Definify.com

Definition 2024


-tu

-tu

Basque

Alternative forms

  • (after -l- and -n-) -du

Suffix

-tu

  1. The most common verb-forming suffix.
    euskara (Basque) + -tueuskaratu (to translate into Basque)
    garbi (clean) + -tugarbitu (to clean)
    ohera (to, towards bed) + -tuoheratu (to go to bed)

Conjugation

See also

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Basque_words_suffixed_with_-tu'>Basque words suffixed with -tu</a>

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *-t'oin. Cognate with Finnish -ton/-tön.

Suffix

-tu (genitive -tu, partitive -tut)

  1. -less

Inflection

Derived terms

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Estonian_words_suffixed_with_-tu'>Estonian words suffixed with -tu</a>

Latin

Suffix

-tū

  1. ablative singular of -tus

Old Irish

Suffix

-tu m

  1. -ness, -ity

Inflection

Masculine t-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Old_Irish_words_suffixed_with_-tu'>Old Irish words suffixed with -tu</a>