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Translingual
Letter
у (upper case У)
- A letter of the Cyrillic script, called u.
Gallery
- Regular.
- Italics.
- Handwritten.
Abaza
Letter
у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)
- The forty-seventh letter of the Abaza alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
See also
- (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гв гв, Гъ гъ, Гъв гъв, Гъь гъь, Гь гь, Гӏ гӏ, Гӏв гӏв, Д д, Дж дж, Джв джв, Джь джь, Дз дз, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, Жв жв, Жь жь, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Кв кв, Къ къ, Къв къв, Къь къь, Кь кь, Кӏ кӏ, Кӏв кӏв, Кӏь кӏь, Л л, Ль ль, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тл тл, Тш тш, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Хв хв, Хъ хъ, Хъв хъв, Хь хь, Хӏ хӏ, Хӏв хӏв, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чв чв, Чӏ чӏ, Чӏв чӏв, Ш ш, Шв шв, Шӏ шӏ, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я
Abkhaz
Letter
у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)
- The forty-first letter of the Abkhaz alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
See also
- (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гь гь, Гә гә, Ӷ ӷ, Ӷь ӷь, Ӷә ӷә, Д д, Дә дә, Е е, Ж ж, Жь жь, Жә жә, З з, Ӡ ӡ, Ӡә ӡә, И и, К к, Кь кь, Кә кә, Қ қ, Қь қь, Қә қә, Ҟ ҟ, Ҟь ҟь, Ҟә ҟә, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Ԥ ԥ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тә тә, Ҭ ҭ, Ҭә ҭә, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Хь хь, Хә хә, Ҳ ҳ, Ҳә ҳә, Ц ц, Цә цә, Ҵ ҵ, Ҵә ҵә, Ч ч, Ҷ ҷ, Ҽ ҽ, Ҿ ҿ, Ш ш, Шь шь, Шә шә, Ы ы, Ҩ ҩ, Џ џ, Џь џь, Ь ь, Ә ә
Adyghe
Letter
у • (wu) (lower case, upper case У)
- The forty-first letter of the Adyghe alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
See also
- (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гу гу, Гъ гъ, Гъу гъу, Д д, Дж дж, Дз дз, Дзу дзу, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, Жъ жъ, Жъу жъу, Жь жь, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Ку ку, Къ къ, Къу къу, Кӏ кӏ, Кӏу кӏу, Л л, Лъ лъ, Лӏ лӏ, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пӏ пӏ, Пӏу пӏу, Р р, С с, Т т, Тӏ тӏ, Тӏу тӏу, У у, Ф ф, Х х, Хъ хъ, Хъу хъу, Хь хь, Ц ц, Цу цу, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чӏ чӏ, Чъ чъ, Ш ш, Шъ шъ, Шъу шъу, Шӏ шӏ, Шӏу шӏу, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я, ӏ ӏ, ӏу ӏу
Aghul
Letter
у (u) (lower case, upper case У)
- The thirty-third letter of the Aghul alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
See also
- (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Гъ гъ, Гь гь, Гӏ гӏ, Д д, Дж дж, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Кк кк, Къ къ, Кь кь, Кӏ кӏ, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пп пп, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тт тт, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Уь уь, Ф ф, Х х, Хъ хъ, Хь хь, Хӏ хӏ, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Чч чч, Чӏ чӏ, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, ӏ ӏ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я
Alutor
Letter
у (transliteration needed) (lower case, upper case У)
- The twenty-seventh letter of the Alutor alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
See also
Archi
Letter
у (u) (lower case, upper case У)
- The sixty-seventh letter of the Archi alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
See also
- (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Аа аа, Аӏ аӏ, Ааӏ ааӏ, Ы ы, Б б, В в, Г г, Гв гв, Гь гь, Гъ гъ, Гъв гъв, Гъӏ гъӏ, Гъӏв гъӏв, Гӏ гӏ, Д д, Е е, Ее ее, Еӏ еӏ, Ж ж, Жв жв, З з, Зв зв, И и, Ии ии, Иӏ иӏ, Й й, К к, Кк кк, Кв кв, Ккв ккв, Кӏ кӏ, Кӏв кӏв, Къ къ, Къв къв, Ккъ ккъ, Къӏ къӏ, Ккъӏ ккъӏ, Къӏв къӏв, Ккъӏв ккъӏв, Кь кь, Кьв кьв, Л л, Лъ лъ, Ллъ ллъ, Лъв лъв, Ллъв ллъв, Лӏ лӏ, Лӏв лӏв, М м, Н н, О о, Оо оо, Оӏ оӏ, Ооӏ ооӏ, П п, Пп пп, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Сс сс, Св св, Т т, Тт тт, Тӏ тӏ, Тв тв, У у, Уу уу, Уӏ уӏ, Х х, Хх хх, Хв хв, Ххв ххв, Хӏ хӏ, Хьӏ хьӏ, Ххьӏ ххьӏ, Хьӏв хьӏв, Ххьӏв ххьӏв, Хъ хъ, Хъв хъв, Хъӏ хъӏ, Хъӏв хъӏв, Ц ц, Цв цв, Цӏ цӏ, Ццӏ ццӏ, Ч ч, Чв чв, Чӏ чӏ, Чӏв чӏв, Ш ш, Щ щ, Шв шв, Щв щв, Э э, Ээ ээ, Эӏ эӏ
Avar
Letter
у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)
- The twenty-ninth letter of the Avar alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
See also
Azerbaijani
Letter
