usa

See also: Usa, USA, U.S.A., ușă, ūsa, and ūsā

Asi

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *isa, *əsa, *asa.

Numeral

usá

1. (cardinal) one

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Asturian

Verb

usa

1. third-person singular present indicative of usar
2. second-person singular imperative of usar

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Bikol Central

Noun

usá

1. deer

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Brooke's Point Palawano

Noun

usa

1. deer

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Catalan

Verb

usa

1. third-person singular present indicative form of usar
2. second-person singular imperative form of usar

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Cebuano

Cebuano cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : usa     Ordinal : una     Adverbial : makausa     Distributive : usa-usa

Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *isa, *əsa, *asa. Cognates with Tagalog isa, Hiligaynon isa, Aklanon isaea, Ilocano maysa. Related to Indonesian esa, Malay esa, Hawaiian kahi, Maori tahi, Jarai sa, Samoan tasi, Tongan taha.

Pronunciation 1.1

• IPA^(key): /us̪a/
• Hyphenation: usa (Hyphenation is the same with other pronunciations below)

Numeral

usa

1. (cardinal) one; 1

   Synonym: uno

Usage Notes

• Like any other numerals, it is often used with the linker "ka" to quantify an object/object that it modifies.

  Usa ka lalaki ― One man

  Usa ka babaye ― One woman

• The word buok (“piece; whole”) is sometimes used after ka.

  Usa ka buok lalaki ― One man

  Usa ka buok babaye ― One woman

Pronoun

usa

1. one unnamed person or thing.
2. any person (people in general).
3. the other one (of several).
   1. (used with a time expression: e.g. day) the other time that passed (e.g., the other day).

Pronunciation 1.2

• IPA^(key): /ˈus̪a/

Verb

usa

1. to unite; to group things together into one.

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /ˈus̪aʔ/ (Same pronunciation to Etymology 3)

Adverb

usa

1. before; before doing, do beforehand
2. momentarily; for now, for the time being

Etymology 3

Compare Tagalog usa

Noun

usa

1. a deer; ruminants of the family "Cervidae"

   Synonym: binaw

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Chamorro

Etymology

From Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa.

Numeral

usa

1. (cardinal) one

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /y.za/

Verb

usa

1. third-person singular past historic of user

Anagrams

• sua

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Hiligaynon

Noun

usa

1. deer

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Interlingua

Verb

usa

1. present of usar
2. imperative of usar

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Irish

Adjective

usa

1. Alternative form of fusa

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
usa	n-usa	husa	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• "usa" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

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Italian

Verb

usa

1. third-person singular present indicative of usare
2. second-person singular imperative of usare

Derived terms

• usa e getta

Anagrams

• sua

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Japanese

Romanization

usa

1. Rōmaji transcription of うさ

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Kagayanen

Noun

usa

1. deer

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Latin

Participle

ūsa

1. nominative feminine singular of ūsus
2. nominative neuter plural of ūsus
3. accusative neuter plural of ūsus
4. vocative feminine singular of ūsus
5. nominative neuter plural of ūsus

ūsā

1. ablative feminine singular of ūsus

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Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *unseraz.

Determiner

ūsa (invariable)

1. our (plural) (genitive form of wi)

Declension

Old Saxon personal pronouns

Personal pronouns
Singular	1.	2.	3. m	3. f	3. n
Nominative	ik	thū	hē	siu	it
Accusative	mī, me, mik	thī, thik	ina	sia
Dative	mī	thī	imu	iru	it
Genitive	mīn	thīn	is	ira	is
Dual	1.	2.	-	-	-
Nominative	wit	git	-	-	-
Accusative	unk	ink	-	-	-
Dative
Genitive	unkero		-	-	-
Plural	1.	2.	3. m	3. f	3. n
Nominative	wī, we	gī, ge	sia	sia	siu
Accusative	ūs, unsik	eu, iu, iuu
Dative	ūs		im
Genitive	ūser	euwar, iuwer, iuwar, iuwero, iuwera	iro

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈu.zɐ/

Verb

usa

1. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present indicative of usar
2. Second-person singular (tu) affirmative imperative of usar

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Quechua

Noun

usa

1. louse

Declension

declension of usa

	singular	plural
nominative	usa	usakuna
accusative	usata	usakunata
dative	usaman	usakunaman
genitive	usap	usakunap
locative	usapi	usakunapi
terminative	usakama	usakunakama
ablative	usamanta	usakunamanta
instrumental	usawan	usakunawan
comitative	usantin	usakunantin
abessive	usannaq	usakunannaq
comparative	usahina	usakunahina
causative	usarayku	usakunarayku
benefactive	usapaq	usakunapaq
associative	usapura	usakunapura
distributive	usanka	usakunanka
exclusive	usalla	usakunalla

possessive forms of usa

ñuqap - first-person singular

ñuqap (my)	singular	plural
nominative	usay	usaykuna
accusative	usayta	usaykunata
dative	usayman	usaykunaman
genitive	usaypa	usaykunap
locative	usaypi	usaykunapi
terminative	usaykama	usaykunakama
ablative	usaymanta	usaykunamanta
instrumental	usaywan	usaykunawan
comitative	usaynintin	usaykunantin
abessive	usayninnaq	usaykunannaq
comparative	usayhina	usaykunahina
causative	usayrayku	usaykunarayku
benefactive	usaypaq	usaykunapaq
associative	usaypura	usaykunapura
distributive	usayninka	usaykunanka
exclusive	usaylla	usaykunalla

