Chiricahua

Alternative forms

• tó (Chiricahua)

Noun

tú

1. (Mescalero) water

References

• Marianna Di Paolo, Arthur K. Spears, Languages and Dialects in the U.S.: Focus on Diversity (2014, ISBN 1317916190), page 38 (citing Hoijer 1938)

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse þú, from Proto-Germanic *þū, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tʰʉuː(w)]
• in the phrase "ert tú": IPA^(key): [ˈɛɻ̊ʈʉuː]

Pronoun

tú

1. you, thou

   ert tú eingilskmaður/onglendingur?‎ ― are you an Englishman?

   ert tú amerikanari?‎ ― are you an American?

   ert tú føroyingur?‎ ― are you Faroese?

   ert tú týskari?‎ ― are you a German?

   ert tú dani?‎ ― are you a Dane?

   ert tú norðmaður?‎ ― are you a Norwegian?

   ert tú íslendingur?‎ ― are you an Icelander?

   ert tú svii/svíi?‎ ― are you a Swede?

Usage notes

The informal tú form is correct among younger people and non-foreigners. The very formal form is tygum.

Declension

Derived terms

• túa

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish tú, from Proto-Celtic *tū, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪ˠuː/

Pronoun

tú ‎(conjunctive)

1. you (singular), thou

Usage notes

Unlike many European languages, Irish does not distinguish between "familiar" and "polite" second-person pronouns. Tú is used to address any one person, regardless of how well known that person is to the speaker.

Derived terms

• tusa (emphatic)

Related terms

• thú (disjunctive)

See also

References

• "tú" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “tú” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Ladino

Etymology

From Latin tū, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂.

Pronoun

tú ‎(Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling טו)

1. you (singular)

Mandarin

Romanization

tú (Zhuyin ㄊㄨˊ)

1. Pinyin transcription of 凃
2. Pinyin transcription of 啙
3. Pinyin transcription of 圖, 圗, 図, 图
4. Pinyin transcription of 塗
5. Pinyin transcription of 宊
6. Pinyin transcription of 屠
7. Pinyin transcription of 峹
8. Pinyin transcription of 嵞
9. Pinyin transcription of 庩
10. Pinyin transcription of 徒
11. Pinyin transcription of 怢
12. Pinyin transcription of 悂
13. Pinyin transcription of 捈
14. Pinyin transcription of 揬
15. Pinyin transcription of 梌
16. Pinyin transcription of 悂
17. Pinyin transcription of 湥
18. Pinyin transcription of 潳
19. Pinyin transcription of 瑹
20. Pinyin transcription of 瘏
21. Pinyin transcription of 稌
22. Pinyin transcription of 突
23. Pinyin transcription of 筡
24. Pinyin transcription of 嵞
25. Pinyin transcription of 腯
26. Pinyin transcription of 荼
27. Pinyin transcription of 菞
28. Pinyin transcription of 葖
29. Pinyin transcription of 蒤
30. Pinyin transcription of 跌
31. Pinyin transcription of 跿
32. Pinyin transcription of 途
33. Pinyin transcription of 酴
34. Pinyin transcription of 鈯
35. Pinyin transcription of 鍎
36. Pinyin transcription of 馟
37. Pinyin transcription of 駼
38. Pinyin transcription of 鵅
39. Pinyin transcription of 鵚
40. Pinyin transcription of 馟
41. Pinyin transcription of 鷋
42. Pinyin transcription of 鷵
43. Pinyin transcription of 鼵
44. Pinyin transcription of 凃
45. Pinyin transcription of 啙
46. Pinyin transcription of 塗
47. Pinyin transcription of 宊
48. Pinyin transcription of 屠
49. Pinyin transcription of 峹
50. Pinyin transcription of 嵞
51. Pinyin transcription of 庩
52. Pinyin transcription of 徒
53. Pinyin transcription of 怢
54. Pinyin transcription of 悂
55. Pinyin transcription of 捈
56. Pinyin transcription of 揬
57. Pinyin transcription of 梌
58. Pinyin transcription of 悂
59. Pinyin transcription of 湥
60. Pinyin transcription of 潳
61. Pinyin transcription of 瑹
62. Pinyin transcription of 瘏
63. Pinyin transcription of 稌
64. Pinyin transcription of 突
65. Pinyin transcription of 筡
66. Pinyin transcription of 嵞
67. Pinyin transcription of 腯
68. Pinyin transcription of 荼
69. Pinyin transcription of 菞
70. Pinyin transcription of 葖
71. Pinyin transcription of 蒤
72. Pinyin transcription of 跌
73. Pinyin transcription of 跿
74. Pinyin transcription of 途
75. Pinyin transcription of 酴
76. Pinyin transcription of 鈯
77. Pinyin transcription of 鍎
78. Pinyin transcription of 馟
79. Pinyin transcription of 駼
80. Pinyin transcription of 鵅
81. Pinyin transcription of 鵚
82. Pinyin transcription of 馟
83. Pinyin transcription of 鷋
84. Pinyin transcription of 鷵
85. Pinyin transcription of 鼵

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *tū, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂ (compare Ancient Greek σύ ‎(sú), Latin tū, Old Church Slavonic тꙑ ‎(ty), Gothic 𐌸𐌿 ‎(þu), Welsh ti).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tuː/

Pronoun

tú

1. you (singular nominative), thou
   • c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 5^b28

     Ní tú nod·n-ail, acht is hé not·ail.

     It is not you that nourishes it, but it that nourishes you.

Derived terms

• tussu (emphatic)

Descendants

• Irish: tú
• Manx: oo
• Scottish Gaelic: thu

References

• “tú” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Sarcee

Etymology

Cognate with Navajo tó

Noun

tú

1. water

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin tū, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tu]
• Homophone: tu
• Rhymes: -u

Pronoun

tú

1. Singular informal pronoun. you.

Derived terms

• tutear ‎(verb)
• tuteo m

Usage notes

• When more pronouns are included in the same sentence, it is considered impolite to say the pronoun yo at first, it must be the last one, and tú must be said after absent (this applies also for ti and mí):
  • Iremos Rosa, tú y yo.‎ ― Rosa, you and I will go.

Synonyms

• vos

See also

Western Apache

Alternative forms

• tóo

Noun

tú

1. water