у (lower case, upper case У)
- The twenty-fifth letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
See also
Bashkir
Pronunciation
Letter
у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)
- The twenty-seventh letter of the Bashkir alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
See also
Belarusian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Letter
у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)
- The twenty-first letter of the Belarusian alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
See also
Etymology 2
From Old Belarusian въ (v), from Old East Slavic въ (vŭ), from Proto-Slavic *vъ(n).
Pronunciation
Preposition
у • (u)
- in (+ locative case)
- to, into (+ accusative case)
Usage notes
Alternative forms
- ў (ŭ) (after vowels)
- ва (va) (when the next word starts in ў; also before мне)
- ува (uva) (before мне, ўсіх, ўсім; according to the Taraškievica standard, may be used before any word starting with ў and is mandatory before мне, ўсё, ўсіх, ўсім, ўсенькім)
- ўва (ŭva) (according to the Taraškievica standard, is used after vowels before мне, ўсё, ўсіх, ўсім, ўсенькім)
Etymology 3
From Old Belarusian у (u), from Old East Slavic у (u), from Proto-Slavic *u.
Preposition
у • (u)
- at, by, near, in the possession of (+ genitive case)
Usage notes
Bulgarian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Letter
у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)
- The twentieth letter of the Bulgarian alphabet, called у (u), and written in the Cyrillic script.
See also
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *u.
Pronunciation
Preposition
у • (u)
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Interjection
у • (u)
Anagrams
- у- (u-)
Buryat
Letter
у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)
- The twenty-second letter of the Buryat alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
See also
Chechen
Etymology 1
Letter
у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)
- The twenty-ninth letter of the Chechen alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
See also
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Nakh *u.
Pronunciation
Noun
у • (u) class dd
References
- Nichols, Johanna, Vagapov, Arbi (2004) “у”, in Chechen–English and English–Chechen Dictionary, London and New York: RoutledgeCurzon, page 210
Chukchi
Letter
у (transliteration needed) (lower case, upper case У)
- The twenty-fourth letter of the Chukchi alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
See also
Chuvash
Letter
у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)
- The twenty-fourth letter of the Chuvash alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
See also
Crimean Tatar
Letter
у (transliteration needed) (lower case, upper case У)
- The twenty-fourth letter of the Crimean Tatar alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
See also
Dargwa
Letter
у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)
- The twenty-ninth letter of the Dargwa alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
See also
Dungan
Letter
у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)
- The twenty-fourth letter of the Dungan alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
See also
Eastern Mari
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Uralic *wuďe.
Adjective
Derived terms
nouns
- у вате (u vate)
- У ий (U ij)
- у пале шочмаш (u paĺe šočmaš)
- у тылзе (u tylze)
- у экономике политике (u ekonomike poĺitike)
Etymology 2
Interjection
у • (u)
- oh!
- у, чылт ӧрмаш
- u, čylt örmaš
- oh, what a surprise
Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Letter
у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)
- The twenty-third letter of the Eastern Mari alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
See also
References
- J. Bradley et al. (2023) “у”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna
Even
Letter
у (u) (lower case, upper case У)
- The twenty-fourth letter of the Even alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
See also
Evenki
Letter
у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)
- The twenty-second letter of the Evenki alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
See also
Ingush
Etymology 1
Letter
у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)
- The twenty-eighth letter of the Ingush alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
See also
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Nakh *u.
