u

Letter

u (upper case U)

1. The twenty-first letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.

Symbol

u

1. (metrology) Symbol for atomic mass unit
2. (IPA, phonetics) Used in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in several romanization systems of non-Latin scripts to represent a close back rounded vowel (/u/).
3. (IPA, superscript) [u]-coloring, a [u] on- or off-glide (diphthong), or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic [u].
4. (physics) up quark

Gallery

• Letter styles
• Uppercase and lowercase versions of U, in normal and italic type
• Uppercase and lowercase U in Fraktur

Pronunciation

Letter name

• IPA: /ˈjuː/
• Homophones: ewe, yew, you, hew (in h-dropping dialects), hue (in h-dropping dialects)

Phoneme

• (General Australian) IPA: /a/, /ʉː/, /ʊ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ʌ/, /uː/, /ʊ/
• (US, Canada) IPA: /ʌ/, /u/, /ʊ/
• (South US) IPA: /ʌ/, /ɜ/, /uː/, /ʊ/

Letter

u (lower case, upper case U, plural us or u's)

1. The twenty-first letter of the English alphabet, called u and written in the Latin script.
   • I prefer the u in Arial to the one in Times New Roman.

Noun

u (plural ues)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter U/u.
2. A thing in the shape of the letter U

Derived terms

• u-turn
• u-bolt

Translations

Pronoun

u (second person, singular or plural, nominative or objective, possessive determiner ur, possessive pronoun urs, singular reflexive urself, plural reflexive urselves)

1. (abbreviation, slang, text messaging, Internet) you (in text messaging and internet conversations)
   • Take me with u.

Adjective

u

1. Abbreviation of underwater.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [u]

Noun

u

1. coconut (fruit of the coco palm)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /y/

Pronoun

u

1. (formal) you (singular, subject and object)

Determiner

u

1. (formal) your (singular)

Pronunciation

• IPA: [u]

Verb

u

1. to swim

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA: /u/

Conjunction

u

1. and
2. moreover, likewise, also, too
   • 𒅇 𒅆𒅅𒁕𒄠 𒋗𒁉𒇴 ― u₃ ši-iq-da-am šu-bi-lam /u šiqdam šūbilam/ ― also, send me almonds

Pronunciation

• IPA: /u/

Pronoun

u

1. the reflexive pronoun
   • u mblodhën ― they gathered (literally, “they gathered themselves”)

Alternative forms

• un, und

Pronunciation

• (Bern) IPA: /ʊ/

Conjunction

u

1. (Bern) and

Adverb

u

1. Alternative spelling of uu

Conjunction

u

1. or

Pronoun

u f (short/unstressed accusative form of ea)

1. (direct object) her

Conjunction

u

1. or

Pronoun

u

1. where (relative pronoun)
   • Equí ye u alcontré la fueya.

     • Here is where I found the leaf.

Adverb

u

1. where
   • ¿Du yes? ¿Au vas? ¿Nu tas?

     • Where are you from? Where are you going? Where are you in?

Related terms

• ú

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA: /u/

Letter

u lower case (upper case U)

1. The twenty-eighth letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Pronoun

u (tone ù)

1. they

Pronunciation

• IPA: /u/, [u]

Letter

u (lower case, upper case U)

1. The twenty-second letter of the Basque alphabet, called u and written in the Latin script.

Noun

u (indeclinable)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter U/u.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA: /ˈu/

Noun

u f (plural us)

1. The Latin letter U (lowercase u).

Noun

u m (plural uns)

1. one

Article

u m (feminine a, masculine plural i, feminine plural e)

1. the

Pronoun

u m

1. him, it (direct object)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /u/

Preposition

u + genitive

1. at
2. by

Noun

u

1. head

Pronunciation

• IPA: /y/

Pronoun

u

1. (personal, second-person singular, subjective) you (polite).
   • Bent u klaar? ― Are you ready?
   • Bent u er nog? ― Are you still there?
2. (personal, second-person singular, objective) you (polite).
   • Ik zal het aan u geven. ― I will give it to you.
   • Dit zal niet werken voor u. ― This won’t work for you.
3. (personal, second-person singular, objective) thee (dialectal).
   • Ik doe dat wel voor u. ― I’ll do it for thee.
4. (personal, second-person plural, subjective) you (polite).
   • Hebt u die oefening gemaakt? ― Have you prepared that exercise?
5. (personal, second-person plural, objective) you (polite).
   • Ze zullen dat wel voor u doen. ― They’ll do it for you.
6. (reflexive, second-person singular) thyself (dialectal)
   • Gij hebt u niet gewassen. ― Thou hast not washed thyself.
7. (reflexive, second-person plural) yourselves (dialectal)
   • Wast u eens. ― Wash yourselves.

Letter

u (lower case, upper case U)

1. The twenty-first letter of the Dutch alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA: /u/
• (phoneme): IPA: /u/

Letter

u (lower case, upper case U)

1. The twenty-fifth letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called u and written in the Latin script.

Noun

u (accusative singular u-on, plural u-oj, accusative plural u-ojn)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter U/u.

