uso

See also: USO, usó, and usò

Asturian

Verb

uso

1. first-person singular present indicative of usar

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Basque

Alternative forms

• urzo

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Noun

uso ?

1. dove, pigeon

Declension

Declension of uso (animate) 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 allative usorengana usoarengana usoengana terminative usorenganaino usoarenganaino usoenganaino directive usorenganantz usoarenganantz usoenganantz destinative usorenganako usoarenganako usoenganako ablative usorengandik usoarengandik usoengandik partitive usorik - - prolative usotzat - -

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Catalan

Verb

uso

1. first-person singular present indicative form of usar

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Portuguese uso, from Latin ūsus.

Noun

uso m (plural usos)

1. use

Related terms

• usar
• utilizar

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin ūsus.

Pronunciation

• uso, IPA^(key): /ˈuzo/
• Rhymes: -uzo

Noun

uso m (plural usi)

1. use
2. custom, habit

Synonyms

• impiego
• utilizzo
• consumo

Antonyms

• disuso

Related terms

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

Verb

uso

1. first-person singular present of usare

Anagrams

• suo

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Japanese

Romanization

uso

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

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈuː.soː/
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈu.so/, [ˈuː.zɔ]

Etymology 1

From Classical Latin utor.

Verb

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

1. (Medieval Latin) to use.
   • 1678, du Cange, Glossarium mediæ et infimæ latinitatis, page 386b:

     Requisitus si capiebat in foresta de Moleria rem quam non debebat usare, dicit quod non.... Guillelmus Dore juratus et requisitus dicit quod vidit...... vicecomitem Aymericum... ussare in pace de foresta de Molere, etc.

2. (Medieval Latin) to enjoy (using).
   • 1678, du Cange, Glossarium mediæ et infimæ latinitatis, page 386b:

     Quod taliter fecistis, ut tempore vitæ meæ ipsas res habere et usare, vel condirigere debeam.

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

Descendants

• Asturian: usar
• Esperanto: uzi
  • Ido: uzar
• Interlingua: usar
• Italian: usare
• Ladino: uzar
• Neapolitan: usà
• Old French: user
  • French: user
  • Gallo: user
  • → Middle English: usen
    • English: use
• Old Portuguese: usar, usar
  • Galician: usar
  • Portuguese: usar
• Old Occitan:
  • Catalan: usar
  • Occitan: usar
• Romanian: uza
• Spanish: usar

Related terms

• usamentum
• usitare
• usuare

Etymology 2

Participle

ūsō

1. dative masculine singular of ūsus
2. dative neuter singular of ūsus
3. ablative masculine singular of ūsus
4. ablative neuter singular of ūsus

References

• uso in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

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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.

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• usso (archaic)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese uso, from Latin ūsus.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈu.zu/

Noun

uso m (plural usos)

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

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:uso.

Verb

uso

1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of usar

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:usar.

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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.

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuso/
• Homophone: huso

Etymology 1

From Latin ūsus.

Noun

uso m (plural usos)

1. use

   Synonyms: empleo, utilización

   Antonym: desuso

2. usage; habit

   Synonym: usanza

3. wear (degradation)

Derived terms

• hacer uso de la palabra
• uso del suelo

 

Related terms

• usar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

uso

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of usar.

Further reading

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

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Swahili

Noun

uso (u class, plural nyuso)

1. face (part of head)
2. face (surface)

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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 quote)