cu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cu"

Allentiac

Pronoun

cu

  1. I, first-person singular

Reference

  • Discovery of a Fragment of the Printed Copy of the Work on the Language of the Millcayac Indians (1913)
  • Willem F. H. Adelaar, The Languages of the Andes (2004), citing Luis de Valdiva's work

Aromanian

Etymology

From Latin cum. Compare Daco-Romanian cu.

Preposition

cu

  1. with

Catalan

Pronunciation

Noun

cu f (plural cus)

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter Q/q.

French

Noun

cu m (plural cus)

  1. Alternative spelling of ku

Galician

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese cuu, from Latin culus (“ass”).

Pronunciation

Noun

cu m (plural cus)

  1. (vulgar, slang, anatomy) ass, arse, booty, rear, behind, butt, buttocks
  2. (vulgar, slang, anatomy) anus
Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

cu m

  1. (name of the letter q): Misspelling of que.

Italian

Etymology

From Latin kū (the name of the letter Q).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ku/
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Stress: cù
  • Hyphenation: cu

Noun

cu m, f (invariable)

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter Q/q.; cue

See also

Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡su]

Verb

cu

  1. first-person singular present of kśěś

Mandarin

Romanization

cu

  1. Nonstandard spelling of cū.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of cú.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of cǔ.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of cù.

Usage notes

  • English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Millcayac

Pronoun

cu

  1. I, first-person singular

Reference

  • Discovery of a Fragment of the Printed Copy of the Work on the Language of the Millcayac Indians (1913)

Neapolitan

Etymology

From Latin cum (“with”).

Preposition

cu

  1. with

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kūz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷōus. Compare Old Frisian kū, Old Saxon kō, Old High German and Old Dutch kuo, Old Norse kýr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kuː/

Noun

cū f (nominative plural cȳ)

  1. cow
    An cu wearþ gebroht to ðam temple.
    A cow was brought to the temple.

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese cuu, from Latin culus, from Proto-Indo-European *kuH-l-. Compare French cul and Spanish culo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈku/
  • Rhymes: -u

Noun

cu m (plural cus)

  1. (Brazil, vulgar) arsehole or asshole (anus)
  2. (Portugal, vulgar) ass, arse, butt
  3. (Brazil, vulgar) anything or anyone annoying, boring or somewhat bad

Derived terms

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin cum, from Proto-Italic *kom, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“next to, at, with, along”).

Pronunciation

Preposition

cu (+accusative)

  1. with
    Vreau să vin cu tine. ― I want to come with you.
  2. with (in the instrumental sense)
    Vin cu bicicleta. ― I come by bicycle.
    Lovesc o oglindă cu un ciocan. ― I hit a mirror with a hammer.

Romansch

Alternative forms

  • (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) che
  • (Sutsilvan) ca
  • (Surmiran) tgi
  • (Vallader) co

Etymology

From Latin quod.

Conjunction

cu

  1. (Puter) than

Sicilian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Latin cum.

Preposition

cu

  1. with

Etymology 2

From Latin quis.

Adverb

cu

  1. who, whom
Derived terms
  • cuegghiè

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ku/
    • (file)
    • Rhymes: -u

Noun

cu f (plural cus or cúes)

  1. Name of the letter q.

Further reading

Tarantino

Etymology

From Latin cum.

Preposition

cu

  1. with

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *t-kuː (“dove”).

Noun

(classifier con) cu (鴝)

  1. dove; pigeon (especially the wild ones)

Interjection

cu (鴝)

  1. (onomatopoeia) coo

Etymology 2

Noun

(classifier con) cu

  1. (anatomy, informal) penis; cock; prick
Synonyms

Noun

cu (俱)

  1. (colloquial) boy
    Thằng cu đó quậy thật.
    He's a mischievous boy.
    "Cu Tí ơi!"
    "Hey, Ti-boy!"
    "Ê cu! Lại đây biểu!"
    "Hey boy! Come here!"

Welsh

Pronunciation

Adjective

cu (feminine singular cu, plural cu)

  1. dear, beloved

Synonyms

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
cu gu nghu chu
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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