Pronunciation
Noun
References
- Malʹsagov, Zaurbek K. (1963) Грамматика ингушского языка [Grammar of the Ingush language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Grozny: Chechen-Ingush book publishing house, page 135
Itelmen
Letter
у (transliteration needed) (lower case, upper case У)
- The thirty-second letter of the Itelmen alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
See also
Kabardian
Letter
у • (wu) (lower case, upper case У)
- The thirty-ninth letter of the Kabardian alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
See also
- (Cyrillic-script letters) А а, Э э, Б б, В в, Г г, Гу гу, Гъ гъ, Гъу гъу, Д д, Дж дж, Дз дз, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, Жь жь, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Ку ку, Кӏ кӏ, Кӏу кӏу, Къ къ, Къу къу, Кхъ кхъ, Кхъу кхъу, Л л, Лъ лъ, Лӏ лӏ, М м, Н н, О о, П п, Пӏ пӏ, Р р, С с, Т т, Тӏ тӏ, У у, Ф ф, Фӏ фӏ, Х х, Ху ху, Хь хь, Хъ хъ, Хъу хъу, Ц ц, Цӏ цӏ, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Щӏ щӏ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Ю ю, Я я, ӏ ӏ, ӏу ӏу
Kalmyk
Letter
у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)
- The twenty-sixth letter of the Kalmyk alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
See also
Kazakh
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Letter
у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)
- The twenty-sixth letter of the Kazakh alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
See also
Etymology 2
From Proto-Turkic *āgu (“poison”).
Cognate with Old Uyghur [script needed] (ağu, “poison”); Bashkir ағыу (ağıw), Tatar агу (ağu), Uzbek og'i, Turkish ağı, Turkmen awy (“poison, toxin”).
Pronunciation
Noun
у • (u)
Declension
Derived terms
- улау (ulau)
Khakas
Letter
у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)
- The twenty-fifth letter of the Khakas alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
See also
Kumyk
Letter
у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)
- The twenty-sixth letter of the Kumyk alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
See also
Kyrgyz
Letter
у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)
- The twenty-third letter of the Kyrgyz alphabet, called у (u), and written in the Cyrillic script.
See also
Lezgi
Letter
у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)
- The twenty-eighth letter of the Lezgi alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
See also
Macedonian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Letter
у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)
- The twenty-fifth letter of the Macedonian alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
See also
Etymology 2
From Proto-Slavic *u.
Pronunciation
Preposition
у • (u)
Etymology 3
From Proto-Slavic *vъ(n).
Pronunciation
Preposition
у • (u)
- (dialectal) in
- О́дам у поне́делник. ― Ódam u ponédelnik. ― I'm going in Monday.
Etymology 4
Pronunciation
Interjection
у • (u)
References
- “у” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu
Mongolian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʊ/
- Syllabification: у (1 syllable)
Letter
у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)
- The twenty-second letter of the Mongolian alphabet, called у (u), and written in the Cyrillic script.
Noun
у • (u)
- The name of the Cyrillic script letter У / у.
See also
- (Cyrillic-script letters) үсэг; А а, Б б, В в, Г г, Д д, Е е, Ё ё, Ж ж, З з, И и, Й й, К к, Л л, М м, Н н, О о, Ө ө, П п, Р р, С с, Т т, У у, Ү ү, Ф ф, Х х, Ц ц, Ч ч, Ш ш, Щ щ, Ъ ъ, Ы ы, Ь ь, Э э, Ю ю, Я я
- Cyrillic script letter names: үсгүүд (üsgüüd): а (a) · бэ (be) · вэ (ve) · гэ (ge) · дэ (de) · е (je) · ё (jo) · жэ (že) · зэ (ze) · и (i) · хагас и (xagas i) · ка (ka) · эл (el) · эм (em) · эн (en) · о (o) · ө (ö) · пэ (pe) · эр (er) · эс (es) · тэ (te) · у (u) · ү (ü) · эф (ef) · ха (xa) · цэ (ce) · чэ (če) · ша (ša) · ща (šča) · хатуугийн тэмдэг (xatuugiin temdeg) · урт ы (urt y) · зөөлний тэмдэг (zöölnii temdeg) · э (e) · ю (jü) · я (ja) [edit]
Nivkh
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Letter
у (u) (lower case, upper case У)
- The thirty-first letter of the Nivkh alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
See also
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Verb
у (u)
- (East Sakhalin) scraper (for scraping hides and planing wood)
- (please add the primary text of this usage example) ― ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Northern Mansi
Letter
у (u) (lower case, upper case У)
- The twenty-seventh letter of the Northern Mansi alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
See also
Old East Slavic
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *u. Cognates include Old Church Slavonic оу (u) and Old Polish u.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: у
Preposition
у (u) (+ genitive)
- at, by
- away from
- in the possession of
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Proto-Slavic *(j)u.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: у
Adverb
у (u)
Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: у
Interjection
у (u)
- alas!
