avu

See also: āvu, avù, and avû

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Avukaya.

Symbol

avu

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Avokaya.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Avokaya terms

Breton

Etymology

From Middle Breton auu, from Proto-Brythonic *aβʉ, from Proto-Celtic *awV-. Cognate with Welsh afu, Cornish avi, Middle Irish áe.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑːvy/

Noun

avu m (plural avuoù)

  1. liver

Estonian

Noun

avu

  1. partitive plural of ava

Ewe

Alternative forms

  • avũ (archaic, dialectal)

Etymology

From Proto-Gbe *avṹ.[1] Cognates include Fon avǔn, Gun avun, Saxwe Gbe ovùn and Adja avu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.vǔ/, [à.v͈ǔ]

Noun

àvǔ (definite singular àvǔ lá or àvǔá, plural àvǔwó, definite plural àvǔáwó)

  1. dog (mammal)
  2. (derogatory) dog, cur, scoundrel (detestable person)
  3. kapok from the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra)

Derived terms

  • avudzɔ (“dog license”)
  • avugbɔ̃e (“wild goat”, literally “dog goat”)
  • avukpo (“kennel, doghouse”)
  • avulã (“dog meat”)
  • avunɔ (“female dog, bitch”)
  • avutsi (“water for dogs”, literally “dog water”)
  • avutsu (“male dog”)
  • avutsu kple avunɔ (“Canis Major and Minor”)
  • avuxɔ (“kennel, doghouse”)
  • tɔvu (“seal, sea lion”, literally “river dog”)

References

  1. ^ Capo, Hounkpati B.C. (1991), A Comparative Phonology of Gbe (Publications in African Languages and Linguistics; 14), Berlin/New York; Garome, Benin: Foris Publications & Labo Gbe (Int), page 214
  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1905), “avu”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[1] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section I, pages 536-7
  • Westermann, Dietrich Verfasser (1906), “avu”, in Wörterbuch der Ewe-Sprache [Dictionary of the Ewe language]‎[2] (in German), Berlin: Dietrich Reimer, section II, pages 92, 99, 159
  • Jim-Fugar, Dr. M.K.N.; Jim-Fugar, Nicholine (2017), “avu”, in Nuseline's Ewe-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Togo: Independently published, →ISBN, page 30

Finnish

Etymology

auvo +‎ -u

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑʋu/, [ˈɑ̝ʋu]
  • Rhymes: -ɑʋu
  • Syllabification(key): a‧vu
  • Hyphenation(key): avu

Noun

avu

  1. virtue, commodity (something useful or valuable)

Declension

Inflection of avu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative avu avut
genitive avun avujen
partitive avua avuja
illative avuun avuihin
singular plural
nominative avu avut
accusative nom. avu avut
gen. avun
genitive avun avujen
partitive avua avuja
inessive avussa avuissa
elative avusta avuista
illative avuun avuihin
adessive avulla avuilla
ablative avulta avuilta
allative avulle avuille
essive avuna avuina
translative avuksi avuiksi
abessive avutta avuitta
instructive — avuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of avu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative avuni avuni
accusative nom. avuni avuni
gen. avuni
genitive avuni avujeni
partitive avuani avujani
inessive avussani avuissani
elative avustani avuistani
illative avuuni avuihini
adessive avullani avuillani
ablative avultani avuiltani
allative avulleni avuilleni
essive avunani avuinani
translative avukseni avuikseni
abessive avuttani avuittani
instructive — —
comitative — avuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative avusi avusi
accusative nom. avusi avusi
gen. avusi
genitive avusi avujesi
partitive avuasi avujasi
inessive avussasi avuissasi
elative avustasi avuistasi
illative avuusi avuihisi
adessive avullasi avuillasi
ablative avultasi avuiltasi
allative avullesi avuillesi
essive avunasi avuinasi
translative avuksesi avuiksesi
abessive avuttasi avuittasi
instructive — —
comitative — avuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative avumme avumme
accusative nom. avumme avumme
gen. avumme
genitive avumme avujemme
partitive avuamme avujamme
inessive avussamme avuissamme
elative avustamme avuistamme
illative avuumme avuihimme
adessive avullamme avuillamme
ablative avultamme avuiltamme
allative avullemme avuillemme
essive avunamme avuinamme
translative avuksemme avuiksemme
abessive avuttamme avuittamme
instructive — —
comitative — avuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative avunne avunne
accusative nom. avunne avunne
gen. avunne
genitive avunne avujenne
partitive avuanne avujanne
inessive avussanne avuissanne
elative avustanne avuistanne
illative avuunne avuihinne
adessive avullanne avuillanne
ablative avultanne avuiltanne
allative avullenne avuillenne
essive avunanne avuinanne
translative avuksenne avuiksenne
abessive avuttanne avuittanne
instructive — —
comitative — avuinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative avunsa avunsa
accusative nom. avunsa avunsa
gen. avunsa
genitive avunsa avujensa
partitive avuaan
avuansa 		avujaan
avujansa
inessive avussaan
avussansa 		avuissaan
avuissansa
elative avustaan
avustansa 		avuistaan
avuistansa
illative avuunsa avuihinsa
adessive avullaan
avullansa 		avuillaan
avuillansa
ablative avultaan
avultansa 		avuiltaan
avuiltansa
allative avulleen
avullensa 		avuilleen
avuillensa
essive avunaan
avunansa 		avuinaan
avuinansa
translative avukseen
avuksensa 		avuikseen
avuiksensa
abessive avuttaan
avuttansa 		avuittaan
avuittansa
instructive — —
comitative — avuineen
avuinensa

Further reading

Anagrams

Ibanag

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *qabu (cf. Tagalog abo), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabu.

Noun

avú

  1. ash

Romanian

Verb

avu

  1. third-person singular simple perfect indicative of avea

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *havu.

Pronunciation

  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈɑvu/, [ˈɑvu]
  • Rhymes: -ɑvu
  • Hyphenation: a‧vu

Noun

avu

  1. sprig of a coniferous tree
  2. broom made from a branch or sprig of a coniferous tree

Inflection

Declension of avu (type II/võrkko, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative avu avud
genitive avu avujõ, avui
partitive avvua avuitõ, avui
illative avvusõ, avvu avuisõ
inessive avuz avuiz
elative avussõ avuissõ
allative avulõ avuilõ
adessive avullõ avuillõ
ablative avultõ avuiltõ
translative avussi avuissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive.
***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

  • Hallap, V.; Adler, E.; Grünberg, S.; Leppik, M. (2012), “avu”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn

Western Bukidnon Manobo

Etymology

From abu.

Noun

avu

  1. fireplace
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