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wu-

See also: wu, Wu, wú, wù, wū, wǔ, and -wü

Lower Sorbian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From a conflation of the preposition wu (“at”), from Proto-Slavic *u, and the Proto-Slavic prefix *vy-.

Pronunciation edit

Prefix edit

wu-

  1. away, off, from
  2. used to mark the perfective aspect of a verb

Derived terms edit

Lower Sorbian terms prefixed with wu-

Northern Ndebele edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Bantu *ʊ̀-.

Prefix edit

wu-

  1. you, thou; second-person singular subject concord; form of u- used when another prefix precedes.

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-.

Prefix edit

wu-

  1. he, she, it; class 3 subject concord; form of u- used when another prefix precedes.
  2. him, her, it; class 3 object concord.

Southern Ndebele edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Bantu *ʊ̀-.

Prefix edit

wu-

  1. you, thou; second-person singular subject concord; form of u- used when another prefix precedes.

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-.

Prefix edit

wu-

  1. he, she, it; class 3 subject concord; form of u- used when another prefix precedes.
  2. him, her, it; class 3 object concord.

Swazi edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Bantu *ʊ̀-.

Prefix edit

wu-

  1. you, thou; second-person singular subject concord; form of u- used when another prefix precedes.

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-.

Prefix edit

wu-

  1. he, she, it; class 3 subject concord; form of u- used when another prefix precedes.
  2. him, her, it; class 3 object concord.

Xhosa edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Bantu *ʊ̀-.

Prefix edit

wu-

  1. you, thou; second-person singular subject concord; form of u- used when another prefix precedes.

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-.

Prefix edit

wu-

  1. he, she, it; class 3 subject concord; form of u- used when another prefix precedes.
  2. him, her, it; class 3 object concord.

Zulu edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Bantu *ʊ̀-.

Prefix edit

wu-

  1. you, thou; second-person singular subject concord; form of u- used when another prefix precedes.

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-.

Prefix edit

wú-

  1. he, she, it; class 3 subject concord; form of u- used when another prefix precedes.
  2. him, her, it; class 3 object concord.

References edit

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