agu
See also: Appendix:Variations of "agu"
Translingual
Symbol
agu
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Aguacateca terms
Albanian
Noun
agu
- inflection of ag:
- definite nominative singular
- indefinite dative/ablative singular
Esperanto
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Verb
agu
- imperative of agi
Estonian
Etymology
Unknown. Several theories exist:
- Of Baltic origin (compare Latvian sakas and Lithuanian šaka).
- From Proto-Germanic *hakkōną.
- From the same source as Lithuanian šokti.
- From the same source as Finnish häkä.
Noun
agu (genitive ao, partitive agu)
- morning twilight
Declension
Declension of agu (ÕS type 18/nägu, g-ø gradation) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | agu | aod | |
accusative | nom. | ||
gen. | ao | ||
genitive | agude | ||
partitive | agu | agusid | |
illative | akku aosse |
agudesse | |
inessive | aos | agudes | |
elative | aost | agudest | |
allative | aole | agudele | |
adessive | aol | agudel | |
ablative | aolt | agudelt | |
translative | aoks | agudeks | |
terminative | aoni | agudeni | |
essive | aona | agudena | |
abessive | aota | agudeta | |
comitative | aoga | agudega |
Synonyms
See also
Garifuna
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaɡu/
Noun
agu
Inflection
singular | plural | ||
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first | nagu | wagu | |
second | bagu | hagu | |
third | masculine | feminine | hagu |
lagu | tagu |
Japanese
Romanization
agu
Kabuverdianu
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Portuguese água.
Noun
agu
References
- Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN
- Veiga, Manuel (2012) Dicionário Caboverdiano-Português, Instituto da Biblioteca Nacional e do Livro
Kristang
Noun
agu
References
- John A. Holm, Pidgins and Creoles, volume 2, page 296: Malacca CP "mpoku agu" [some water]
- Alan N. Baxter, A grammar of Kristang: (Malacca Creole Portuguese) (1988)
Middle French
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old French agu.
Adjective
agu m (feminine singular ague, masculine plural agus, feminine plural agues)
Descendants
Old English
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈɑ.ɡu/, [ˈɑ.ɣu]
Noun
agu f
Declension
Strong ō-stem:
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “agu”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Sranan Tongo
Alternative forms
- hagu (dated)
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aɡu/, [a̠ɡu], [ɑ̟ɡu]
Noun
agu
- pig, hog
- 1936, Melville J. Herskovits, Frances S. Herskovits, Suriname folk-lore[1], New York: Columbia University Press, page 424:
- Bɔfru dɛ krei̯, Dia dɛ krei̯, Tamanwa 'ɛ krei̯. Nō mō ala den meti 'ɛ gowe wą' wą'. Nō mō Hagu drapɛ, 'ɛ bari, ‘Bia, bia, bia, / Mi yɛre suma dɛdɛ, / Ma karaki dɛ bro.’
- [Bofru e krei, Dia e krei, Tamanwa e krei. Nomo ala den meti e gwe wanwan. Nomo Agu drape e bari, 'Bia, bia, bia / Mi yere suma dede / Ma karaki e bro.']
- Buffalo was crying, Deer was crying, Anteater was crying. No sooner did all the animals go away one by one, than Hog called out, ‘Bia, bia, bia, / I hear a person died, / But his backside breathes.’
Derived terms
- agumeti (“pork”)
- agupen (“pigspen, pigsty”)
References
- Wilner, John, editor (2003-2007), “agu”, in Languages of Suriname, 5th edition, SIL International, Sranan-English Dictionary
Turkish
Noun
agu (definite accusative aguyu, plural agular)
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Declension
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References
- “agu”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
Weyewa
Verb
agu
References
- Lobu Ori, S,Pd, M.Pd (2010) “agu”, in Kamus Bahasa Lolina [Dictionary of the Loli Language] (in Indonesian), Waikabubak: Kepala Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Barat