uu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "uu"

Translingual

Letter

uu (upper case UU)

1. obsolete typography of w

Further reading

• W on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Äiwoo

Adverb

uu

1. up above

References

• Ross, M. & Næss, Å. (2007) “An Oceanic origin for Äiwoo, the language of the Reef Islands?”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 46, number 2. Cited in: "Äiwoo" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• u

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uː/

Adverb

uu

1. very

   I ha di uu gärn. ― I like you very much.

Synonyms

• seer
• mega (colloquial)

'Are'are

Noun

uu

1. louse

References

• Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)

Chayuco Mixtec

Etymology

From Proto-Mixtec *ùwì.

Numeral

uu

1. two

Derived terms

• sahun uu
• usi uu

 

References

• Pensinger, Brenda J. (1974) Diccionario mixteco-español, español-mixteco (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 18)‎^[1] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: El Instituto Lingüístico de Verano en coordinación con la Secretaría de Educación Pública a través de la Dirección General de Educación Extraescolar en el Medio Indígena, page 149

Estonian

Noun

uu (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

1. The name of the Latin-script letter U/u.

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuː/, [ˈuː]
• Rhymes: -uː
• Syllabification^(key): uu

Etymology 1

From Latin ū.

Noun

uu

1. The name of the Latin-script letter U/u.

Declension

Inflection of uu (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
nominative		uu	uut
genitive		uun	uiden uitten
partitive		uuta	uita
illative		uuhun	uihin
		singular	plural
nominative		uu	uut
accusative	nom.	uu	uut
	gen.	uun
genitive		uun	uiden uitten
partitive		uuta	uita
inessive		uussa	uissa
elative		uusta	uista
illative		uuhun	uihin
adessive		uulla	uilla
ablative		uulta	uilta
allative		uulle	uille
essive		uuna	uina
translative		uuksi	uiksi
abessive		uutta	uitta
instructive		—	uin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of uu (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative uuni uuni accusative nom. uuni uuni gen. uuni genitive uuni uideni uitteni partitive uutani uitani inessive uussani uissani elative uustani uistani illative uuhuni uihini adessive uullani uillani ablative uultani uiltani allative uulleni uilleni essive uunani uinani translative uukseni uikseni abessive uuttani uittani instructive — — comitative — uineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative uusi uusi accusative nom. uusi uusi gen. uusi genitive uusi uidesi uittesi partitive uutasi uitasi inessive uussasi uissasi elative uustasi uistasi illative uuhusi uihisi adessive uullasi uillasi ablative uultasi uiltasi allative uullesi uillesi essive uunasi uinasi translative uuksesi uiksesi abessive uuttasi uittasi instructive — — comitative — uinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative uumme uumme accusative nom. uumme uumme gen. uumme genitive uumme uidemme uittemme partitive uutamme uitamme inessive uussamme uissamme elative uustamme uistamme illative uuhumme uihimme adessive uullamme uillamme ablative uultamme uiltamme allative uullemme uillemme essive uunamme uinamme translative uuksemme uiksemme abessive uuttamme uittamme instructive — — comitative — uinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative uunne uunne accusative nom. uunne uunne gen. uunne genitive uunne uidenne uittenne partitive uutanne uitanne inessive uussanne uissanne elative uustanne uistanne illative uuhunne uihinne adessive uullanne uillanne ablative uultanne uiltanne allative uullenne uillenne essive uunanne uinanne translative uuksenne uiksenne abessive uuttanne uittanne instructive — — comitative — uinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative uunsa uunsa accusative nom. uunsa uunsa gen. uunsa genitive uunsa uidensa uittensa partitive uutaan uutansa uitaan uitansa inessive uussaan uussansa uissaan uissansa elative uustaan uustansa uistaan uistansa illative uuhunsa uihinsa adessive uullaan uullansa uillaan uillansa ablative uultaan uultansa uiltaan uiltansa allative uulleen uullensa uilleen uillensa essive uunaan uunansa uinaan uinansa translative uukseen uuksensa uikseen uiksensa abessive uuttaan uuttansa uittaan uittansa instructive — — comitative — uineen uinensa

Etymology 2

From Proto-Finnic *uu, possibly from Proto-Uralic *uŋe.

Noun

uu (dialectal, rare)

