See also: l’otü

Basque edit

Etymology edit

Perhaps from lohi (body, mud) +‎ -tu, but the semantics are unclear.[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)

Verb edit

lotu ? (imperfect participle lotzen, future participle lotuko, short form lo, verbal noun lotze)

  1. to tie, to fasten
  2. to join, connect, bind
  3. to bind, bandage (wound)
  4. to associate, relate to, link to

References edit

  1. ^ lohi” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

Further reading edit

  • "lotu" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • lotu” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

Fijian edit

Noun edit

lotu

  1. religion

Descendants edit

  • Samoan: lotu

Icelandic edit

Noun edit

lotu

  1. inflection of lota:
    1. indefinite accusative singular
    2. indefinite dative singular
    3. indefinite genitive singular

Latin edit

Noun edit

lōtū

  1. ablative singular of lōtus

Lindu edit

Noun edit

lotu

  1. use

Polish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɔ.tu/
  • Rhymes: -ɔtu
  • Syllabification: lo‧tu

Noun edit

lotu m inan

  1. genitive singular of lot

Samoan edit

Etymology edit

From Fijian lotu.

Noun edit

lotu

  1. a church service
  2. a religious sect

See also edit

Samoan Plantation Pidgin edit

Etymology edit

From Fijian lotu (religion).

Noun edit

lotu

  1. church

References edit

  • Mosel, Ulrike (1980) Tolai and Tok Pisin: the influence of the substratum on the development of New Guinea Pidgin (Pacific Linguistics; Series B, no. 73)‎[1], Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN

Tok Pisin edit

Etymology edit

From Samoan Plantation Pidgin lotu, from Fijian lotu (religion).

Noun edit

lotu

  1. church
  2. religion

Synonyms edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

References edit

  • Mosel, Ulrike (1980) Tolai and Tok Pisin: the influence of the substratum on the development of New Guinea Pidgin (Pacific Linguistics; Series B, no. 73)‎[2], Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN

Wallisian edit

Noun edit

lotu

  1. religion