gu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gu"

English

Noun

gu

  1. Alternative spelling of gue

Anagrams

Ambulas

Noun

gu

  1. water

References

  • Patricia R. Wilson, Ambulas Grammar (1980)

Basque

Pronoun

gu

  1. we

Dena'ina

Adverb

gu

  1. here

Determiner

gu

  1. this

Iatmul

Noun

gu

  1. water
  2. any liquid

Derived terms

  • nyigi gu (“beer”, literally “bitter water”)

References

  • Gerd Jendraschek, in Future Times, Future Tenses, edited by Philippe De Brabanter, Mikhail Kissine, Saghie Sharifzadeh

Isthmus Zapotec

Noun

gu

  1. sweet potato

Japanese

Romanization

gu

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ぐ
  2. Rōmaji transcription of グ

Manambu

Noun

gu

  1. water or any other liquid (beer, wine, petrol)

References

  • Alexandra Aikhenvald, The Manambu Language of East Sepik, Papua New Guinea (2010, →ISBN

Mandarin

Romanization

gu

  1. Nonstandard spelling of gū.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of gú.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of gǔ.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of gù.

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.

Middle English

Pronoun

gu

  1. Alternative form of yow

References

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ku/

Particle

gu

  1. Makes an adverb when placed in front of an adjective
    Tha mi gu math.
    I am (doing) well.

Usage notes

  • Before vowels the form gu h- is used.

Preposition

gu

  1. till, until
    Fanaidh mi gu ochd uairean.
    I’ll wait until eight o’clock.
  2. to
    Chuir mi litir gu mo phàrantan.
    I sent a letter to my parents.

Usage notes

  • Before the definite article takes the form chun and is followed by the genitive instead of the dative.
    Is toil leis a bhith a' dol gu partaidhean.
    He likes going to parties.
    A bheil thu tighinn chun a' phartaidh?
    Are you coming to the party?

Alternative forms

Derived terms

  • The following prepositional pronouns:
Person Number Prepositional pronoun Prepositional pronoun (emphatic)
Singular 1st thugam thugamsa
2nd thugad thugadsa
3rd m thuige thuigesan
3rd f thuice thuicese
Plural 1st thugainn thugainne
2nd thugaibh thugaibhse
3rd thuca thucasan

Conjunction

gu

  1. that; used with the dependent form of a verb to introduce a subordinate clause.
    Tha mi a’ smaoineachadh gu bheil clann aca.
    I think that they have children.

Usage notes

  • If the clause is negated, gu is replaced with nach.

Vietnamese

Etymology

From French goût.

Pronunciation

Noun

gu

  1. (colloquial) taste, set of preferences

Derived terms

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