autu
Latvian
Verb
autu
- conditional of aut
Participle
autu
- inflection of auts:
- accusative/instrumental singular masculine/feminine
- genitive plural masculine/feminine
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaw.tu/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -awtu
- Syllabification: au‧tu
Noun
autu
- genitive singular of aut
Sicilian
Alternative forms
- jautu, jàvutu (stressed initial vowel diphthongized, dialectal)
- âtu (semiconsonant /w/ is shortened)
- àvutu (semiconsonant /w/ is enlengthened)
Etymology
From Latin altus. Compare Sicilian àguru, Sicilian sautu, Sicilian sausizza.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaw.tʊ/ (Standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈja.ʊ.tʊ/ (stressed vowel diphthonɡized)
- IPA(key): /ˈ(j)a.vʊ.tʊ/ (unstressed semiconsonant enlenɡhted to syllable)
- Hyphenation: à‧gu‧ru
Adjective
autu (feminine singular auta, masculine and feminine plural auti)
- high, tall
- Antonym: vasciu
- Ḍḍa casa auta è unni abbitu ju. ― That tall house is where I live.
- deep
- Synonym: funnu
- Na praja auta 4 metri ― a pond 4 meters deep
- loud
- a vuci auta ― in a loud voice
Related terms
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈau̯tu/
Noun
autu
- dative singular of auto
Wauja
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaʊ.tu/
Noun
autu
References
- E. Ireland field notes, confirmed with Piitsa, Muri, and other elders (all experienced hunters) in 1982 using José Cândido de Melo Carvalho's Atlas da Fauna Brasileira, Edições Melhoramentos, São Paulo, 1981.