u-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "u"

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EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Typographical substitution for μ, the symbol for micro, in environments where the correct symbol is not available.

PrefixEdit

u-

1. Alternative form of μ- as an abbreviation of micro-.

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ChuukeseEdit

PrefixEdit

u-

1. (subject marker for tense modifying pronouns) I

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CzechEdit

PrefixEdit

u-

1. (away) from

   ustoupit "yield" (< u- "away from" + stoupit "step")

2. (inchoative)
3. (telicity)

   vidět "see" ~ uvidět "catch sight out of"

4. (on perfective verbs) unintentionally, inadvertently, by mistake

   řeknout "say once" ~ uřeknout (se) "misspeak/say unintentionally once"

5. (root modality) [i.e., deontic + dynamic modality: ability, obligation, permission, readiness]

   zvednout "lift once" ~ uzvednout "be able to lift once"

   nést "carry" ~ unést "be able to carry"

Derived termsEdit

Derived terms

• ubalit
• ubít
• ubytovat
• udobřit
• udělat
• udusit
• uhasit
• uchopit
• ujít
• ukázat
• ukamenovat
• uklouznout
• ukolébat
• ukonejšit
• ukořistit
• ukrást
• ukrýt
• ulehčit
• ulevit
• ulomit
• ulovit
• umínit

• umřít
• unést
• uplavat
• uplést
• upozornit
• upravit
• urazit
• uronit
• useknout
• usnadnit
• usnout
• uspat
• uspořádat
• ustát
• uštědřit
• uštěpačný
• utancovat
• utlouct
• utnout
• utopit
• utrhnout
• utrpení
• utrpět

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DanishEdit

PrefixEdit

u-

1. in-, un-, non-; (prefix meaning not, reversing the meaning)

SynonymsEdit

• u-
• a-
• i-
• ikke-

Derived termsEdit

► Danish words prefixed with u-

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KambaEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Bantu *ʊ́-.

PrefixEdit

u-

1. you singular (used for conjugating verbs to the subjective or nominative case of the personal pronoun)

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Norwegian BokmålEdit

PrefixEdit

u-

1. un-, im- (in certain cases)

See alsoEdit

► Norwegian Bokmål words prefixed with u-

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Norwegian NynorskEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse ú- or ó-, English un-, German un-. With the intensifying function probably influenced by ov-.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ʉː/ (example of pronunciation)

PrefixEdit

u-

1. un- (not)

   flaks → uflaks

   luck → bad luck

2. used to create an undesired version of the following noun

   vêr → uvêr

   weather → severe weather

   tid → utid

   time → inconvenient time

3. used to strengthen/intensify the following noun

   tal → utal

   number → huge number

See alsoEdit

► Norwegian Nynorsk words prefixed with u-

ReferencesEdit

• “u-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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PhuthiEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Proto-Nguni *u-, from Proto-Bantu *ʊ̀-.

PrefixEdit

u- (medial wu-)

1. you, thou; second-person singular subject concord.

Etymology 2Edit

From Proto-Nguni *ú-, from Proto-Bantu *ʊ́-.

PrefixEdit

u- (medial ka-)

1. he, she, it; class 1 subject concord.

Etymology 3Edit

From Proto-Nguni *ú-, from Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-.

PrefixEdit

u- (medial wu-)

1. he, she, it; class 3 subject concord.

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PolishEdit

PrefixEdit

u-

1. Appears in front of some verbs meaning: to make something behave in a certain way

Derived termsEdit

► Polish words prefixed with u-

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SwahiliEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• w- (before a vowel)

Etymology 1Edit

From Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀-.

PrefixEdit

u- (plural n-)

1. The prefix for noun class 11 denoting natural objects or extensions.

Derived termsEdit

► Swahili words prefixed with u-

Etymology 2Edit

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀-.

PrefixEdit

u- (usually uncountable, irregular plural ma-)

1. The prefix for noun class 14 denoting abstract qualities or collections of small things; -ness or -ity.
   1. Used to form the names of countries.

Derived termsEdit

► Swahili words prefixed with u-

See alsoEdit

• Appendix:Swahili noun classes

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SwaziEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Proto-Bantu *ʊ̀-.

PrefixEdit

u- (medial wu-)

1. you, thou; second-person singular subject concord.

Etymology 2Edit

From Proto-Nguni *ú-, from Proto-Bantu *ʊ́-.

PrefixEdit

u- (medial ka-)

1. he, she, it; class 1 subject concord.

Etymology 3Edit

From Proto-Nguni *ú-, from Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-.

PrefixEdit

u- (medial wu-)

1. he, she, it; class 3 subject concord.

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TaosEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ʔu/

PrefixEdit

u-

1. (transitive) Third person singular subject + third person duoplural object.

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XhosaEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Proto-Nguni *u-, from Proto-Bantu *ʊ̀-.

PrefixEdit

u- (medial wu-)

1. you, thou; second-person singular subject concord.

Etymology 2Edit

PrefixEdit

u-

1. Class 1a noun prefix.

Etymology 3Edit

From Proto-Nguni *ú-, from Proto-Bantu *ʊ́-.

PrefixEdit

u- (medial ka-)

1. he, she, it; class 1 subject concord.

Etymology 4Edit

From Proto-Nguni *ú-, from Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-.

PrefixEdit

u- (medial wu-)

1. he, she, it; class 3 subject concord.

Etymology 5Edit

PrefixEdit

u-

1. Class 11 noun prefix; form of ulu- used before stems of more than one syllable.

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ZuluEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Proto-Nguni *u-, from Proto-Bantu *ʊ̀-.

PrefixEdit

u- (medial wu-)

1. you, thou; second-person singular subject concord.

Etymology 2Edit

PrefixEdit

u-

1. Class 1a noun prefix.

Etymology 3Edit

From Proto-Nguni *ú-, from Proto-Bantu *ʊ́-.

PrefixEdit

u- (medial ka-)

1. he, she, it; class 1 subject concord.

Etymology 4Edit

From Proto-Nguni *ú-, from Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-.

PrefixEdit

u- (medial wu-)

1. he, she, it; class 3 subject concord.

Etymology 5Edit

Contracted from earlier ulu-, from Proto-Nguni *úlu-, from Proto-Bantu *dʊ́-dʊ̀-.

PrefixEdit

u-

1. Class 11 noun prefix.

ReferencesEdit

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “u-”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, ISBN 0 85494 027 8: “u-”