Etymology 4
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: у
Preposition
у (u)
- Alternative form of въ (vŭ, “inside”) [with locative]
- Alternative form of въ (vŭ, “into”) [with accusative]
References
- Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1912) “ꙋ”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments] (in Russian), volume 3 (Р – Ꙗ и дополненія), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 1107
Old Novgorodian
Letter
у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)
- Alternative form of оу (u): A letter of the Old Novgorodian alphabet, written in the Old Cyrillic script.
- c. 1025‒1050, Берестяная грамота № 591 [Birchbark letter no. 591], Novgorod:
- а б в г д е ж ꙃ ꙁ [м] л н о п р с т оу ф х ц ч ш ъ ѣ ѫ ѭ у ѧ
- a b v g d je ž dz z [m] l n o p r s t u f x ć ć š ŭ jě ǫ jǫ u ję
- c. 1180‒1200, Берестяная грамота № 460 [Birchbark letter no. 460], Novgorod:
- а б в г д е ж ꙅ ꙁ и ї к л м н о п р с т уо ѳ х ѡ ц ч ш щ ъ ѣ ѫ ю у ѧ
- a b v g d je ž dz z i i k l m n o p r s t u θ x o ć ć š ść ŭ jě ǫ ju u ję
- c. 1240‒1260, Onfim, Берестяная грамота № 201 [Birchbark letter no. 201], Novgorod:
- а б : в г : д е : ж ꙅ : ꙁ и : і к : л м : н о : п р : с т : у ѳ х ѿ : ц ч : ш щ : ъ ꙑ : ь ѣ : ꙋ ю : ѫ ѧ : …
- a b : v g : d je : ž dz : z i : i k : l m : n o : p r : s t : u θ x otŭ : ć ć : š ść : ŭ y : ĭ jě : u ju : ǫ ję : …
- c. 1340‒1360, Берестяная грамота № Ст. Р. 25 [Birchbark letter no. St. R. 25], Staraya Russa:
- а б в г … н о - - - т у ѳ х [ѿ] … [ъ] - [ь] ѣ ѫ - …
- a b v g … n o - - - t u θ x [otŭ] … [ŭ] - [ĭ] jě ǫ - …
- c. 1360‒1380, Берестяная грамота № 576 [Birchbark letter no. 576], Novgorod:
- + а б в г д е ж ꙅ ꙁ и і к л м н о п р с т у ф х
- + a b v g d je ž dz z i i k l m n o p r s t u f x
- c. 1380‒1400, Берестяная грамота № Ст. Р. 24 [Birchbark letter no. St. R. 24], Staraya Russa:
- а б в г д е ж [ꙅ] ꙁ и і к л м н о п р с т у ф х [ѿ] ѡ ц ч ш щ ъ ꙑ ь ѣ ѧ
- a b v g d je ž [dz] z i i k l m n o p r s t u f x [otŭ] o ć ć š ść ŭ y ĭ jě ję
Orok
Letter
у (u) (lower case, upper case У)
- The twenty-seventh letter of the Orok alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
See also
Ossetian
Pronunciation
Letter
у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)
- The twenty-eighth letter of the Ossetian alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
See also
Pannonian Rusyn
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Letter
у (u) (lower case, upper case У)
- The twenty-third letter of the Pannonian Rusyn alphabet, called у (u), and written in the Cyrillic script.
See also
Etymology 2
Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *vъ(n). Early usage probably influenced by Carpathian Rusyn у (u), while modern usage influenced by Serbo-Croatian у / u. Largely displaced в (v).
Preposition
у (u)
Usage notes
Related terms
prefixes
- у- (u-)
Etymology 3
Inherited from Old Slovak u, from Proto-Slavic *u.
Preposition
у (u)
References
- Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “у”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
- Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “in”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 145
Romanian
Letter
у (u) (lower case, upper case У)
- The twenty-first letter of the Moldovan alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
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Russian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Letter
у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)
- The twenty-first letter of the Russian alphabet, called у (u), and written in the Cyrillic script.
Noun
у • (u) n inan (indeclinable)
- The name of the Cyrillic script letter У.
- The name of the Latin-script letter U/[[{{{4}}}#Russian|{{{4}}}]].
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Etymology 2
Noun
у • (u) m inan (indeclinable)
- Wu (language)
Etymology 3
Inherited from Old East Slavic у (u), from Proto-Slavic *u.
