plu

See also: PLU and plu-

Dutch

Etymology

Clipping of paraplu.

Pronunciation
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Noun

plu m (plural plu's, diminutive pluutje n)

  1. (colloquial) umbrella, brolly

Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin plūs. Doublet of pli and plus.

Pronunciation
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  • IPA(key): [plu]
  • Hyphenation: plu

Adverb

plu

  1. further, longer, more

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ply/
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Participle

plu (feminine plue, masculine plural plus, feminine plural plues)

  1. past participle of pleuvoir

Participle

plu (feminine plue, masculine plural plus, feminine plural plues)

  1. past participle of plaire

Ido

Etymology

Borrowing from French plus and Italian più. Compare Esperanto pli and false friend Esperanto plu.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /plu/

Adverb

plu

  1. (of comparison) more, further
    Antonym: min
    Lu plu multe ocias kam laboras. ― He is more often idle than working.
    • 2014, Brian E. Drake, Sencesa bruiso, page 36:
      Mielo kaptas plu multa mushi kam vinagro.
      Honey catches more flies than vinegar.

Derived terms

Ladin

Etymology

comparative degree of truep. From Latin plūs.

Adjective

plu

  1. more

See also

Volapük

Etymology

From French plus or Latin plus.

Adverb

plu

  1. more

Welsh
Pluen
Pluen

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Welsh pluf, from Proto-Brythonic *plʉβ̃, a borrowing from Latin plūma (“feather”). Cognate with Cornish pluv, Breton pluñv.

Pronunciation

Noun

plu f (collective, singulative pluen or plufen)

  1. feathers
  2. (fishing) flies

Derived terms
  • mân blu (soft feathers, down)
  • plu eira (snowflakes)
  • plu pysgota (fishing flies)
  • pluo (pluck)
  • pluog (feathered)
  • plu'r gweinydd (common cottongrass, Erophorum angustifolium)
  • prif bluen (primary feather)
  • pwysau plu (feather weight)
  • pwyth pluen (feather stitch)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
plu blu mhlu phlu
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “plu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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