Contionary:u

Knrawi

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Etymology

Inherited.

Pronunciation

⫽ʊ˥⫽

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʊ˥]
  
• (Royal) IPA^(key): [ʊ˥]
  
• (Urban Anajrn) IPA^(key): [ʊ˥]
  
• (Ufhewat) IPA^(key): [u˥]
  
• (Zjiiama) IPA^(key): [u˥]

Noun

u

1. family

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Declension

u inflection

	sg				pl/indef
	sgv		ptv		sgv		ptv
		gen		gen		gen		gen
nom/dat	uǵ	uĝ	urí	urî	ug̀	uĝ*	urì	urî*
acc	u	û	ziu	zîu	ù	û*	zìu	zîu*
loc	sg uǵ	sĝ uĝ	sr urí	sr̂ urî	sg̀ ug̀	sĝ uĝ*	sr̀ urì	sr̂ urî*
*low falling tone in some regions

Descendants

• Central Isles Creole: u

Central Isles Creole

Etymology

From Knrawi u

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʊ˥]

Noun

u h

1. family

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Derived terms

• ʃeɣìl looðì u

Scots Norse

Etymology

From Old Norse um, from Proto-Germanic *umbi.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): /ɤ/
• (Uist) IPA^(key): /ɔ/, /ə/

Preposition

u (triggers nasal mutation)

1. about, concerning
2. (before a noun) of, 's

   Synonym: at

   fòedh u nhioerrt

   deer fodder (lit. "fodder of deers")

3. over, across, along
4. during, at a point in time
5. (with vèr)
   1. (after a present participle) indicates the continuative; still

      arr ètann h-u nha

      he's still eating

   2. (after a past participle) indicates the perfect; after

      arr ètadh h-u nha

      he has eaten

Usage Notes

In meanings 2 and 5 it is often affixed, acting similarly to a possessed suffix in meaning 2 (eg. attatching to the possessed noun, not the possessor).

Inflection

Inflection of u

	1st	2nd	3rd
singular	uemᶫ	umhᶫ	uemhᶰ
plural	umvat	uemt	umharr

ᶫ: causes aspirate
ᶰ: causes nasal

Mutation

Mutated forms of u

radical	gh-prothesis	n-prothesis	h-prothesis
u	gh-u	n-u	h-u

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scots Norse.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.