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)

  (file)

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• Uzi (superseded)
• UZI (superseded, dated)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

  (file)

• 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

  (file)

• 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)

  (file)

Noun

uzi (u class, plural nyuzi)

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