading
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *u-. Prefixed form of the preposition u.
Pronunciation
Prefix
u-
- Forms perfective verbs with the following meanings:
Derived terms
Southern Ndebele
Etymology 1
From Proto-Nguni *u-, from Proto-Bantu *ʊ̀-.
Prefix
u- (medial wu-)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Nguni *ú-, from Proto-Bantu *ʊ́-.
Prefix
u- (medial ka-)
Etymology 3
From Proto-Nguni *ú-, from Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-.
Prefix
u- (medial wu-)
Swahili
Alternative forms
- w- (before a vowel)
Etymology 1
From Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀-.
Prefix
u- (plural n-)
- The prefix for noun class 11 denoting natural objects or extensions.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀-.
Prefix
u- (usually uncountable, irregular plural ma-)
- The prefix for noun class 14 denoting abstract qualities or collections of small things; -ness or -ity.
- Used to form the names of countries.
Derived terms
See also
Swazi
Etymology 1
From Proto-Bantu *ʊ̀-.
Prefix
u- (medial wu-)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Nguni *ú-, from Proto-Bantu *ʊ́-.
Prefix
u- (medial ka-)
Etymology 3
From Proto-Nguni *ú-, from Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-.
Prefix
u- (medial wu-)
Taos
Pronunciation
Prefix
u-
- (transitive) Third person singular subject + third person duoplural object.
Xhosa
Etymology 1
From Proto-Nguni *u-, from Proto-Bantu *ʊ̀-.
Prefix
u- (medial wu-)
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Prefix
u-
- Class 1a noun prefix.
Etymology 3
From Proto-Nguni *ú-, from Proto-Bantu *ʊ́-.
Prefix
u- (medial ka-)
Etymology 4
From Proto-Nguni *ú-, from Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-.
Prefix
u- (medial wu-)
Etymology 5
Prefix
u-
- Class 11 noun prefix; form of ulu- used before stems of more than one syllable.
Zulu
Etymology 1
From Proto-Nguni *u-, from Proto-Bantu *ʊ̀-.
Prefix
u- (medial wu-)
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Prefix
u-
- Class 1a noun prefix.
Etymology 3
From Proto-Nguni *ú-, from Proto-Bantu *ʊ́-.
Prefix
u- (medial ka-)
Etymology 4
From Proto-Nguni *ú-, from Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-.
Prefix
u- (medial wu-)
Etymology 5
Contracted from earlier ulu-, from Proto-Nguni *úlu-, from Proto-Bantu *dʊ́-dʊ̀-.
Prefix
u-
- Class 11 noun prefix.
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “u-”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “u-”
- English lemmas
- English prefixes
- English abbreviations
- Chuukese lemmas
- Chuukese prefixes
- Danish lemmas
- Danish prefixes
- Kamba terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Kamba terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Kamba lemmas
- Kamba pronouns
- Kamba prefixes
- Kambera lemmas
- Kambera pronouns
- Kambera pronominal clitics
- Northern Ndebele terms inherited from Proto-Nguni
- Northern Ndebele terms derived from Proto-Nguni
- Northern Ndebele terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Northern Ndebele terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Northern Ndebele lemmas
- Northern Ndebele prefixes
- Northern Ndebele subject concords
- Northern Ndebele noun prefixes
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål prefixes
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from English
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from German
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms with IPA pronunciation
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk prefixes
- Phuthi terms inherited from Proto-Nguni
- Phuthi terms derived from Proto-Nguni
- Phuthi terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Phuthi terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Phuthi lemmas
- Phuthi prefixes
- Phuthi subject concords
- Polish lemmas
- Polish prefixes
- Slovene terms inherited from Proto-Slavic
- Slovene terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Slovene terms with IPA pronunciation
- Slovene lemmas
- Slovene prefixes
- Slovene reflexive verbs
- Southern Ndebele terms inherited from Proto-Nguni
- Southern Ndebele terms derived from Proto-Nguni
- Southern Ndebele terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Southern Ndebele terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Southern Ndebele lemmas
- Southern Ndebele prefixes
- Southern Ndebele subject concords
- Swahili terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Swahili terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Swahili lemmas
- Swahili prefixes
- Swazi terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Swazi terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Swazi lemmas
- Swazi prefixes
- Swazi subject concords
- Swazi terms inherited from Proto-Nguni
- Swazi terms derived from Proto-Nguni
- Taos terms with IPA pronunciation
- Taos lemmas
- Taos prefixes
- Taos transitive verbs
- Xhosa terms inherited from Proto-Nguni
- Xhosa terms derived from Proto-Nguni
- Xhosa terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Xhosa terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Xhosa lemmas
- Xhosa prefixes
- Xhosa subject concords
- Xhosa noun prefixes
- Zulu terms inherited from Proto-Nguni
- Zulu terms derived from Proto-Nguni
- Zulu terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Zulu terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Zulu lemmas
- Zulu prefixes
- Zulu subject concords
- Zulu noun prefixes