Kazakh

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *-g. Cognate to Kyrgyz -уу (-uu) / -үү (-üü) , Southern Altai (-u) / (), etc.

Suffix

• (-u)

  1. Used to form verbal nouns from verbs.
    же- (je-, eat) + ‎ (-u) → ‎жеу (jeu, eating, to eat)

Russian

Alternative forms

  • (-ju)

Pronunciation

  • : IPA(key): [ʊ]
  • -у́: IPA(key): [ˈu]

Suffix

• (-u)

  1. Accusative case suffix for feminine nouns ending with -а or -я.
    глава́ (glavá, head) + ‎-у́ () → ‎главу́ (glavú, head-ACC)

References

Lusin, Natalia. 1992. Russian Grammar. Nouns. 42. N.Y.: Barron's Educational Series, Inc.

Ukrainian

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Suffix

-у́ • (f or m pers

  1. accusative singular of (-a)

Suffix

-у́ • ()

  1. accusative feminine singular of -ий (-yj)