Typographical substitution forμ .
u-
( metrology , informal , proscribed ) Alternative form ofμ- ; abbreviation ofmicro- .This nonstandard variant is widely used digitally due to its ease of typing on a keyboard. u-
alternative form ofb- , appearing before consonantsu-
combining form ofur ( “ water ” ) Inherited fromProto-Bantu *ʊ̀- .
u-
2nd person singular subject concord. Translates asthou ,you singular or informal.Inherited fromProto-Bantu *gʊ́-
u-
Class 3 subject concord. Inherited fromProto-Bantu *bʊ́-
u-
Class 14 subject concord. Inherited fromProto-Bantu *bʊ̀- .
u-
Class 14 noun prefix .Inherited fromProto-Bantu *jʊ̀- .
u-
Class 1 pronominal concord .u-
( subject marker for tense modifying pronouns ) I Inherited fromOld Czech u- , fromProto-Slavic *u- .Doublet ofú- .
u-
(away) fromu- + stoupit ( “ step ” ) → ustoupit ( “ yield ” ) (inchoative ) (telicity )u- + vidět ( “ see ” ) → uvidět ( “ catch sight out of ” ) added to meana bit u- + lít ( “ pour ” ) → ulít ( “ pour off a little ” ) (u- +imperfective base +se ) intensification: until exhaustion, expressing final stage of a process. (collocates withk smrti ( “ to death ” ) )u- + kašlat ( “ have a cough ” ) → ukašlat se ( “ die of coughing ” ) u- + smát se ( “ laugh ” ) → usmát se ( “ die of laughing ” ) u- + trápit se ( “ grieve ” ) → utrápit se ( “ die of grief ” ) (onperfective verbs) unintentionally, inadvertently, by mistakeu- + řeknout ( “ say once ” ) → uřeknout ( “ misspeak, say unintentionally once ” ) (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 ” ) to gain by activityu- + šetřit ( “ to save ” ) → ušetřit ( “ to save up ” ) ušetřit peníze . ―tosave money. u-/ú- inSlovník afixů užívaných v češtině , 2017FromOld Norse ú- ,ó- , fromProto-Germanic *un- , fromProto-Indo-European *n̥- , a prefix use of the particle*né ( “ not ” ) .Doublet ofa- .
u-
in- ,un- ,non- ;( prefix meaning not, reversing the meaning ) u-
marks thesecond-person plural subject on averb u- + dibaia ( “ to spear ” ) → udibaia ( “ you (pl.) speared it ” ) CategoryGabadi terms prefixed with u- not found
Oa, Morea and Ma`oni Paul. (2014-02-24).Tentative Grammar Description for the Gabadi Language . [working paper, draft created november 2013; editor: Eileen Gasaway]. Ukarumpa, Papua New Guinea: SIL International. Available online:[1] . For the prefixu- , see page 23, section "5.1.1 subject marking". (Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium .)
u-
dual and plural prefix added to certain verbs u- + haele → uhaele u- + lawaiʻa ( “ to fish ” ) → ulawaiʻa ( “ to fish (of many person or often) ” ) u-
Used to form physical nouns from verbs .ụ- ( “ prefix for forms quanifiable nouns from verbs ” ) .u-
Rōmaji transcription ofう FromProto-Bantu *ʊ́- .
u-
you singular ( used for conjugating verbs to the subjective or nominative case of the personal pronoun ) u-
alternative form ofmu- Inherited fromProto-Bantu *kʊ̀- ( “ Class 15 noun prefix ” ) .
u-
Class 15 noun prefix .Inherited fromProto-Bantu *bʊ̀- ( “ Class 14 noun prefix ” ) .
u-
Class 14 noun prefix .Nobuko Yoneda (2006 ),A Classified Vocabulary of the Matengo Language [2] , Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, page xi FromProto-Bantu *ʊ̀- .
u- (medial wu- )
you ,thou ;second-person singular subject concord. (Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium .)
u-
Class 1a noun prefix. FromProto-Bantu *ʊ́- .
u- (medial ka- )
he ,she ,it ;class 1 subject concord. FromProto-Bantu *gʊ́- .
u- (medial wu- )
he ,she ,it ;class 3 subject concord. u-
Class 11 noun prefix; form ofulu- used before stems of more than one syllable. FromOld Norse ú- ,ó- , fromProto-Germanic *un- , fromProto-Indo-European *n̥- , a prefix use of the particle*né ( “ not ” ) .Doublet ofa- .
