atu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "atu"

Afar

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic *ʔanti, from Proto-Afroasiatic. Cognates include Hebrew אַתָּה, Oromo ati, Saho atu, Sidamo ati and Somali áad.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈtu/ [ʔʌˈtʊ]
• Hyphenation: a‧tu

Pronoun

atú

1. thou, you (singular)

See also

Afar personal pronouns

		1st person	2nd person	3rd person m	3rd person f
Subject	Singular	anú	atú	úsuk	ís
	Plural	nanú	isín	úsun
Object	Singular	yó	kó	ká	tét
	Plural	né	sín	kén

References

• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎^[2], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Albanian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

atu

1. trump

Betawi

Etymology

From Malay satu.

Numeral

atu

1. one

Brunei Malay

Pronoun

atu

1. that, those

East Central German

Etymology

From Middle High German mir tout ande nach, from Middle High German ande, ant (“a slight, an affront”). Compare German antun, Old Dutch andon.

Verb

atu

1. (Erzgebirgisch) to have Sehnsucht
2. (Erzgebirgisch, transitive) to do something to somebody

Related terms

• Andig
• Anntun

References

• Wörterbuch der obersächsischen und erzgebirgischen Mundarten, P. 4

Further reading

• 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch‎^[3], 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 18:

Hopi

Noun

atu (plural atùut)

1. head louse

References

• Hopi Dictionary Project, The (1998) Hopi Dictionary: Hopìikwa Lavàytutuveni: A Hopi Dictionary of the Third Mesa Dialect with an English-Hopi Finder List and a Sketch of Hopi Grammar, Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, page 39

Igala

Átu

Etymology

Cognate with Yoruba ẹtu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /á.tū/

Noun

átu

1. duiker; (in particular) Maxwell's duiker

Ilongot

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *asu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *(w)asu.

Noun

átu

1. dog (animal)

Itawit

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *asu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *asu, from Proto-Austronesian *(w)asu.

Noun

átu

1. dog (animal)

Kamkata-viri

Alternative forms

• atë (Kamviri)

Etymology

From Proto-Nuristani *ãtari, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hantár, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈtu/

Adverb

atu (Western Kata-viri)

1. in

Rapa Nui

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.tu/
• Hyphenation: a‧tu

Verb

atu

1. (transitive) to squeeze

References

• Veronica Du Feu (1996) Rapanui (Descriptive Grammars), Routledge, →ISBN, page 206

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French atout.

Noun

atu n (plural atuuri)

1. (card games) trump
2. asset

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	atu	atuul
genitive-dative	atu	atuului
vocative	atuule

Sardinian

Alternative forms

• autu

Etymology

From Latin actus. Compare Italian atto.

Noun

atu m (plural atos)

1. act

• “atu” in Ditzionàriu in línia de sa limba e de sa cultura sarda (2016). Searchable in multiple languages at ditzionariu.sardegnacultura.it

Tausug

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /ʔatu/ [ʔɑˈt̪u]
• Rhymes: -u
• Syllabification: a‧tu

Noun

atu (Sulat Sūg spelling اَتُ)

1. enemy; opponent

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈa.tu]

Verb

atu

1. (transitive) to attach

Conjugation

Conjugation of atu
	Singular	Plural
	Inclusive	Exclusive
1st	toatu	foatu	miatu
2nd	noatu	niatu
3rd	Masculine	oatu	iatu, yoatu†
Feminine	moatu
Neuter	iatu
† - archaic

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Tetum

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

atu

1. will

Further reading

• Fransiskus Monteiro (1985) Kamus Tetun-Indonesia [Tetum-Indonesian Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan

Thao

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *(w)asu.

Noun

atu

1. dog (animal)

Tokelauan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈa.tu]
• Hyphenation: a‧tu

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *qatu. Cognates include Tongan ʻotu and Samoan atu.

Noun

atu

1. row
2. set

Verb

atu

1. (transitive) to align in a row

Etymology 2

Te atu (2).

From Proto-Polynesian *qatu. Cognates include Hawaiian aku and Tongan ʻatu.

Noun

atu

1. skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis)

Etymology 3

From Proto-Polynesian *atu. Cognates include Hawaiian aku and Samoan atu.

Particle

atu

1. Used to denote a motion of the action of the preceding verb from the speaker to the hearer; away

Antonyms

• mai

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[4], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 21

Yogad

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *(w)asu.

Noun

atú

1. dog