wu-

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

Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

• hu- (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [u]

Prefix

wu-

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

Derived terms

Lower Sorbian terms prefixed with wu-

Northern Ndebele

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *ʊ̀-.

Prefix

wu-

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

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-.

Prefix

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

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *ʊ̀-.

Prefix

wu-

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

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-.

Prefix

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

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *ʊ̀-.

Prefix

wu-

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

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-.

Prefix

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

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *ʊ̀-.

Prefix

wu-

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

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-.

Prefix

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

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *ʊ̀-.

Prefix

wu-

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

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *gʊ́-.

Prefix

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

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “wu-”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “wu-”