u-
un- ,( in certain cases ) im- an abbreviation of certain words beginning with "u" “u-” inThe Bokmål Dictionary .FromOld Norse ú- oró- ,English un- ,German un- . With the intensifying function probably influenced byov- .
u-
un- (not)flaks →u flaksluck → bad luck used to create an undesired version of the following noun vêr →u vêrweather → severe weather tid →u tidtime → inconvenient time used to strengthen/intensify the following noun tal →u talnumber → huge number an abbreviation of certain words beginning with "u" “u-” inThe Nynorsk Dictionary .Inherited fromProto-Slavic *u- .
u-
perfective prefix u- + wiązać → uwiązać FromProto-Bantu *ʊ̀- .
u- (medial wu- )
you ,thou ;second-person singular subject concord. FromProto-Bantu *ʊ́- .
u- (medial ka- )
he ,she ,it ;class 1 subject concord. FromProto-Bantu *gʊ́- .
u- (medial wu- )
he ,she ,it ;class 3 subject concord. Inherited fromOld Polish u- .
u-
appears in front of some verbs meaning: to make something behave in a certain way,en- ,be- ,make Synonym: o- u- + łatwy → ułatwiać perfective prefix u- + bóść → ubóść added to mean "a bit" u- + lać → ulać added to meanaway u- + iść → ujść ( rare ) added to meansuccessfully , often without an imperfective counterpart u- + ciągnąć → uciągnąć u- + rzucić → urzucić u- in Polish dictionaries at PWNInherited fromProto-Bantu *kʊ̀- ( “ Class 15 noun prefix ” ) .
u-
Infinitive prefix .Yasutoshi Yukawa (2006 ),A Classified Vocabulary of the Punu Language [3] , Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, page iii Inherited fromProto-Bantu *bʊ̀- ( “ Class 14 noun prefix ” ) .
u-
Class 14 noun prefix .M. Hannan, S.J. (1984 ),Standard Shona Dictionary: Revised Edition with Addendum [4] , Harare College Press, page x FromProto-Slavic *u- . Prefixed form of the prepositionu .
u-
Forms perfective verbs with the following meanings: (no change in meaning) u- + branīti ( “ to defend ” ) → ubranīti ( “ to defend ” ) away u- + téči ( “ to run ” ) → utéči ( “ to run away, escape ” ) ( reflexive ) tomake amistake whileu- + štẹ́ti ( “ to count ” ) → uštẹ́ti ( “ to miscount ” ) FromProto-Bantu *ʊ̀- .
u- (medial wu- )
you ,thou ;second-person singular subject concord. FromProto-Bantu *ʊ́- .
u- (medial ka- )
he ,she ,it ;class 1 subject concord. FromProto-Bantu *gʊ́- .
u- (medial wu- )
he ,she ,it ;class 3 subject concord. FromProto-Bantu *dʊ̀- andProto-Bantu *bʊ̀- .
u- (plural n- or ma- )
u class(XI) noun prefix, denoting naturalobjects ,extensions ,abstract qualities, or collections of small things.u limi mrefu ―a long tongue -ness ,-ity u- + -chafu ( “ dirty ” ) → uchafu ( “ dirtiness ” ) u- + mtoto ( “ child ” ) → utoto ( “ childhood ” ) u- + binafsi ( “ self ” ) → ubinafsi ( “ individualism ” ) forms names of countries u- + French France ( “ France ” ) → Ufaransa ( “ France ” ) Swahili merged the Bantu classes XI and XIV into oneu class(XI) , having its adjective agreement inm class(III) .
FromProto-Bantu *ʊ̀- .
u-
you ,2nd person singular subject concord Antonym: hu- Swahili personal pronouns (m-wa class(I/II) ) person independent subject concord object concord combined forms possessive affirmative negative na ndi- si- singular first mimi ni- si- -ni- nami , namimi ndimi ,ndiye simi ,siye -angu second wewe u- hu- -ku- nawe , nawewe ndiwe ,ndiye siwe ,siye -ako third yeye a- ,yu- ha- ,hayu- -m- ,-mw- ,-mu- naye , nayeye ndiye siye -ake plural first sisi tu- hatu- -tu- nasi , nasisi ndisi ,ndio sio -etu second ninyi m- ,mw- ,mu- ham- ,hamw- ,hamu- -wa- nanyi , naninyi ndinyi ,ndio sinyi ,sio -enu third wao wa- hawa- -wa- nao ndio sio -ao reflexive — — -ji- — — For a full table including other classes, seeAppendix:Swahili personal pronouns .
