-nu
See also: Appendix:Variations of "nu"
Finnish
Etymology
See -nut.
Suffix
-nu (front vowel harmony variant -ny, linguistic notation -nU) (colloquial, dialectal)
- alternative form of -nut
Gun
Etymology
Cognates include Fon -nù
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nũ̀/
Suffix
-nù
- Used to form nouns describing the origin of a person or group of a certain ethnic group or nationality.
- Synonyms: -tɔ́, -tọ́, -ví
- Xwlà (“Xwla”) → Xwlànù (“Xwla person/ethnic group”, literally “person/people of Xwla origin”)
- Ayɔ̀ (“Yoruba”) → Ayɔ̀nù (“Yoruba person/ethnic group”, literally “person/people of Yoruba origin”)
- Fɔ̀n (“Fon”) → Fɔ̀nnù (“Fon person/ethnic group”, literally “person/people of Fon origin”)
Derived terms
Japanese
Romanization
-nu
Makasar
Alternative forms
- -nnu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nu]
Suffix
-nu (possessive suffix, Lontara spelling ᨊᨘ)
- your (familiar second person singular and plural)
See also
| independent | absolutive | nominative | possessive | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg / 1st pl exclusive | nakke | -a' | ku- | -ku |
| 1st pl exclusive (archaic) | kambe | -kang | ki- | -mang |
| 1st pl inclusive / 2nd sg polite | katte | -ki' | ki- | -ta |
| 2nd sg / pl familiar | kau | -ko | nu- | -nu |
| 3rd sg / pl | ia | -i | na- | -na |
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nu/
Suffix
-nu
- inflection of -en:
- strong nominative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative neuter plural
Veps
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *-nut.
Suffix
-nu
- (having) -ed; forms the past active participle of verbs.
Inflection
| Inflection of -nu (inflection type 34/kolnu) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative sing. | -nu | ||
| genitive sing. | -nuden | ||
| partitive sing. | -nut | ||
| partitive plur. | -nuzid | ||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | -nu | -nuded | |
| accusative | -nuden | -nuded | |
| genitive | -nuden | -nuziden | |
| partitive | -nut | -nuzid | |
| essive-instructive | -nuden | -nuzin | |
| translative | -nudeks | -nuzikš | |
| inessive | -nudes | -nuziš | |
| elative | -nudespäi | -nuzišpäi | |
| illative | -nudehe | -nuzihe | |
| adessive | -nudel | -nuzil | |
| ablative | -nudelpäi | -nuzilpäi | |
| allative | -nudele | -nuzile | |
| abessive | -nudeta | -nuzita | |
| comitative | -nudenke | -nuzidenke | |
| prolative | -nutme | -nuzidme | |
| approximative I | -nudenno | -nuzidenno | |
| approximative II | -nudennoks | -nuzidennoks | |
| egressive | -nudennopäi | -nuzidennopäi | |
| terminative I | -nudehesai | -nuzihesai | |
| terminative II | -nudelesai | -nuzilesai | |
| terminative III | -nudessai | — | |
| additive I | -nudehepäi | -nuzihepäi | |
| additive II | -nudelepäi | -nuzilepäi | |
Derived terms
Category Veps past active participles not found