iu
Aromanian
Etymology
Probably from Latin ubi. Compare the obsolete Daco-Romanian iuo. Cf. also Megleno-Romanian iunde, Daco-Romanian unde.
Adverb
iu
Esperanto
Etymology
i- (“indeterminate correlative prefix”) + -u (“correlative suffix of individuals”)
Determiner
iu (plural iuj, accusative singular iun, accusative plural iujn)
Derived terms
Pronoun
iu (plural iuj, accusative singular iun, accusative plural iujn)
Derived terms
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish ibid, from Proto-Celtic *ɸib-, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₃-.
Verb
iu (verbal noun iu, present participle giu, past participle iuit)
- to drink
Derived terms
Old Saxon
Alternative forms
Etymology
From West Germanic *iwwiz, variant of Proto-Germanic *izwiz, dative/accusative of *jūz, from Proto-Indo-European *yū́. Compare Old English ēow, īow, Old Frisian jū, Old High German iu, Old Norse yðr, Gothic 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃 (izwis).
Pronoun
iū
- you (accusative)
Declension
Old Saxon personal pronoun declensions
| Personal pronouns | |||||
| Singular | 1. | 2. | 3. m | 3. f | 3. n |
| Nominative | ik | thū | hē | sīu | it |
| Accusative | mī, mik | thī, thik | ina | sīa | |
| Dative | mī | thī | imu | iru | it |
| Genitive | mīn | thīn | is | ira | is |
| Dual | 1. | 2. | - | - | - |
| Nominative | wit | git | - | - | - |
| Accusative | unk | ink | - | - | - |
| Dative | |||||
| Genitive | unkaro | inka | - | - | - |
| Plural | 1. | 2. | 3. m | 3. f | 3. n |
| Nominative | wī | gī | sīa | sīa | sīu |
| Accusative | ūs | īu, gīu | |||
| Dative | im | ||||
| Genitive | ūsar | īuwar, gīuwar | iro | ||
Pijin
Alternative forms
Etymology
English you
Pronoun
iu
- you (second person singular pronoun)
See also
Pijin personal pronouns
Sicilian
Etymology
From Latin ego (“I”).
Pronunciation
- IPA: [ˈi.u]
- Hyphenation: ì‧u
Pronoun
iu
- I (first person singular nominative pronoun)
Inflection
| nominative | iu |
|---|---|
| prepositional | mia |
| accusative | mi |
| dative | mi |
| reflexive | mi |