1. hole, nest

Declension

Inflection of uu (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
nominative		uu	uut
genitive		uun	uiden uitten
partitive		uuta	uita
illative		uuhun	uihin
		singular	plural
nominative		uu	uut
accusative	nom.	uu	uut
	gen.	uun
genitive		uun	uiden uitten
partitive		uuta	uita
inessive		uussa	uissa
elative		uusta	uista
illative		uuhun	uihin
adessive		uulla	uilla
ablative		uulta	uilta
allative		uulle	uille
essive		uuna	uina
translative		uuksi	uiksi
abessive		uutta	uitta
instructive		—	uin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of uu (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative uuni uuni accusative nom. uuni uuni gen. uuni genitive uuni uideni uitteni partitive uutani uitani inessive uussani uissani elative uustani uistani illative uuhuni uihini adessive uullani uillani ablative uultani uiltani allative uulleni uilleni essive uunani uinani translative uukseni uikseni abessive uuttani uittani instructive — — comitative — uineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative uusi uusi accusative nom. uusi uusi gen. uusi genitive uusi uidesi uittesi partitive uutasi uitasi inessive uussasi uissasi elative uustasi uistasi illative uuhusi uihisi adessive uullasi uillasi ablative uultasi uiltasi allative uullesi uillesi essive uunasi uinasi translative uuksesi uiksesi abessive uuttasi uittasi instructive — — comitative — uinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative uumme uumme accusative nom. uumme uumme gen. uumme genitive uumme uidemme uittemme partitive uutamme uitamme inessive uussamme uissamme elative uustamme uistamme illative uuhumme uihimme adessive uullamme uillamme ablative uultamme uiltamme allative uullemme uillemme essive uunamme uinamme translative uuksemme uiksemme abessive uuttamme uittamme instructive — — comitative — uinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative uunne uunne accusative nom. uunne uunne gen. uunne genitive uunne uidenne uittenne partitive uutanne uitanne inessive uussanne uissanne elative uustanne uistanne illative uuhunne uihinne adessive uullanne uillanne ablative uultanne uiltanne allative uullenne uillenne essive uunanne uinanne translative uuksenne uiksenne abessive uuttanne uittanne instructive — — comitative — uinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative uunsa uunsa accusative nom. uunsa uunsa gen. uunsa genitive uunsa uidensa uittensa partitive uutaan uutansa uitaan uitansa inessive uussaan uussansa uissaan uissansa elative uustaan uustansa uistaan uistansa illative uuhunsa uihinsa adessive uullaan uullansa uillaan uillansa ablative uultaan uultansa uiltaan uiltansa allative uulleen uullensa uilleen uillensa essive uunaan uunansa uinaan uinansa translative uukseen uuksensa uikseen uiksensa abessive uuttaan uuttansa uittaan uittansa instructive — — comitative — uineen uinensa

Derived terms

• uupua
• uuttaa

 

Related terms

• uuma
• uumen
• ? uupua
• uuttu

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Derived from English who.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uː/

Pronoun

uu

1. (interrogative) who (asks for the identity of someone; used in a direct or indirect question)
   • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Jan 21:12:

     “Kom nyam brekfas,” Jiizas se tu dem. Bot non a dem neehn bier fies inof fi aks im se, “A uu yu?” kaa dem did nuo se a did di Laad.

     Jesus said to them, "Come and have breakfast." Now none of the disciples dared ask him, "Who are you?" They knew it was the Lord.

2. (relative) who (introduces a relative clause having a human antecedent)
   • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Matyu 2:19-20:

     Afta Erad ded, luk ya no: wan a di Laad ienjel dem no jriim Juozif wen im de a Iijip. 20Di ienjel se, “Git op, tek di pikni an im mada an gwaan a Izrel, kaa uu did a chrai fi kil di pikni, dem ded.”

     But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying, "Rise, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the child's life are dead."

   • 2023, Yuunivorshal Deklarieshan a Yuuman Raits, United Nations, Aatikl 23:

     Evribadi uu wok av di rait tu gud and fier pie fi mek shuor se im an im fambili a liv a laif we mek im fiil gud bout imself an se im wot sopm ina laif, an kyan get eni ada saat a pie, if im niid it, bai eni ada sopuot we sosaiyati kyan aafa.

     Everyone who works has the right to just and favourable remuneration ensuring for himself and his family an existence worthy of human dignity, and supplemented, if necessary, by other means of social protection.

Further reading

• uu at majstro.com

Japanese

Romanization

uu

1. Rōmaji transcription of うう

Kapingamarangi

Noun

uu

1. (anatomy) breast

Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuː/

Interjection

uu

1. Used to express impatience (the lengthier the more impatient).

   uu aqbad u mur! ― oh just go!!

Derived terms

• uwejja
• uwijja

 

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /w/

Letter

uu

1. Alternative form of w

Tetum

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qihu, compare Malay hiu.

Noun

uu

1. shark

Tuvaluan

Noun

uu

1. (anatomy) breast

Võro

Noun

uu (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

1. The name of the Latin-script letter U/u.

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies

ALIV	uu
Brazilian standard	uu
New Tribes	uu
historical ad hoc	u

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [uː]

Noun

uu (possessed uudu)

1. cassava bread

References

• Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “uu”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎^[2], Lyon
• Hall, Katherine Lee (1988) The morphosyntax of discourse in De'kwana Carib, volumes I and II, Saint Louis, Missouri: PhD Thesis, Washington University, pages 220, 388, 400: “d - udu' > dudu' 'his cassava' […] du:du - his cassava […] u: - casavva [sic]”
• de Civrieux, Marc (1980) “cassava (u)”, in  David M. Guss, transl., Watunna: An Orinoco Creation Cycle, San Francisco: North Point Press, →ISBN
• Guss, David M. (1989) To Weave and Sing: Art, Symbol, and Narrative in the South American Rain Forest, Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, →ISBN, page 28: “u”