uso

See also: USO, usó, and usò

Asturian

Verb

uso

1. first-person singular present indicative of usar

Basque

Alternative forms

• urzo

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *urzo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /us̺o/ [u.s̺o]

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -us̺o
• Hyphenation: u‧so

Noun

uso anim

1. dove, pigeon
2. (often derogatory, of a man or boy) effeminate

Declension

Declension of uso (animate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	uso	usoa	usoak
ergative	usok	usoak	usoek
dative	usori	usoari	usoei
genitive	usoren	usoaren	usoen
comitative	usorekin	usoarekin	usoekin
causative	usorengatik	usoarengatik	usoengatik
benefactive	usorentzat	usoarentzat	usoentzat
instrumental	usoz	usoaz	usoez
inessive	usorengan	usoarengan	usoengan
locative	—	—	—
allative	usorengana	usoarengana	usoengana
terminative	usorenganaino	usoarenganaino	usoenganaino
directive	usorenganantz	usoarenganantz	usoenganantz
destinative	usorenganako	usoarenganako	usoenganako
ablative	usorengandik	usoarengandik	usoengandik
partitive	usorik	—	—
prolative	usotzat	—	—

Derived terms

• usategi

 

Further reading

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

Catalan

Verb

uso

1. first-person singular present indicative form of usar

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese uso, from Latin ūsus.

Noun

uso m (plural usos)

1. use

Related terms

• usar
• utilizar

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.zo/
• Rhymes: -uzo
• Hyphenation: ù‧so

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin ūsus, perfect passive participle of ūtor (“to make use”).

Adjective

uso (feminine usa, masculine plural usi, feminine plural use)

1. (literary or rare) used, accustomed

   Synonyms: abituato, (literary) adusato, (literary) aduso, avvezzo

Further reading

• uso¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin ūsus (“use, employment”), from Proto-Italic *oissos.

Noun

uso m (plural usi)

1. use
2. usage
3. (literary, uncommon) practice
4. (literary or uncommon) habit
5. custom

Related terms

• usare
• usuale
• usucapione
• usufrutto
• usura
• usurpare

 

Further reading

• uso² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

uso

1. first-person singular present indicative of usare

Anagrams

• Suo, suo

Japanese

Romanization

uso

1. Rōmaji transcription of うそ
2. Rōmaji transcription of ウソ

Latin

Etymology 1

Frequentative from Classical Latin ūtor, via its past participle ūsus +‎ -ō (verb-forming suffix). First attested in the eighth century CE.

Verb

ūsō (present infinitive ūsāre, perfect active ūsāvī, supine ūsātum); first conjugation (Early Medieval Latin)

1. to use
2. to enjoy use of

Conjugation

Conjugation of ūsō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	ūsō	ūsās	ūsat	ūsāmus	ūsātis	ūsant
	imperfect	ūsābam	ūsābās	ūsābat	ūsābāmus	ūsābātis	ūsābant
	future	ūsābō	ūsābis	ūsābit	ūsābimus	ūsābitis	ūsābunt
	perfect	ūsāvī	ūsāvistī	ūsāvit	ūsāvimus	ūsāvistis	ūsāvērunt, ūsāvēre
	pluperfect	ūsāveram	ūsāverās	ūsāverat	ūsāverāmus	ūsāverātis	ūsāverant
	future perfect	ūsāverō	ūsāveris	ūsāverit	ūsāverimus	ūsāveritis	ūsāverint
passive	present	ūsor	ūsāris, ūsāre	ūsātur	ūsāmur	ūsāminī	ūsantur
	imperfect	ūsābar	ūsābāris, ūsābāre	ūsābātur	ūsābāmur	ūsābāminī	ūsābantur
	future	ūsābor	ūsāberis, ūsābere	ūsābitur	ūsābimur	ūsābiminī	ūsābuntur
	perfect	ūsātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	ūsātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	ūsātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	ūsem	ūsēs	ūset	ūsēmus	ūsētis	ūsent
	imperfect	ūsārem	ūsārēs	ūsāret	ūsārēmus	ūsārētis	ūsārent
	perfect	ūsāverim	ūsāverīs	ūsāverit	ūsāverīmus	ūsāverītis	ūsāverint
	pluperfect	ūsāvissem	ūsāvissēs	ūsāvisset	ūsāvissēmus	ūsāvissētis	ūsāvissent
passive	present	ūser	ūsēris, ūsēre	ūsētur	ūsēmur	ūsēminī	ūsentur
	imperfect	ūsārer	ūsārēris, ūsārēre	ūsārētur	ūsārēmur	ūsārēminī	ūsārentur
	perfect	ūsātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	ūsātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	ūsā	—	—	ūsāte	—
	future	—	ūsātō	ūsātō	—	ūsātōte	ūsantō
passive	present	—	ūsāre	—	—	ūsāminī	—
	future	—	ūsātor	ūsātor	—	—	ūsantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		ūsāre	ūsāvisse	ūsātūrum esse	ūsārī	ūsātum esse	ūsātum īrī
participles		ūsāns	—	ūsātūrus	—	ūsātus	ūsandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		ūsandī	ūsandō	ūsandum	ūsandō	ūsātum	ūsātū

