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imu
imu
See also: imü
Estonian
Etymology
From imema (“to suck”) + -u. Cognate to Finnish imu.
Noun
imu (genitive elu, partitive elu)
Declension
Inflection of imu (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | imu | imud |
| accusative | imu | imud |
| genitive | imu | imude |
| partitive | imu | imusid |
| illative | immu imusse |
imudesse |
| inessive | imus | imudes |
| elative | imust | imudest |
| allative | imule | imudele |
| adessive | imul | imudel |
| ablative | imult | imudelt |
| translative | imuks | imudeks |
| terminative | imuni | imudeni |
| essive | imuna | imudena |
| abessive | imuta | imudeta |
| comitative | imuga | imudega |
Synonyms
- imemine
Compounds
Finnish
Etymology
From the verb imeä (“to suck”) + -u.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈimu]
- Hyphenation: i‧mu
Noun
imu
- suction
- undertow; also aaltojen imu (flow of water returning seaward from the waves breaking on the shore)
- Aaltojen imu voi viedä lapselta jalat alta ja aiheuttaa hukkumisen.
- The undertow may sweep a child off its feet and cause drowning.
- Aaltojen imu voi viedä lapselta jalat alta ja aiheuttaa hukkumisen.
Declension
| Inflection of imu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | imu | imut | |
| genitive | imun | imujen | |
| partitive | imua | imuja | |
| illative | imuun | imuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | imu | imut | |
| accusative | nom. | imu | imut |
| gen. | imun | ||
| genitive | imun | imujen | |
| partitive | imua | imuja | |
| inessive | imussa | imuissa | |
| elative | imusta | imuista | |
| illative | imuun | imuihin | |
| adessive | imulla | imuilla | |
| ablative | imulta | imuilta | |
| allative | imulle | imuille | |
| essive | imuna | imuina | |
| translative | imuksi | imuiksi | |
| instructive | — | imuin | |
| abessive | imutta | imuitta | |
| comitative | — | imuineen | |
Synonyms
Derived terms
Hawaiian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈi.mu]
Noun
imu
- A traditional underground oven consisting mainly of a hole in the ground.
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hiz.
Pronoun
imu (imu)
Declension
Old Saxon personal pronouns
| Personal pronouns | |||||
| Singular | 1. | 2. | 3. m | 3. f | 3. n |
| Nominative | ik | thū | hē | siu | it |
| Accusative | mī, me, mik | thī, thik | ina | sia | |
| Dative | mī | thī | imu | iru | it |
| Genitive | mīn | thīn | is | ira | is |
| Dual | 1. | 2. | - | - | - |
| Nominative | wit | git | - | - | - |
| Accusative | unk | ink | - | - | - |
| Dative | |||||
| Genitive | unkero | - | - | - | |
| Plural | 1. | 2. | 3. m | 3. f | 3. n |
| Nominative | wī, we | gī, ge | sia | sia | siu |
| Accusative | ūs, unsik | eu, iu, iuu | |||
| Dative | ūs | im | |||
| Genitive | ūser | euwar, iuwer, iuwar, iuwero, iuwera | iro | ||