uzi

See also: Uzi, UZI, uži, úží, üzi, and űzi

English

Alternative forms

• UZI, Uzi

Etymology

Named after Uziel Gal (1923–2002), the Israeli army officer who designed it.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuːzi/

• Audio (Canada):

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• Rhymes: -uːzi
• Homophone: oozy

Noun

uzi (plural uzis)

1. A type of compact submachine gun, having a caliber of 9 millimeters with ammunition housed in the grip of the weapon.

Translations

a type of submachine gun

• Dutch: uzi (nl) m
• Finnish: uzi (fi)
• French: uzi (fr) m
• German: Uzi (de) f
• Hebrew: עוזי m (úzi)
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• Polish: uzi (pl) n
• Portuguese: Uzi f
• Russian: у́зи (ru) m (úzi)
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Anagrams

• Izu, ZUI

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Uzi (superseded)
• UZI (superseded, dated)

Etymology

Borrowed from English uzi, from Hebrew עוּזִי, named after Uziel Gal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuː.zi/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: uzi

Noun

uzi m (plural uzi's)

1. an uzi (submachine gun) [from ca. 1960]

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from English use, Italian usare.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• IPA^(key): [ˈuzi]
• Rhymes: -uzi
• Hyphenation: u‧zi

Verb

uzi (present uzas, past uzis, future uzos, conditional uzus, volitive uzu)

1. to use

   Mi ĉiutage uzas mian komputilon. ― I use my computer every day.

Conjugation

Conjugation of uzi

		present		past		future
		singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
tense		uzas		uzis		uzos
active participle		uzanta	uzantaj	uzinta	uzintaj	uzonta	uzontaj
	acc.	uzantan	uzantajn	uzintan	uzintajn	uzontan	uzontajn
passive participle		uzata	uzataj	uzita	uzitaj	uzota	uzotaj
	acc.	uzatan	uzatajn	uzitan	uzitajn	uzotan	uzotajn
nominal active participle		uzanto	uzantoj	uzinto	uzintoj	uzonto	uzontoj
	acc.	uzanton	uzantojn	uzinton	uzintojn	uzonton	uzontojn
nominal passive participle		uzato	uzatoj	uzito	uzitoj	uzoto	uzotoj
	acc.	uzaton	uzatojn	uziton	uzitojn	uzoton	uzotojn
adverbial active participle		uzante		uzinte		uzonte
adverbial passive participle		uzate		uzite		uzote

infinitive		uzi						imperative		uzu						conditional		uzus

Derived terms

• eluzi
  • eluziĝi
  • eluzitaĵo
• foruzi
• fuŝuzi
• kunuzi
• misuzi
• uzado
• uzaĵo
• uziĝi
• uzo

Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuzi/

Noun

uzi

1. plural of uzo

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English uzi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.zi/
• Rhymes: -uzi
• Syllabification: u‧zi

Noun

uzi n (indeclinable)

1. (firearms) uzi

Further reading

• uzi in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• UZI, Uzi

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English uzi.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈu.zi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈu.zi/

• Homophone: use (Brazil)

Noun

uzi f (plural uzis)

1. (firearms) uzi

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uzʲ/

Adjective

uzi

1. nominative/accusative masculine plural of ud

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

uzi (u class, plural nyuzi)

1. thread, string, cord (long, thin structure)