egu

Akkadian

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

Noun

egu m (Standard Babylonian, Lexical)

  1. a thorny plant, probably a kind of camelthorn

Alternative forms

  • igu, egû, agû
Cuneiform spellings
Phonetic
  • 𒂊𒄖𒌋 (e-gu-u)
  • 𒀀𒄖𒌋 (a-gu-u)
  • 𒂊𒄖 (e-gu)
  • 𒄿𒄀 (i-gi)

Descendants

  • Aramaic: חָגָּה (ḥāggā), ܚܵܓܵܐ (ḥāgā), ܚܲܓܵܐ (ḥaggā, Alhagi)
    • Arabic: حَاج (ḥāj, Alhagi)

References

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French égout.

Noun

egu n (plural eguuri)

  1. underground sewer

Declension

Declension of egu
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative egu eguul eguuri eguurile
genitive-dative egu eguului eguuri eguurilor
vocative eguule eguurilor

References

  • egu in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN