dü

See also: -dü, due, du'e, and Appendix:Variations of "du"

Azerbaijani

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دُو (dū).

Numeral

dü

  1. (backgammon) two

East Central German

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Pronunciation

Noun

dü

  1. (Alzenau) you, thou (second person singular pronoun)

Further reading

  • Marek Dolatowski (2013) “Słowniczek polsko-hałcnowski”, in Kwartalnik Językoznawczy (in Polish)
  • Marek Dolatowski (2013) “Słownictwo hałcnowskie jako odbicie historii etnolektu i historii wsi”, in Kwartalnik Językoznawczy (in Polish)

Gottscheerish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʉ/

Pronoun

dü

  1. you

Kamkata-viri

Kativiri cardinal numbers
 <  1 2 3  > 
    Cardinal : dü

Alternative forms

  • dyu (Eastern Kata-viri, Western Kata-viri)

Etymology

From Proto-Nuristani *dū, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dwáH, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdy/

Numeral

dü (Kamviri)[1]

  1. two

References

  1. ^ Strand, Richard F. (2016) “d′ü”, in Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon‎[1]

North Frisian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Frisian thū, which see for more.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʏ/

Pronoun

dü (Föhr-Amrum, Mooring, Sylt)

  1. you, thou (first-person singular personal pronoun)

Usage notes

  • The reduced form of dü is zero. The conjugation of the verb expresses the person.

See also

Personal and possessive pronouns (Föhr-Amrum dialect)
personal possessive
subject case object case masculine referent feminine / neuter referent plural referent
full reduced full reduced attributive independent
singular 1st ik 'k mi man min minen
2nd dü – di dan din dinen
3rd m hi 'r ham 'n san sin sinen
f or n hat at, 't at, 't
plural 1st wi 'f üs üüs üüsen
üsens
2nd jam 'm jam jau jauen
jamens
3rd jo 's jo 's hör hören
hörens
  • The reduced forms with an apostrophe are enclitic; they immediately follow verbs or conjunctions. Dü is deleted altogether in such contexts.
  • At is not enclitic; it can stand in any unstressed position and refers mostly to things. In reflexive use, only full object forms occur.
  • Dual forms wat / onk and jat / jonk are obsolete, as is feminine jü / hör.
  • Independent possessives are distinguished from attributive ones only with plural referents.
  • The forms üsens, jamens, hörens are used optionally (and decreasingly) when the possessor is a larger community, such as a village, city or nation.
Personal and possessive pronouns (Mooring dialect)
personal possessive
subject case object case masculine
referent 		feminine / neuter / plural
referent
full reduced full reduced
singular 1st ik 'k me man min
2nd dü – de dan din
3rd m hi 'r ham 'n san sin
f jü 's har 's harn har
n hat et, 't ham et, 't san sin
plural 1st we üs üüsen üüs
2nd jam 'm jam jarnge
3rd ja 's ja, jam 's jare

The reduced forms with an apostrophe are enclitic; they immediately follow verbs or conjunctions. Dü is deleted altogether in such contexts.
Et is not enclitic and can stand in any unstressed position; the full subject form hat is now rarely used. In reflexive use, only full object forms occur.
Dual forms wat / unk and jat / junk are obsolete. Attributive and independent possessives are not distinguished in Mooring.

Personal and possessive pronouns (Sylt dialect)
personal possessive
subject case object case singular
referent 		plural referent
full reduced full reduced attributive independent
singular 1st ik 'k mi min minen
2nd dü – di din dinen
3rd m hi 'r höm 'n sin sinen
f jü 's höör 's höör höören
n hat et, 't höm et, 't sin sinen
dual 1st wat unk unk unken
2nd at junk junk junken
3rd jat jam 's jaar jaaren
plural 1st wü üüs üüs üüsen
2nd i juu juu juuen
3rd ja 's jam 's jaar jaaren
  • The reduced forms with an apostrophe are enclitic; they immediately follow verbs or conjunctions. Dü is deleted altogether in such contexts.
  • Et is not enclitic and can stand in any unstressed position; the full subject form hat is now rarely used. In reflexive use, only full object forms occur.
  • The dual forms are dated, but not obsolete as in other dialects.
  • Independent possessives are distinguished from attributive ones only with plural referents.

Polabian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *do.

Pronunciation

Preposition

dü (with genitive)

  1. up to, until

Tat

Etymology

Cognate with Persian دو (do).

Numeral

dü

  1. two

Volapük

Preposition

dü

  1. during
    • 1937, “‚Johann Martin Schleyer’”, in Volapükagased pro Nedänapükans, page 34:
      Dü lif vobafulik oka ekanom tuvön timi ad studön pükis e dialegis 88 difikis, ed ad pläyön degtelati musigömas.
      During his working life, he managed to find the time to study 88 different languages and dialects, and to play twelve musical instruments.

Waigali

Waigali cardinal numbers
 <  1 2 3  > 
    Cardinal : dü

Etymology

From Proto-Nuristani *dū, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dwáH, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdy/

Numeral

dü (Nisheigram)[1]

  1. two

References

  1. ^ Strand, Richard F. (2016) “dü”, in Nûristânî Etymological Lexicon‎[2]
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