etu

See also: ETU, etu-, эту, and ẹtu

Ainu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /èꜛtú/

Noun

etu (Kana spelling エトゥ)

1. (anatomy) nose

Finnish

Etymology

esi- +‎ -u; originally "the area in front of something" (now all but confined to etu-), from which the other senses have developed through figurative use.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈetu/, [ˈe̞t̪u]
• Rhymes: -etu
• Syllabification^(key): e‧tu

Noun

etu

1. advantage
2. benefit, interest
3. (dated or dialectal) the area in front of something
4. (dated or dialectal) front (of something)

Declension

Inflection of etu (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation)
nominative		etu	edut
genitive		edun	etujen
partitive		etua	etuja
illative		etuun	etuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		etu	edut
accusative	nom.	etu	edut
	gen.	edun
genitive		edun	etujen
partitive		etua	etuja
inessive		edussa	eduissa
elative		edusta	eduista
illative		etuun	etuihin
adessive		edulla	eduilla
ablative		edulta	eduilta
allative		edulle	eduille
essive		etuna	etuina
translative		eduksi	eduiksi
instructive		—	eduin
abessive		edutta	eduitta
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of etu (type valo)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative etuni etuni accusative nom. etuni etuni gen. etuni genitive etuni etujeni partitive etuani etujani inessive edussani eduissani elative edustani eduistani illative etuuni etuihini adessive edullani eduillani ablative edultani eduiltani allative edulleni eduilleni essive etunani etuinani translative edukseni eduikseni instructive — — abessive eduttani eduittani comitative — etuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative etusi etusi accusative nom. etusi etusi gen. etusi genitive etusi etujesi partitive etuasi etujasi inessive edussasi eduissasi elative edustasi eduistasi illative etuusi etuihisi adessive edullasi eduillasi ablative edultasi eduiltasi allative edullesi eduillesi essive etunasi etuinasi translative eduksesi eduiksesi instructive — — abessive eduttasi eduittasi comitative — etuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative etumme etumme accusative nom. etumme etumme gen. etumme genitive etumme etujemme partitive etuamme etujamme inessive edussamme eduissamme elative edustamme eduistamme illative etuumme etuihimme adessive edullamme eduillamme ablative edultamme eduiltamme allative edullemme eduillemme essive etunamme etuinamme translative eduksemme eduiksemme instructive — — abessive eduttamme eduittamme comitative — etuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative etunne etunne accusative nom. etunne etunne gen. etunne genitive etunne etujenne partitive etuanne etujanne inessive edussanne eduissanne elative edustanne eduistanne illative etuunne etuihinne adessive edullanne eduillanne ablative edultanne eduiltanne allative edullenne eduillenne essive etunanne etuinanne translative eduksenne eduiksenne instructive — — abessive eduttanne eduittanne comitative — etuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative etunsa etunsa accusative nom. etunsa etunsa gen. etunsa genitive etunsa etujensa partitive etuaan etuansa etujaan etujansa inessive edussaan edussansa eduissaan eduissansa elative edustaan edustansa eduistaan eduistansa illative etuunsa etuihinsa adessive edullaan edullansa eduillaan eduillansa ablative edultaan edultansa eduiltaan eduiltansa allative edulleen edullensa eduilleen eduillensa essive etunaan etunansa etuinaan etuinansa translative edukseen eduksensa eduikseen eduiksensa instructive — — abessive eduttaan eduttansa eduittaan eduittansa comitative — etuineen etuinensa

Antonyms

• (advantage): haitta

Derived terms

Derived terms

• edullinen
• edustaa
• etujärjestö
• etupiiri
• eturistiriita
• talon etu

See also

• etu-

References

• Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

Further reading

• "etu" in Kielitoimiston sanakirja (Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish).

Anagrams

• tue

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

etu f (definite singular eto, indefinite plural etur, definite plural etune)

1. (pre-1917) alternative form of ete

Anagrams

• ute

Old Norse

Noun

etu

1. accusative/dative/genitive singular of eta

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀏𑀢𑀼 (Brahmi script)
• एतु (Devanagari script)
• এতু (Bengali script)
• එතු (Sinhalese script)
• ဧတု or ဨတု or ဢေတု (Burmese script)
• เอตุ (Thai script)
• ᩑᨲᩩ (Tai Tham script)
• ເອຕຸ (Lao script)
• ឯតុ (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄬𑄖𑄪 (Chakma script)

Verb

etu

1. third-person singular imperative active of eti (“to come”)

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

  (file)

Adjective

-etu (declinable)

1. our (first-person plural possessive adjective)

Inflection

Inflected forms of -etu

Noun class	singular	plural
m-wa class(I/II)	wetu	wetu
m-mi class(III/IV)	wetu	yetu
ji-ma class(V/VI)	letu	yetu
ki-vi class(VII/VIII)	chetu	vyetu
n class(IX/X)	yetu	zetu
u class(XI)	wetu	see n(X) or ma(VI) class
pa class(XVI)	petu
ku class(XVII)	kwetu
mu class(XVIII)	mwetu

See also

Swahili possessive adjectives

			singular	plural
1st person			-angu	-etu
2nd person			-ako	-enu
3rd person			-ake	-ao (animate) / -ake (inanimate)

Tetum

Noun

etu

1. rice (either cooked or being cooked)

Umbundu

Pronoun

etu

1. we (first-person plural pronoun)

See also

Umbundu personal pronouns

	singular	plural
first-person	ame	etu
second-person	ove	ene
third-person	eye	ovo

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• àtù (“hat”) (Owe)

Etymology 1

Compare with Olukumi ẹtú, proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *V-tú, *è-tú

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /è.tú/

Noun

ètú

1. (Ekiti) hat, cap

   Synonyms: fìlà, akẹtẹ̀

Etymology 2

From Proto-Yoruba *e-tu, from Proto-Edekiri *e-tu, ultimately from Proto-Yoruboid *á-tu

Alternative forms

• ẹtu, atu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ē.tū/

Noun

etu

1. (Ekiti) duiker; (in particularly) Maxwell's duiker

Related terms

• èkùlù
• ẹ̀kìrì
• èsúró

Etymology 3

Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruba *e-tù

Alternative forms

• ẹtù

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ē.tù/

Noun

etù

1. (Ekiti) gunpowder

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ē.tù/

Noun

etù

1. (Ekiti) Alternative form of ẹtù (“guinea fowl”)

   Synonyms: aó, awó, aghó