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Zu

Zu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "zu"

English

Proper noun

Zu

  1. (mythology) A lesser divinity of Akkadian mythology, and the son of the bird goddess Siris.

Alternative forms

Anagrams

zu

zu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "zu"

Angami

Alternative forms

Noun

zu

  1. water
  2. fermented rice beer

References

  • Visier Sanyu, A history of Nagas and Nagaland (1996, ISBN 8171693695), page 51 (zu, rice beer)
  • Robert Gordon Latham, Elements of Comparative Philology, page 31 (Angami wordlist) (zu, water)
  • The Journal of the Indian Archipelago and Eastern Asia (James Richardson Logan), volume 10 (1970) (Angami zu, water; mentions dzu)

Basque

Pronoun

zu ‎(plural zuek)

  1. second-person singular personal pronoun; you

German

Etymology

From Old High German zuo, from Proto-Germanic *tō. Cognate to Old Saxon tō; Dutch toe, tot, and te; English to.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡suː/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /t͡sə/ (colloquial; generally only for the particle that is before infinitives)
  • Rhymes: -uː

Preposition

zu ‎(+ dative)

  1. to, towards
    zum Bahnhof - "to the train station"
  2. along with; with
    Wasser zum Essen trinken - "to drink water with [one's] meal
  3. at, by, on
    zu Hause - "at home"
  4. with respect to
    zu Punkt 1 bemerke ich - "with respect to item 1 let me remark"

Derived terms

  • (zu + dem) zum m, n
  • (zu + der) zur f
  • (zu + den) zun (obsolete)

Particle

zu

  1. for; in order to; Used with infinitive of verbs.
    etwas zu essen - "something to eat"

Adverb

zu

  1. to, towards
  2. closed, shut
    Das Geschäft war zu.‎
    The shop was closed.
  3. too; excessively
    zu schnell - "too fast"
  4. (informal, slang) hammered; very drunk

Japanese

Romanization

zu

  1. rōmaji reading of ず
  2. rōmaji reading of ズ
  3. rōmaji reading of づ
  4. rōmaji reading of ヅ

Mandarin

Romanization

zu

  1. Nonstandard spelling of zū.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of zú.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of zǔ.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of zù.

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.

Volapük

Conjunction

zu

  1. in addition

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