itu
Big Nambas
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /itu/
Verb
itu
- give
- Patu pai ani!
- Give him a yam!.
References
- Big Nambas Grammar Pacific Linguistics - G.J. Fox
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse í tvau (“in two (parts)”), originally a prepositional phrase.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ituː/, [iˈtˢuːˀ]
Adverb
itu
Faroese
Alternative forms
- hitu (Suðuroy)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈiːtu/
- Rhymes: -iːtu
Verb
itu
- first/second/third-person plural past of eita
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *itu (compare Estonian idu), derived from itää;[1] equivalent to itää (“to sprout, germinate”) + -u.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈitu/, [ˈit̪u]
- Rhymes: -itu
- Syllabification(key): i‧tu
- Hyphenation(key): itu
Noun
itu
- sprout (a germinated seed or grain; the first phase of a plant growing from a seed or grain)
- (topology, mathematics) germ
Declension
| Inflection of itu (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | itu | idut | |
| genitive | idun | itujen | |
| partitive | itua | ituja | |
| illative | ituun | ituihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | itu | idut | |
| accusative | nom. | itu | idut |
| gen. | idun | ||
| genitive | idun | itujen | |
| partitive | itua | ituja | |
| inessive | idussa | iduissa | |
| elative | idusta | iduista | |
| illative | ituun | ituihin | |
| adessive | idulla | iduilla | |
| ablative | idulta | iduilta | |
| allative | idulle | iduille | |
| essive | ituna | ituina | |
| translative | iduksi | iduiksi | |
| abessive | idutta | iduitta | |
| instructive | — | iduin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Derived terms
Related terms
References
- ^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN
Further reading
- “itu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023
Anagrams
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay itu, from Proto-Malayic *(i)tu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)tu, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)Cu.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈitu/ [ˈi.t̪u]
- Rhymes: -itu
- Syllabification: i‧tu
Determiner
itu
- that (what is being indicated)
Pronoun
itu
- it (that thing)
Verb
itu
- (copulative) to be
- Apa itu bahasa?
- What is language?
- Tuhan itu nyata.
- God is real.
- Dia itu seorang pekerja keras.
- He is a hard worker.
Usage notes
Together with ini, these can be placed following (in the standard language) or preceding the noun, the latter possibly due to the influence of Malay trade and creole languages of eastern Indonesia.
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Petjo: itoe
Ingrian
Etymology
From ittää (“to sprout”) + -u. Akin to Finnish itu.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈitu/, [ˈitu]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈitu/, [ˈid̥u]
- (Hevaha) IPA(key): /ˈitu/, [ˈid̥u]
- Rhymes: -itu
- Hyphenation: i‧tu
Noun
itu
- synonym of oras
Declension
| Declension of itu (type 4/koivu, t- gradation, gemination) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | itu | iut |
| genitive | iun | ittuin, ituloin |
| partitive | ittua | ituja, ituloja |
| illative | ittuu | ittui, ituloihe |
| inessive | ius | iuis, itulois |
| elative | iust | iuist, ituloist |
| allative | iulle | iuille, ituloille |
| adessive | iul | iuil, ituloil |
| ablative | iult | iuilt, ituloilt |
| translative | iuks | iuiks, ituloiks |
| essive | itunna, ittuun | ituinna, ituloinna, ittuin, ituloin |
| exessive1) | itunt | ituint, ituloint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 44
Kikuyu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /itu/
Noun
itu class 5 (plural matu)
Derived terms
(Nouns)
- matu(-)inĩ
References
- ^ “itu” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 463. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɪ.tuː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈiː.t̪u]
Verb
itū
- ablative supine of eō
Noun
itū
- ablative singular of itus
Malay
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *(i)tu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)tu, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)Cu. Compare Tagalog ito (“this”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /itu/
- Rhymes: -itu, -tu, -u
Determiner
itu (Jawi spelling ايت)
- that (what is being indicated)
Pronoun
itu (Jawi spelling ايت)
- that (that thing)
Derived terms
Sumerian
Romanization
itu
- romanization of 𒌗 (itu)
Swedish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ʉː
Adverb
itu
- into two pieces, apart
See also
Anagrams
Tiruray
Noun
itu
Trió
Noun
itu