FromProto-Bantu *gʊ́- andProto-Bantu *dʊ́- .
u-
it ,m class(III) /u class(XI) subject concordAntonym: hau- 18th century , Abdallah bin Ali bin Nasir,Al-Inkishafi [5] , stanza13 :هُنُ اُلِمِغُ بَحَرِ تِيْسِ ،اُ نَ مَتُبَوِ نَمَغِ مَاسِ، Hunu ulimwengu baḥari tesi,u na matumbawe na-mangi masi, This world is a troubled sea,it has corals and much wickedness; verb-initial form of-u- ( “ it,m class(III) /u class(XI) object concord ” ) FromProto-Bantu *ʊ̀- .
u- (medial wu- )
you ,thou ;second-person singular subject concord. FromProto-Bantu *ʊ́- .
u- (medial ka- )
he ,she ,it ;class 1 subject concord. FromProto-Bantu *gʊ́- .
u- (medial wu- )
he ,she ,it ;class 3 subject concord. u-
( transitive ) Third person singular subject + third personduoplural object.u-
Marks theirrealis mood Inherited fromProto-Bantu *ʊ̀- .
u-
2nd person singular subject concord. Translates asthou oryou (singular or informal).Inherited fromProto-Bantu *bʊ̀- .
u-
Class 14 noun prefix .Inherited fromProto-Bantu *gʊ́-
alternative ofwu- FromProto-Bantu *ʊ̀- .
u- (medial wu- )
you ,thou ;second-person singular subject concord. (Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium .)
u-
Class 1a noun prefix. FromProto-Bantu *ʊ́- .
u- (medial ka- )
he ,she ,it ;class 1 subject concord. FromProto-Bantu *gʊ́- .
u- (medial wu- )
he ,she ,it ;class 3 subject concord. u-
Class 11 noun prefix; form ofulu- used before stems of more than one syllable. Inherited fromProto-Bantu *bʊ̀-
u-
Class 14 noun prefix .Inherited fromProto-Bantu *ʊ̀-
u-
2nd person singular subject concord. Alexander Hetherwick, Rev.A Handbook of the Yao Language , 1902 u-
Allomorph ofy- ( first-person prefix ) used for stems that begin with two consonants and have a first vowelu . Ye'kwana personal markers
pronoun noun possessor/ series II verb argument postposition object series I verb argument transitive patient intransitive patient-like intransitive agent-like transitive agent first person ewü y- ,∅- ,ü- ,u- 1 w- ,wi- first person dual inclusive küwü k- ,kü- ,ku- ,ki- k- ,kii- ,ki- 1 second person amödö ö- ,öy- /ödh- ,o- ,oy- /odh- ,a- ,ay- /adh- m- ,mi- first person dual exclusive nña y- /dh- ,ch- ,∅- ,i- 1 chö- ∅- n- ,ni- third person tüwü n- ,ni- distant past third person — kün- ,kun- ,kin- ,ken- ,küm- ,kum- ,kim- ,kini- coreferential/reflexive — t- ,tü- ,tu- ,ti- ,te- — reciprocal — — öö- With following vowel lengthened if in an unreduced open syllable.
series I verb argument: transitive agent and transitive patient first person > second person mön- ,man- ,mon- ,möm- ,möni- first person dual exclusive > second person second person > first person k- ,kü- ,ku- ,ki- second person > first person dual exclusive third person > any person X …or … any person X > third person see person X in the chart above
IPA (key ) : /ù/
ù-
( CY , SEY ) abstract or instrument nominalizing prefix Forms both abstract and concrete nouns:
IPA (key ) : /ū/
u-
( CY , SEY ) non-gerundive nominalizing prefix u- + kú ( “ to die ” ) → ukú ( “ death ” ) FromProto-Bantu *ʊ̀- .
u- (medial wu- )
you ,thou ;second-person singular subject concord. FromProto-Bantu *ʊ́- . This noun class is marked simply with the class 1 augment and a null prefix.
ú-
Class 1a noun prefix. FromProto-Bantu *ʊ́- .
ú- (medial ká- )
he ,she ,it ;class 1 subject concord. FromProto-Bantu *gʊ́- .
ú- (medial wú- )
he ,she ,it ;class 3 subject concord. Contracted from earlierúlu- , fromProto-Bantu *dʊ́- dʊ̀- .
û-
Class 11 noun prefix.