fu
See also: Appendix:Variations of "fu"
English
Etymology 2
- Abbreviation
Noun
fu (plural fu)
Translations
Noun
fu (uncountable)
- (informal) kung fu
- 1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 315:
- But the commercial timing was right—fu flicks were everywhere, and David Carradine and Bruce Lee were cult figures.
Etymology 5
Variant of -fu.
References
- “fu”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Chinese
Pronunciation
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfu/*, /ˈfu/
- Rhymes: -u
- Hyphenation: fù
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Further reading
fu in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Lashi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fu/
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /fuː/, [fuː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /fu/, [fuː]
Usage notes
Can take the dative
Related terms
Lithuanian
References
- “fu”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
Mandarin
Romanization
fu
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
Etymology
From Old Frisian fā, which derives from Proto-Germanic *fanhaną. Cognates include West Frisian fange and Mooring North Frisian füünj.
Conjugation
Conjugation of fu
infinitive I | fu | |
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infinitive II | tu fuen | |
past participle | fingen | |
imperative singular | fu | |
imperative plural | fu'm | |
present | past | |
1st-person singular | ik fu | ik fing |
2nd-person singular | dü feist/feest | dü fingst |
3rd-person singular | hi/hat/at feit/fee | hi/hat/at fing |
1st-person dual | wat fu | wat fing |
2nd-person dual | jat fu | jat fing |
1st-person plural | wi fu | wi fing |
2nd-person plural | jam fu | jam fing |
3rd-person plural | jo fu | jo fing |
perfect | pluperfect | |
1st-person singular | ik haa fingen | ik hed fingen |
2nd-person singular | dü heest fingen | dü hedst fingen |
3rd-person singular | hi/hat/at hee fingen | hi/hat/at hed fingen |
1st-person dual | wat haa fingen | wat hed fingen |
2nd-person dual | jat haa fingen | jat hed fingen |
1st-person plural | wi haa fingen | wi hed fingen |
2nd-person plural | jam haa fingen | jam hed fingen |
3rd-person plural | jo haa fingen | jo hed fingen |
future (skel) | future (wel) | |
1st-person singular | ik skal fu | ik wal fu |
2nd-person singular | dü skääl fu | dü wääl fu |
3rd-person singular | hi/hat/at skal fu | hi/hat/at wal fu |
1st-person dual | wat skel fu | wat wel fu |
2nd-person dual | jat skel fu | jat wel fu |
1st-person plural | wi skel fu | wi wel fu |
2nd-person plural | jam skel fu | jam wel fu |
3rd-person plural | jo skel fu | jo wel fu |
Norwegian Nynorsk
Related terms
References
- “fu” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old French
Old Irish
Sicilian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.mu/
- Hyphenation: sè‧mu
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfu/ [ˈfu]
- Rhymes: -u
- Syllabification: fu
Derived terms
Further reading
- “fu”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Sranan Tongo
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
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Declension
Related terms
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /vɨː/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /viː/
West Makian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɸu/
Etymology 2
Possibly related to the above etymology.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɸu/
Yoruba
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fū/
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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