зу

Mariupol Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ζῶ (zô). Cognates include Greek ζω (zo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzʊ]
• Hyphenation: зу

Verb

зу • (zu)

1. (intransitive) live

Conjugation

Conjugation of зу (type 2, active, -а-)
	present	imperfect	perfect	imperative
1st singular	зу (zu)	зынышка (zynyška)	эсса (essa)	ас зу (as zu)
2nd singular	зас (zas)	зынышкис (zynyškis)	эссыс (essys)	эссы (essy)
3rd singular	за (za)	зынышкин (zynyškin)	эссын (essyn)	ас за (as za)
1st plural	зум (zum)	зынышкам (zynyškam)	эссам (essam)	ас зум (as zum)
2nd plural	зат (zat)	зынышкит (zynyškit)	эссыт (essyt)	эссыт (essyt)
3rd plural	зун (zun)	зынышкан (zynyškan)	эссан (essan)	ас зун (as zun)
participle	замэнус (zamenus)
*) The future tense is formed using the particle дъа (ða) with the present tense inflections. **) The subjunctive mood is formed using the particle на (na) with the indicative inflections. ***) The irrealis mood is formed using the particle ан (an) with the indicative inflections.

References

• T. N. Chernysheva, editor (1859), “зу”, in Греческий глосарий Ф. А. Хартахая [The Greek glossary of F. A. Xartaxay], published 1959
• A. A. Diamantopulo-Rionis with D. L. Demerdzhi, A. M. Davydova-Diamantopulo, A. A. Shapurma, R. S. Kharabadot, and D. K. Patricha (2006) “зу́”, in Румейско-русский и русско-румейский словарь пяти диалектов греков Приазовья, Mariupol, →ISBN
• G. A. Animica, M. P. Galikbarova (2013) Румеку глоса‎^[1], Donetsk, page 69

Udi

Etymology

From Aghwan 𐔵𐕒𐕡 (zu), from Proto-Lezghian *zon, from Proto-Northeast Caucasian *zō. Cognate with Khinalug зы (zɨ) and Lezgi зун (zun) and Tabasaran узу (uzu).

Pronoun

зу • (zu)

1. I, me

Further reading

• Gippert J., Schulze W., Aleksidze Z., Mahé J.-P., editors (2009), The Caucasian Albanian Palimpsests of Mount Sinai (Monumenta Palaeographica Medii Aevi: Series Ibero-Caucasica; 2), volume 1, Turnhout: Brepols, →ISBN, page II-37