ú

Alternative forms

• aú
• ou
• úlu

Etymology

From Latin ubi.

Adverb

ú

1. where

Letter

ú (lower case, upper case Ú)

1. the thirty-fourth letter of the Czech alphabet, after u and before ů, representing a long vowel /uː/. The pronunciation is the same as ů – the use of ů or ú depends of their place in the word

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʉuː/

Letter

ú (upper case Ú)

1. The twenty-fourth letter of the Faroese alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Noun

ú n

1. name of the letter ú

Noun

ú

1. death

References

• R. Blench, Comparative Ogonic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈuː]
• Rhymes: -uː

Interjection

ú

1. (dialectal) oh! ouch! ugh! gee! (expression of pain or being horrified, occasionally expression of surprise)

   Synonyms: juj, hú, hű

Letter

ú (lower case, upper case Ú)

1. The thirty-fifth letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called ú and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) betű; A a, Á á, B b, C c, Cs cs, D d, Dz dz, Dzs dzs, E e, É é, F f, G g, Gy gy, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, Ly ly, M m, N n, Ny ny, O o, Ó ó, Ö ö, Ő ő, P p, R r, S s, Sz sz, T t, Ty ty, U u, Ú ú, Ü ü, Ű ű, V v, Z z, Zs zs. Only in the extended alphabet: Q q W w X x Y y. Commonly used: ch. Also defined: à ë. In surnames (selection): ä aa cz ds eé eö ew oe oó th ts ÿ.

Further reading

• (sound and letter): ú in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
• (interjection): ú in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uː/
• Rhymes: -uː

Letter

ú (upper case Ú)

1. The twenty-fifth letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) bókstafur; A a, Á á, B b, D d, Рð, E e, É é, F f, G g, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ó ó, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ú ú, V v, X x, Y y, Ý ý, Þ þ, Æ æ, Ö ö

Letter

ú (upper case Ú)

1. The letter u with an acute accent, known as ú fada (literally “long u”).

Noun

ú

1. The name of the Latin-script letter u/U.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /u̘/

Letter

ú (upper case Ú)

1. A letter of the Noon alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Letter

ú (lower case, upper case Ú)

1. the letter u with an acute accent
   1. this accent is added to the letter u when it is present in an antepenultimate and stressed syllable
      • 2005, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 132:

        Ela não foi a única a notar.

        She was not the only one to notice.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [uː]

Letter

ú (upper case Ú)

1. The thirty-eighth letter of the Slovak alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) písmeno; A a, Á á, Ä ä, B b, C c, Č č, D d, Ď ď, Dz dz, Dž dž, E e, É é, F f, G g, H h, Ch ch, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, Ĺ ĺ, Ľ ľ, M m, N n, Ň ň, O o, Ó ó, Ô ô, P p, Q q, R r, Ŕ ŕ, S s, Š š, T t, Ť ť, U u, Ú ú, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Ý ý, Z z, Ž ž

Conjunction

ú

1. Obsolete spelling of u.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʊ́/

Letter

ú (upper case Ú)

1. A letter of the Tlingit alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔu˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔʊw˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔʊw˦˥]

Adjective

ú • (𥻼)

1. (colloquial) fat

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɨ̞/
• (phoneme): (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɪ/

Letter

ú (upper case Ú)

1. The letter U, marked for its short pronunciation when in a stressed final syllable of a polysyllabic word.