Preposition
- at, by, near
- сиде́ть у окна́ ― sidétʹ u okná ― to sit by the window
- жить у мо́ря ― žitʹ u mórja ― to live by the sea
- Оте́ц у сы́на. ― Otéc u sýna. ― The father is at his son’s (house).
- Ско́лько у тебя́ вре́мени? ― Skólʹko u tebjá vrémeni? ― What's the time for you?
- У меня́ всё хорошо́. ― U menjá vsjo xorošó. ― I'm fine. (literally, “Everything's fine with me.”)
- У нас всё получи́лось. ― U nas vsjo polučílosʹ. ― We managed to do it. (literally, “Everything worked out for us.”)
- 1825, Александр Грибоедов [Alexander Griboyedov], “Действие первое. Явление 7”, in Горе от ума; English translation from Elizabeth C. Hulick, transl., Woe from Wit, New York: Columbia University Press, 2020:
- Чуть свет уж на нога́х! и я у ва́ших ног.
- Čutʹ svet už na nogáx! i ja u vášix nog.
- It’s daybreak, and you’re up! I’m at your feet.
- in the possession of (used to express "to have")
- У вас есть каранда́ш? ― U vas jestʹ karandáš? ― Do you have a pencil?
- У меня́ нет карандаша́. ― U menjá net karandašá. ― I don’t have a pencil.
- belonging to (used to denote ownership of body parts or appendages of objects)
- from, of (in some constructions)
- узна́ть у друзе́й ― uznátʹ u druzéj ― to learn from friends
- попроси́ть у кого́-либо проще́ния ― poprosítʹ u kovó-libo proščénija ― to ask forgiveness of someone
- укра́сть у кого́-либо ― ukrástʹ u kovó-libo ― to steal from someone
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Letter
у (lower case, upper case У, Latin spelling u)
- The twenty-fourth letter of the Serbo-Croatian alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
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Etymology 2
From Proto-Slavic *vъ(n).
Preposition
у (Latin spelling u)
- in, at (without change of position, answering the question гдје̏/где̏) [with locative]
- бити у школи ― to be in school
- у ц(иј)елом друштву ― in the whole society
- to, into (with change of position, answering the question ку̀да) [with accusative]
- ићи у школу ― to go to school
- путовати у Америку ― to travel to America
- on, in, at, during (in expressions concerning time) [with accusative]
- у подне ― at noon
- у ср(иј)еду ― on Wednesday
- у зору ― at dawn
- У колико сати? ― At what time?
- in, during (in expressions concerning time) [with locative]
- у једном дану ― in one day
- у младости ― during one's youth
Etymology 3
From Proto-Slavic *u.
Preposition
у (Latin spelling u)
Southern Altai
Letter
у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)
- The twenty-fourth letter of the Southern Altai alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
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Tabasaran
Letter
у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)
- The twenty-ninth letter of the Tabasaran alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
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Tajik
Conjunction
Letter
у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)
- The twenty-fourth letter of the Tajik alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
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Tatar
Letter
у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)
- The twenty-fifth letter of the Tatar alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
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Tundra Nenets
Letter
у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)
- The twenty-second letter of the Tundra Nenets alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
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Tuvan
Letter
у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)
- The twenty-third letter of the Tuvan alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
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Udmurt
Letter
у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)
- The twenty-fifth letter of the Udmurt alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
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Ukrainian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Letter
у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)
- The twenty-fourth letter of the Ukrainian alphabet, called у (u), and written in the Cyrillic script.
See also
Etymology 2
Inherited from Old East Slavic въ (vŭ), from Proto-Slavic *vъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥, zero-grade form of *h₁én.
Preposition
у • (u)
- in, at [with locative] (to express static position/location; the following word starts with a consonant)
- in, into, to [with accusative] (movement to reach a place and go inside it; the following word starts with a consonant)
Alternative forms
- в (followed by a vowel)
Etymology 3
Inherited from Old East Slavic у (u), from Proto-Slavic *u.
Preposition
у • (u)
- at, by, near, in the possession of [with genitive]
Uzbek
Letter
у (u) (lower case, upper case У)
- The twenty-first letter of the Uzbek alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
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Western Mari
Letter
у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)
- The twenty-third letter of the Western Mari alphabet, written in the Cyrillic script.
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Yakut
Letter
у • (u) (lower case, upper case У)
- The twenty-seventh letter of the Yakut alphabet, called у (u), and written in the Cyrillic script.
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