tuo

See also: tuo-, tuó, tuò, tuô, tuō, tuǒ, and tu'o

Cebuano

Verb

tuo

to believe

Related terms

Noun

tuo

right (not left)

Related terms

wala (left)

Finnish

(index tu)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtuo̯/
Hyphenation: tuo
Rhymes: juo, luo, nuo, suo

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *too.

Pronoun

tuo

(demonstrative) that (over there) (when the speaker points at the thing).

Declension

Declension type 19 (suo) is used, except that the singular and plural forms come from different sources, so the declension can be called irregular. The forms in brackets are never or very rarely used.

Declension of tuo (type suo)

noun case	singular	plural	adverbial form	singular	plural
nominative	tuo	nuo	superessive	–	–
genitive	tuon	noiden noitten	delative	–	–
partitive	tuota	noita	sublative	tuonne	–
accusative	tuo, tuon	nuo	lative	–	–
inessive	tuossa	noissa	temporal	tuolloin	–
elative	tuosta	noista	causative	–	–
illative	tuohon	noihin	multiplicative	–	–
adessive	tuolla	noilla	distributive	–	–
ablative	tuolta	noilta	temp. dist.	–	–
allative	tuolle	noille	prolative	–	–
essive	tuona	noina	situative	–	–
translative	tuoksi	noiksi	oppositive	–	–
instructive	–	noin
abessive	(tuotta)	(noitta)
comitative	–	noine

Etymology 2

Verb

tuo

Third-person singular indicative present form of tuoda.
Hän tuo minulle kynän.
S/he brings me a pen.
Indicative present connegative form of tuoda.
(Minä) en/ (Sinä) et/ Hän ei/ (Me) emme/ (Te) ette/ He eivät tuo minulle kynää.
I/You/We/You/They don't / She/He doesn't bring me a(ny) pen.
Second-person singular imperative present form of tuoda.
Tuo minulle kynä!
Bring me a pen!
Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of tuoda.
Älä tuo minulle kynää!
Don't bring me a(ny) pen!

Italian

Etymology

From Latin tuus, from Proto-Italic *towos.

Adjective

tuo (before the noun): il tuo m (f la tua, m plural i tuoi, f plural le tue)
(after the noun; also used before a noun denoting a close family member): tuo m (f tua, m plural tuoi, f plural tue)

(possessive adjective) your (informal form)
i tuoi figli ― your children

le tue macchine ― your cars

casa tua ― your house

tuo padre ― your father

Pronoun

tuo (il tuo) m (f la tua, m plural i tuoi, f plural le tue)

yours
Sono i tuoi. ― They are yours.

Karelian

Pronoun

tuo

this

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈtu.oː/, [ˈtʊ.oː]
(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈtu.o/, [ˈtuː.o]

Pronoun

tuō

dative masculine singular of tuus
dative neuter singular of tuus
ablative masculine singular of tuus
ablative neuter singular of tuus

References

tuo in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Mandarin

Romanization

tuo

Nonstandard spelling of tuō.
Nonstandard spelling of tuó.
Nonstandard spelling of tuǒ.
Nonstandard spelling of tuò.

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

Alternative forms

twa (earlier ME)
two

Etymology

From Old English twā.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /twɔː/
(Late ME) IPA^(key): /twoː/, [twʊː]

Numeral

cardinal number
2	Previous:	oon
2	Next:	thre

tuo

two

Descendants

English: two
Scots: twa

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