Typographical substitution forμ, in environments where the correct symbol is not available.

u-

1. (informal, proscribed)Alternative form ofμ-as an abbreviation ofmicro-,mikro-,микро- etc.

u-

1. Combining form ofur(“water”)

u-

1. (subject marker for tense modifying pronouns)I

Inherited fromOld Czechu-, fromProto-Slavic*u-.Doublet ofú-.

u-

1. (away) from

   ‎u- + ‎stoupit(“step”) → ‎ustoupit(“yield”)

2. (inchoative)
3. (telicity)

   ‎u- + ‎vidět(“see”) → ‎uvidět(“catch sight out of”)

4. added to meana bit

   ‎u- + ‎lít(“pour”) → ‎ulít(“pour off a little”)

5. (u- +imperfective base +se) intensification: until exhaustion, expressing final stage of a process. (collocates withk smrti(“to death”))

   ‎u- + ‎kašlat(“have a cough”) → ‎ukašlatse(“die of coughing”)

   ‎u- + ‎smátse(“laugh”) → ‎usmátse(“die of laughing”)

   ‎u- + ‎trápitse(“grieve”) → ‎utrápitse(“die of grief”)

6. (onperfective verbs) unintentionally, inadvertently, by mistake

   ‎u- + ‎řeknout(“say once”) → ‎uřeknout(“misspeak, say unintentionally once”)

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

   ‎u- + ‎zvednout(“lift”) → ‎uzvednout(“be able to lift”)

   ‎u- + ‎nést(“carry”) → ‎unést(“be able to carry”)

8. to gain by activity

   ‎u- + ‎šetřit(“to save”) → ‎ušetřit(“to save up”)

   ušetřitpeníze. ―tosave money.

• u-/ú- inSlovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

FromOld Norseú-,ó-, fromProto-Germanic*un-, fromProto-Indo-European*n̥-, a prefix use of the particle*ne(“not”).Doublet ofa-.

u-

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

• a-
• i-
• ikke-

u-

1. Rōmaji transcription ofう

FromProto-Bantu*ʊ́-.

u-

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

u-

1. Alternative form ofmu-

FromProto-Bantu*ʊ̀-.

u- (medialwu-)

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

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u-

1. Class 1a noun prefix.

FromProto-Bantu*ʊ́-.

u- (medialka-)

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

FromProto-Bantu*gʊ́-.

u- (medialwu-)

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

u-

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

FromOld Norseú-,ó-, fromProto-Germanic*un-, fromProto-Indo-European*n̥-, a prefix use of the particle*ne(“not”).Doublet ofa-.

u-

1. un-,(in certain cases)im-
2. an abbreviation of certain words beginning with "u"

• “u-” inThe Bokmål Dictionary.

FromOld Norseú- oró-,Englishun-,Germanun-. With the intensifying function probably influenced byov-.

• IPA^(key): /ʉː/

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

4. an abbreviation of certain words beginning with "u"

• “u-” inThe Nynorsk Dictionary.

Inherited fromProto-Slavic*u-.

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE)/u/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE)/u/

u-

1. perfective prefix

   ‎u- + ‎wiązać → ‎uwiązać

FromProto-Bantu*ʊ̀-.

u- (medialwu-)

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

FromProto-Bantu*ʊ́-.

u- (medialka-)

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

FromProto-Bantu*gʊ́-.

u- (medialwu-)

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

Inherited fromOld Polishu-.

• IPA^(key): /u/

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• Rhymes:-u
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• Homophones:ó,u,-u,-u-

u-

1. appears in front of some verbs meaning: to make something behave in a certain way,en-,be-,make

   Synonym:o-

   ‎u- + ‎łatwy → ‎ułatwiać

2. perfective prefix

   ‎u- + ‎bóść → ‎ubóść

3. added to mean "a bit"

   ‎u- + ‎lać → ‎ulać

4. added to meanaway

   ‎u- + ‎iść → ‎ujść

5. (rare)added to meansuccessfully, often without an imperfective counterpart

   ‎u- + ‎ciągnąć → ‎uciągnąć

   ‎u- + ‎rzucić → ‎urzucić

• u- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

FromProto-Slavic*u-. Prefixed form of the prepositionu.

• IPA^(key): /u-/

u-

1. Forms perfective verbs with the following meanings:
   1. (no change in meaning)

      ‎u- + ‎branīti(“to defend”) → ‎ubranīti(“to defend”)

   2. away

      ‎u- + ‎téči(“to run”) → ‎utéči(“to run away, escape”)

   3. (reflexive) tomake amistake while

      ‎u- + ‎štẹ́ti(“to count”) → ‎uštẹ́ti(“to miscount”)

FromProto-Bantu*ʊ̀-.

u- (medialwu-)

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

FromProto-Bantu*ʊ́-.

u- (medialka-)

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

FromProto-Bantu*gʊ́-.

u- (medialwu-)

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

• w-(before a vowel)

FromProto-Bantu*dʊ̀- andProto-Bantu*bʊ̀-.

u- (pluraln-orma-)

1. u class_(XI) noun prefix, denoting naturalobjects,extensions,abstract qualities, or collections of small things.

   ulimi mrefu ―a long tongue

   1. -ness,-ity

      ‎u- + ‎-chafu(“dirty”) → ‎uchafu(“dirtiness”)

      ‎u- + ‎mtoto(“child”) → ‎utoto(“childhood”)

      ‎u- + ‎binafsi(“self”) → ‎ubinafsi(“individualism”)

   2. forms names of countries

      ‎u- + ‎FrenchFrance(“France”) → ‎Ufaransa(“France”)

Swahili merged the Bantu classes XI and XIV into oneu class_(XI), having its adjective agreement inm class_(III).