ujo

See also: -ujo and Ujo

Esperanto

Etymology

Back-formation from -ujo (“container for”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): [ˈujo]
• Rhymes: -ujo
• Hyphenation: u‧jo

Noun

ujo (accusative singular ujon, plural ujoj, accusative plural ujojn)

1. container for something, receptacle
2. country inhabited mostly / established (originally) by some nation

Finnish

Etymology

Unknown. Cognate with Ingrian ujo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈujo/, [ˈujo̞]
• Rhymes: -ujo
• Syllabification^(key): u‧jo

Adjective

ujo (comparative ujompi, superlative ujoin)

1. shy, coy, timid

Declension

Inflection of ujo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		ujo	ujot
genitive		ujon	ujojen
partitive		ujoa	ujoja
illative		ujoon	ujoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		ujo	ujot
accusative	nom.	ujo	ujot
	gen.	ujon
genitive		ujon	ujojen
partitive		ujoa	ujoja
inessive		ujossa	ujoissa
elative		ujosta	ujoista
illative		ujoon	ujoihin
adessive		ujolla	ujoilla
ablative		ujolta	ujoilta
allative		ujolle	ujoille
essive		ujona	ujoina
translative		ujoksi	ujoiksi
abessive		ujotta	ujoitta
instructive		—	ujoin
comitative		—	ujoine

Possessive forms of ujo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ujoni ujoni accusative nom. ujoni ujoni gen. ujoni genitive ujoni ujojeni partitive ujoani ujojani inessive ujossani ujoissani elative ujostani ujoistani illative ujooni ujoihini adessive ujollani ujoillani ablative ujoltani ujoiltani allative ujolleni ujoilleni essive ujonani ujoinani translative ujokseni ujoikseni abessive ujottani ujoittani instructive — — comitative — ujoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ujosi ujosi accusative nom. ujosi ujosi gen. ujosi genitive ujosi ujojesi partitive ujoasi ujojasi inessive ujossasi ujoissasi elative ujostasi ujoistasi illative ujoosi ujoihisi adessive ujollasi ujoillasi ablative ujoltasi ujoiltasi allative ujollesi ujoillesi essive ujonasi ujoinasi translative ujoksesi ujoiksesi abessive ujottasi ujoittasi instructive — — comitative — ujoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ujomme ujomme accusative nom. ujomme ujomme gen. ujomme genitive ujomme ujojemme partitive ujoamme ujojamme inessive ujossamme ujoissamme elative ujostamme ujoistamme illative ujoomme ujoihimme adessive ujollamme ujoillamme ablative ujoltamme ujoiltamme allative ujollemme ujoillemme essive ujonamme ujoinamme translative ujoksemme ujoiksemme abessive ujottamme ujoittamme instructive — — comitative — ujoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ujonne ujonne accusative nom. ujonne ujonne gen. ujonne genitive ujonne ujojenne partitive ujoanne ujojanne inessive ujossanne ujoissanne elative ujostanne ujoistanne illative ujoonne ujoihinne adessive ujollanne ujoillanne ablative ujoltanne ujoiltanne allative ujollenne ujoillenne essive ujonanne ujoinanne translative ujoksenne ujoiksenne abessive ujottanne ujoittanne instructive — — comitative — ujoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative ujonsa ujonsa accusative nom. ujonsa ujonsa gen. ujonsa genitive ujonsa ujojensa partitive ujoaan ujoansa ujojaan ujojansa inessive ujossaan ujossansa ujoissaan ujoissansa elative ujostaan ujostansa ujoistaan ujoistansa illative ujoonsa ujoihinsa adessive ujollaan ujollansa ujoillaan ujoillansa ablative ujoltaan ujoltansa ujoiltaan ujoiltansa allative ujolleen ujollensa ujoilleen ujoillensa essive ujonaan ujonansa ujoinaan ujoinansa translative ujokseen ujoksensa ujoikseen ujoiksensa abessive ujottaan ujottansa ujoittaan ujoittansa instructive — — comitative — ujoineen ujoinensa

Derived terms

• ujohko
• ujoilla
• ujostella
• ujosti
• ujous

 

Further reading

• “ujo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• jou, juo

Ingrian

Etymology

Cognate with Finnish ujo.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈujo/, [ˈujo̞]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈujo/, [ˈujo̞]
• Rhymes: -ujo
• Hyphenation: u‧jo

Adjective

ujo (comparative ujomp)

1. thin
2. timid, shy

Declension

Declension of ujo (type 4/koivu, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	ujo	ujot
genitive	ujon	uijoin, ujoloin
partitive	uijoa	ujoja, ujoloja
illative	uijoo	uijoi, ujoloihe
inessive	ujos	ujois, ujolois
elative	ujost	ujoist, ujoloist
allative	ujolle	ujoille, ujoloille
adessive	ujol	ujoil, ujoloil
ablative	ujolt	ujoilt, ujoloilt
translative	ujoks	ujoiks, ujoloiks
essive	ujonna, uijoon	ujoinna, ujoloinna, uijoin, ujoloin
exessive1)	ujont	ujoint, ujoloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Synonyms

• (thin): hoikka, laiha, kehno, ohukkain
• (timid): armolliin

Derived terms

• (diminutive) ujokkain

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 621

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ujь.

See also Bulgarian ву́йчо (vújčo), Serbo-Croatian у̏ја̄к/ȕjāk, Slovene ujac, Russian вуй (vuj) and уй (uj), Ukrainian вуй (vuj). Compare Latin avus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈujɔ]

Noun

ujo m pers

1. maternal uncle
2. uncle

Declension

Declension of ujo

	singular	plural
nominative	ujo	ujovia
genitive	uja	ujov
dative	ujovi	ujom
accusative	uja	ujov
locative	ujovi	ujoch
instrumental	ujom	ujmi

Synonyms

• ujec

Derived terms

• ujko

See also

• strýko, strýc

Further reading

• “ujo”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024