qampa - second-person singular

qampa (your)	singular	plural
nominative	usayki	usaykikuna
accusative	usaykita	usaykikunata
dative	usaykiman	usaykikunaman
genitive	usaykipa	usaykikunap
locative	usaykipi	usaykikunapi
terminative	usaykikama	usaykikunakama
ablative	usaykimanta	usaykikunamanta
instrumental	usaykiwan	usaykikunawan
comitative	usaykintin	usaykikunantin
abessive	usaykinnaq	usaykikunannaq
comparative	usaykihina	usaykikunahina
causative	usaykirayku	usaykikunarayku
benefactive	usaykipaq	usaykikunapaq
associative	usaykipura	usaykikunapura
distributive	usaykinka	usaykikunanka
exclusive	usaykilla	usaykikunalla

paypa - third-person singular

paypa (his/her/its)	singular	plural
nominative	usan	usankuna
accusative	usanta	usankunata
dative	usanman	usankunaman
genitive	usanpa	usankunap
locative	usanpi	usankunapi
terminative	usankama	usankunakama
ablative	usanmanta	usankunamanta
instrumental	usanwan	usankunawan
comitative	usanintin	usankunantin
abessive	usanninnaq	usankunannaq
comparative	usanhina	usankunahina
causative	usanrayku	usankunarayku
benefactive	usanpaq	usankunapaq
associative	usanpura	usankunapura
distributive	usaninka	usankunanka
exclusive	usanlla	usankunalla

ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural

ñuqanchikpa (our(incl))	singular	plural
nominative	usanchik	usanchikkuna
accusative	usanchikta	usanchikkunata
dative	usanchikman	usanchikkunaman
genitive	usanchikpa	usanchikkunap
locative	usanchikpi	usanchikkunapi
terminative	usanchikkama	usanchikkunakama
ablative	usanchikmanta	usanchikkunamanta
instrumental	usanchikwan	usanchikkunawan
comitative	usanchiknintin	usanchikkunantin
abessive	usanchikninnaq	usanchikkunannaq
comparative	usanchikhina	usanchikkunahina
causative	usanchikrayku	usanchikkunarayku
benefactive	usanchikpaq	usanchikkunapaq
associative	usanchikpura	usanchikkunapura
distributive	usanchikninka	usanchikkunanka
exclusive	usanchiklla	usanchikkunalla

ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural

ñuqaykup (our(excl))	singular	plural
nominative	usayku	usaykukuna
accusative	usaykuta	usaykukunata
dative	usaykuman	usaykukunaman
genitive	usaykupa	usaykukunap
locative	usaykupi	usaykukunapi
terminative	usaykukama	usaykukunakama
ablative	usaykumanta	usaykukunamanta
instrumental	usaykuwan	usaykukunawan
comitative	usaykuntin	usaykukunantin
abessive	usaykunnaq	usaykukunannaq
comparative	usaykuhina	usaykukunahina
causative	usaykurayku	usaykukunarayku
benefactive	usaykupaq	usaykukunapaq
associative	usaykupura	usaykukunapura
distributive	usaykunka	usaykukunanka
exclusive	usaykulla	usaykukunalla

qamkunap - second-person plural

qamkunap (your(pl))	singular	plural
nominative	usaykichik	usaykichikkuna
accusative	usaykichikta	usaykichikkunata
dative	usaykichikman	usaykichikkunaman
genitive	usaykichikpa	usaykichikkunap
locative	usaykichikpi	usaykichikkunapi
terminative	usaykichikkama	usaykichikkunakama
ablative	usaykichikmanta	usaykichikkunamanta
instrumental	usaykichikwan	usaykichikkunawan
comitative	usaykichiknintin	usaykichikkunantin
abessive	usaykichikninnaq	usaykichikkunannaq
comparative	usaykichikhina	usaykichikkunahina
causative	usaykichikrayku	usaykichikkunarayku
benefactive	usaykichikpaq	usaykichikkunapaq
associative	usaykichikpura	usaykichikkunapura
distributive	usaykichikninka	usaykichikkunanka
exclusive	usaykichiklla	usaykichikkunalla

paykunap - third-person plural

paykunap (their)	singular	plural
nominative	usanku	usankukuna
accusative	usankuta	usankukunata
dative	usankuman	usankukunaman
genitive	usankupa	usankukunap
locative	usankupi	usankukunapi
terminative	usankukama	usankukunakama
ablative	usankumanta	usankukunamanta
instrumental	usankuwan	usankukunawan
comitative	usankuntin	usankukunantin
abessive	usankunnaq	usankukunannaq
comparative	usankuhina	usankukunahina
causative	usankurayku	usankukunarayku
benefactive	usankupaq	usankukunapaq
associative	usankupura	usankukunapura
distributive	usankunka	usankukunanka
exclusive	usankulla	usankukunalla

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Rotuman

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *qusan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quzan, from Proto-Austronesian *quzaN.

Noun

usa

1. rain

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Spanish

Verb

usa

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of usar, use!.

   Usa la fuerza, Luke!

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of usar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of usar.

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Tagakaulu Kalagan

Noun

usa

1. wild pig

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Tagalog

Etymology

Compare Cebuano usa, Dupaningan Agta ogsa.

Noun

usá

1. deer

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Turkish

Noun

usa

1. accusative singular of us

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Waray-Waray

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *isa, *əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *isa, *əsa, *asa.

Numeral

usá

1. (cardinal) one