fu
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English
Etymology 1
Interjection
fu
Etymology 2
- Abbreviation
Noun
fu (plural fus)
Etymology 3
Noun
fu (plural fu)
- A Chinese literary form developed during the times of the Han dynasty that combines prose and poetry, sometimes called rhymed prose.
Translations
Etymology 4
Noun
fu (uncountable)
Etymology 5
Suffix
fu
- Alternative spelling of -fu
- UNIX fu
References
- “fu”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Ama
Pronunciation
Noun
fu
References
- Årsjö, Britten. Words in Ama. 1999.
Chinese
Etymology
From English feel. Possibly influenced by Hong Kong Cantonese feel (fiu1).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: fiū
- Zhuyin: ㄈㄧㄡ
- Tongyong Pinyin: fiou
- Wade–Giles: fiu1
- Yale: fyōu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fiou
- Palladius: фю (fju)
- Sinological IPA (key): /fi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
fu
Italian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Adjective
fu (invariable)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
fu
- third-person singular past historic of essere
Further reading
fu in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Japanese
Romanization
fu
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈfuː/, [ˈfuː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfu/, [ˈfuː]
Interjection
fū
Usage notes
Can take the dative
Related terms
Lithuanian
Interjection
fu
- Clipping of fui.
References
- “fu”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
Mandarin
Romanization
fu
- Nonstandard spelling of fū.
- Nonstandard spelling of fú.
- Nonstandard spelling of fǔ.
- Nonstandard spelling of fù.
Usage notes
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Nalik
Particle
fu
- plural marker on some words
Coordinate terms
- mun (usual plural marker)
Further reading
- Craig Alan Volker, The Nalik Language of New Ireland, Papua New Guinea (1998), page 90
North Frisian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Frisian fā, from Proto-Germanic *fanhaną (“to seize, grasp”). The semantic development in North Frisian may have been influenced by cognate Danish få. The retention of the Germanic stem alternation may also have been reinforced by it. Other cognates include West Frisian fange, Dutch vangen, German fangen (all “to catch”).
Verb
fu
- (Föhr-Amrum) to get, receive, obtain
Conjugation
infinitive I | fu | |
---|---|---|
infinitive II | (tu) fun | |
past participle | fingen | |
imperative singular | fu | |
imperative plural | fu’m | |
present | past | |
1st singular | fu | fing |
2nd singular | feest, feist | fingst |
3rd singular | fee, feit | fing |
plural | fu | fing |
perfect | pluperfect | |
1st singular | haa fingen | hed fingen |
2nd singular | heest fingen | hedst fingen |
3rd singular | hee fingen | hed fingen |
plural | haa fingen | hed fingen |
future (skel) | future (wel) | |
1st singular | skal fu | wal fu |
2nd singular | skääl fu | wääl fu |
3rd singular | skal fu | wal fu |
plural | skel fu | wel fu |
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Noun
fu f (definite singular fua, indefinite plural fuer, definite plural fuene)
- (anatomy, colloquial) ass
Related terms
References
- “fu” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old French
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
fu oblique singular, m (oblique plural fus, nominative singular fus, nominative plural fu)
Descendants
Old Irish
Preposition
fu
- Alternative form of fo
Polish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Interjection
fu
- (colloquial, childish) yuck, ick (expression of disgust)
- (colloquial, childish) no, bad (reprimand of behavior)
Related terms
interjections
Further reading
Romanian
Pronunciation
Verb
fu
- (informal) third-person singular simple perfect indicative of fi
Synonyms
- fuse (formal)
Sicilian
Pronunciation
Verb
fu
- third-person singular past indicative tense of èssiri; (he/she/it) was.
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Interjection
fu
Derived terms
Further reading
- “fu”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
Sranan Tongo
Preposition
fu
Particle
fu
- used for marking the following verb as an infinitive to
- ca. 1765, Pieter van Dyk, Nieuwe en nooit bevoorens geziene Onderwyzinge in het Bastert, of Neeger Engels, zoo als het zelve in de Hollandsze Colonien gebruikt word [New and unprecedented instruction in Bastard or Negro English, as it is used in the Dutch colonies], page 107:
- Baſſia hoe fafi maſtra gi permiſſi fo pree.
- Basya, how are you? Did master give permission to play?
- in order to
Swahili
Pronunciation
Adjective
-fu (declinable)
Declension
Noun class | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
m-wa class(I/II) | mfu | wafu |
m-mi class(III/IV) | mfu | mifu |
ji-ma class(V/VI) | fu | mafu |
ki-vi class(VII/VIII) | kifu | vifu |
n class(IX/X) | fu | fu |
u class(XI) | mfu | see n(X) or ma(VI) class |
pa class(XVI) | pafu | |
ku class(XVII) | kufu | |
mu class(XVIII) | mufu |
Derived terms
Related terms
Vilamovian
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Preposition
fu
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /vɨː/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /viː/
Verb
fu
- Soft mutation of bu.
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
West Makian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
fu
Etymology 2
Possibly related to the above etymology.
Pronunciation
Verb
fu
- (intransitive) to explode
Conjugation
References
Yoruba
Pronunciation
Verb
fu
- to suspect, to have a second thought on a person, to be vigilant
- ará fu mí pe àṣírí ti tú ― I suspect that the secret is out
Usage notes
- Always occurs in construction with ara
Derived terms
- fura (“to suspect”)
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