agu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "agu"

Translingual

Symbol

agu

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Aguacateca.

Esperanto

Pronunciation

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Verb

agu

1. imperative of agi

Estonian

Etymology

Unknown. Several theories exist:

• Of Baltic origin (compare Latvian sakas and Lithuanian šaka).
• From Proto-Germanic *hakkōną.
• From the same source as Lithuanian šokti.
• From the same source as Finnish häkä.

Noun

agu (genitive ao, partitive agu)

1. morning twilight

Declension

Declension of agu (ÕS type 18/nägu, g-ø gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		agu	aod
accusative	nom.
	gen.	ao
genitive			agude
partitive		agu	agusid
illative		akku aosse	agudesse
inessive		aos	agudes
elative		aost	agudest
allative		aole	agudele
adessive		aol	agudel
ablative		aolt	agudelt
translative		aoks	agudeks
terminative		aoni	agudeni
essive		aona	agudena
abessive		aota	agudeta
comitative		aoga	agudega

Synonyms

• koit
• koidik
• puhe

See also

• eha
• hämarik

Garifuna

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɡu/

Noun

agu

1. (anatomy) eye

Inflection

Possessives of agu

	singular		plural
first	nagu		wagu
second	bagu		hagu
third	masculine	feminine	hagu
	lagu	tagu

Japanese

Romanization

agu

1. Rōmaji transcription of あぐ

Kabuverdianu

Alternative forms

• aga (Barlavento)

Etymology

From Portuguese água.

Noun

agu

1. (Sotavento) water

References

• Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN
• Veiga, Manuel (2012) Dicionário Caboverdiano-Português, Instituto da Biblioteca Nacional e do Livro

Kristang

Noun

agu

1. water

References

• John A. Holm, Pidgins and Creoles, volume 2, page 296: Malacca CP "mpoku agu" [some water]
• Alan N. Baxter, A grammar of Kristang: (Malacca Creole Portuguese) (1988)

Middle French

Alternative forms

• aigu

Etymology

From Old French agu.

Adjective

agu m (feminine singular ague, masculine plural agus, feminine plural agues)

1. sharp

Descendants

• French: aigu
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: aigu

Old English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.ɡu/, [ˈɑ.ɣu]

Noun

agu f

1. magpie

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “agu”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Sranan Tongo

Alternative forms

• hagu (dated)

Etymology

From English hog.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɡu/, [ˈa̠ɡu], [ˈɑ̟ɡu]

Noun

agu

1. pig, hog
   • 1936, Melville J. Herskovits, Frances S. Herskovits, Suriname folk-lore‎^[2], New York: Columbia University Press, page 424:

     Bɔfru dɛ krei̯, Dia dɛ krei̯, Tamanwa 'ɛ krei̯. Nō mō ala den meti 'ɛ gowe wą' wą'. Nō mō Hagu drapɛ, 'ɛ bari, ‘Bia, bia, bia, / Mi yɛre suma dɛdɛ, / Ma karaki dɛ bro.’

     [Bofru e krei, Dia e krei, Tamanwa e krei. Nomo ala den meti e gwe wanwan. Nomo Agu drape e bari, 'Bia, bia, bia / Mi yere suma dede / Ma karaki e bro.']

     Buffalo was crying, Deer was crying, Anteater was crying. No sooner did all the animals go away one by one, than Hog called out, ‘Bia, bia, bia, / I hear a person died, / But his backside breathes.’

Derived terms

• agumeti (“pork”)
• agupen (“pigspen, pigsty”)

 

References

• Wilner, John, editor (2003-2007), “agu”, in Languages of Suriname, 5th edition, SIL International, Sranan-English Dictionary

Turkish

Noun

agu (definite accusative aguyu, plural agular)

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Declension

Inflection
Nominative	agu
Definite accusative	aguyu
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	agu	agular
Definite accusative	aguyu	aguları
Dative	aguya	agulara
Locative	aguda	agularda
Ablative	agudan	agulardan
Genitive	agunun	aguların
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular agum agularım 2nd singular agun aguların 3rd singular agusu aguları 1st plural agumuz agularımız 2nd plural agunuz agularınız 3rd plural aguları aguları Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular agumu agularımı 2nd singular agunu agularını 3rd singular agusunu agularını 1st plural agumuzu agularımızı 2nd plural agunuzu agularınızı 3rd plural agularını agularını Dative Singular Plural 1st singular aguma agularıma 2nd singular aguna agularına 3rd singular agusuna agularına 1st plural agumuza agularımıza 2nd plural agunuza agularınıza 3rd plural agularına agularına Locative Singular Plural 1st singular agumda agularımda 2nd singular agunda agularında 3rd singular agusunda agularında 1st plural agumuzda agularımızda 2nd plural agunuzda agularınızda 3rd plural agularında agularında Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular agumdan agularımdan 2nd singular agundan agularından 3rd singular agusundan agularından 1st plural agumuzdan agularımızdan 2nd plural agunuzdan agularınızdan 3rd plural agularından agularından Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular agumun agularımın 2nd singular agunun agularının 3rd singular agusunun agularının 1st plural agumuzun agularımızın 2nd plural agunuzun agularınızın 3rd plural agularının agularının

References

• “agu”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu

Weyewa

Verb

agu

1. (Loli) to grasp; embrace

References

• Lobu Ori, S,Pd, M.Pd (2010) “agu”, in Kamus Bahasa Lolina [Dictionary of the Loli Language] (in Indonesian), Waikabubak: Kepala Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Barat