Related terms

• usamentum
• usitare
• usuare

Descendants

• Italo-Romance:
  • Italian: usare
  • Neapolitan: usare
  • Sicilian: usari
• Insular Romance:
  • Sardinian: usare, usai
• North Italian:
  • Friulian: usâ
  • Romansch: üser
• Gallo-Romance:
  • Catalan: usar
  • Old French: user (see there for further descendants)
  • Occitan: usar
• Ibero-Romance:
  • Asturian: usar
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: usar
    • Galician: usar
    • Portuguese: usar
  • Old Spanish: usar
    • Ladino: uzar
    • Spanish: usar
• Conlangs: (borrowed via one or several Romance languages)
  • Esperanto: uzi
    • Ido: uzar
  • Interlingua: usar

Etymology 2

Participle

ūsō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of ūsus

References

• usare in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Maore Comorian

Noun

uso class 11 (plural nyiso class 10) or uso class 11 (plural mauso class 6)

1. face

References

• “uso” in Outils & Ressources pour l'Exploitation de la Langue Comorienne, 2008.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• usso (archaic)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.zu/

• Hyphenation: u‧so

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese uso, from Latin ūsus.

Noun

uso m (plural usos)

1. use
2. usage, habit
3. wear (degradation)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:uso.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

uso

1. first-person singular present indicative of usar

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:usar.

Samoan

FWOTD – 23 October 2015

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʊ.so]

Noun

uso

1. a relative of the same generation and gender
2. pith (the soft, spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees)
3. root of the kava plant (Piper methysticum)

See also

• (relative): tuafafine, tuagane
• (root): 'ava

References

• Pratt, George. A Samoan Dictionary. 1862. Page 97.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuso/ [ˈu.so]
• Rhymes: -uso
• Syllabification: u‧so
• Homophone: huso

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin ūsus.

Noun

uso m (plural usos)

1. use

   Synonyms: empleo, utilización

   Antonym: desuso

2. usage; habit

   Synonym: usanza

3. wear (degradation)

   Synonym: desgaste

Derived terms

• al uso
• amor al uso
• andar al uso
• de un solo uso
• en buen uso
• en mal uso
• hacer uso de la palabra
• uso de razón
• uso del suelo

 

Related terms

• usar

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

uso

1. first-person singular present indicative of usar

Further reading

• “uso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

  (file)

Noun

uso (u class, plural nyuso)

1. face (part of head)

   Synonym: sura

2. face (surface)

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish uso.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: u‧so
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔuso/, [ˈʔu.so]

Noun

uso (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜐᜓ)

1. fashion; vogue; current style or mode

   Synonyms: moda, estilo

Adjective

uso (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜐᜓ)

1. hip; trendy; vogue

Derived terms

• makiuso
• mauso
• nauuso
• umuso

 

Etymology 2

Apheresis of huso.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: u‧so
• IPA^(key): /ʔuˈsoʔ/, [ʔʊˈsoʔ]

Noun

usô (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜐᜓ)

1. Alternative form of huso

Tetelcingo Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish oso, from Latin ursus.

Noun

uso (plural usojte)

1. Bear.
   • 1964, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, “Ini nonca yulcötl itucö uso”, in Yulcöme‎^[1], México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 3:

     Icuerpo de ini uso icaca lalebis bieyi hua icuitlapil lalebis tzitziquitzi.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)