Article

u m sg (plural us, feminine a, feminine plural as)

1. (Lagarteiru, Valverdeñu) Masculine singular definite article; the

Pronoun

u

1. (Lagarteiru, Valverdeñu) Third person singular masculine accusative pronoun; him

Pronunciation

• IPA: /uː/

Letter

u (upper case U)

1. The twenty-third letter of the Faroese alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Letter

u (lower case, upper case U)

1. The twenty-first letter of the Finnish alphabet, called uu and written in the Latin script.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /y/

Noun

u m (plural u)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter U/u.

Letter

u (lower case, upper case U)

1. A letter of the Fula alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈu/

Noun

u m (plural us)

1. the name of the letter U.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈu/

Adverb

u

1. (archaic) where, whereby
   • Synonym: onde
2. where (interrogative adverb)
   • U-los libros? Ulos? ― Where are the books? Where are they?
   • Synonym: onde

Romanization

u

1. Romanization of 𐌿

Pronoun

u

1. you (second person singular).

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA: [ˈu]
• (letter name): IPA: [ˈu]

Letter

u (lower case, upper case U)

1. The thirty-fourth letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called u and written in the Latin script.

Pronunciation

• (context pronunciation, letter name) IPA: /u/

Letter

u (upper case U)

1. The twenty-first letter of the Ido alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈu/^*
• Hyphenation: ù

Letter

u f or m (invariable, lower case, upper case U)

1. The nineteenth letter of the Italian alphabet, called u and written in the Latin script.

Noun

u f (invariable)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter U/u.

Romanization

u

1. Rōmaji transcription of う
2. Rōmaji transcription of ウ

Pronoun

u

1. his, her, its

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʔu/

Noun

u

1. egg

Verb

u

1. to lay an egg

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /uː/, [uː]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA: /u/, [uː]

Noun

ū f (indeclinable)

1. The name of the letter V.

Pronunciation 1

• IPA: [u]

Pronunciation 2

• IPA: [u]

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA: /ʊ/

Letter

u (upper case U)

1. The twenty-seventh letter of the Lithuanian alphabet, called u trumpoji and written in the Latin script.

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA: /u/

Letter

u (upper case U)

1. The thirty-fifth letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Letter

u (lower case, upper case U)

1. The twenty-first letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /u/ (short phoneme)
• IPA: /uː/ (long phoneme)
• IPA: /ɔw/, /aw/ (after għ; variation is regional and idiolectal)
• In inherited words, short u occurs almost exclusively in unstressed syllables. In borrowings, it is a full phoneme and commonly stressed.

Letter

u (lower case, upper case U)

1. The twenty-fifth letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /u/ (between consonants)
• IPA: /w/ (before or after a vowel)
• Homophone: hu

Conjunction

u

1. and; used to connect words, phrases, etc.
   • il-kelb u l-qattus ― the dog and the cat
   • tpejjep u tixrob ― she smokes and drinks
2. when, as; used after a personal pronoun and followed by an active participle or imperfect verb
   • huma u reqdin

     • when they were sleeping
     • (literally, “they and sleeping”)
   • aħna u nitkellmu

     • when we were talking
     • (literally, “we and we talk”)

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA: [wu]
• (phonemic) IPA: /wiw/
• Bender phonemes: {wiw}

Noun

u (construct form uin)

1. (alienable) a fish trap

Pronoun

u (informal to)

1. Alternative spelling of ou

Alternative forms

• ʼų́ (obsolete)

Noun

ú

1. salt

Adjective

ú

1. sweet

Determiner

u

1. your (plural)
2. your (singular, informal)

Pronoun

u

1. accusative/dative of gi

Noun

u

1. Alternative form of ew

Letter

u

1. u (letter)
2. v (letter)

Pronoun

ū

1. (personal pronoun, dative, Middle German) Alternative form of iu.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /uː/

Pronoun

û

1. (personal pronoun, dative, accusative) Alternative form of jû.
2. (possessive) Alternative form of jû.

Alternative forms

• ieil (Guernsey)
• yi (Jersey)

Noun

u m (plural uûs or uur)

1. (France, anatomy) eye

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA: /ʉː/
• (phoneme): IPA: /ʉː/, /ʉ/, /ʊ/

Letter

u

1. The twenty-first letter of the Norwegian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA: /u/, (after /n/ or /m/) /ũ/

Letter

u (lower case, upper case U)

1. The twenty-fifth letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Noun

u f (plural us)

1. u (the letter u, U)

Adverb

u

1. Alternative form of ou (“where”)

Letter

u

1. u (letter)
2. v (letter)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈu/

Adverb

u

1. where

Pronunciation

• IPA: /u/
• Syllabification: u

Letter

u (upper case U, lower case)

1. The twenty-seventh letter of the Polish alphabet, called u and written in the Latin script.

Preposition

u (+ genitive)

1. at, chez (at the home or workplace of)
   • u Kasi ― at Kasia's
   • u rodziców ― at one's parents
   • u lekarza ― at the doctor's
   • u dentysty ― at the dentist's
2. at, by
   • u drzwi ― at the door
   • u bram ― at the gates
3. of (indicates that something forms part of a whole)
   • palce u nogi ― toes (literally, “fingers of the foot”)
4. in (indicates that a phenomenon or effect relates to or is observed in a certain person, thing or group)
   • u mężczyzn ― in men
   • u dzikich zwierząt ― in wild animals

Pronunciation

Letter

u (lower case, upper case U)

1. The twenty-first letter of the Portuguese alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Noun

u m (plural us)

1. u (name of the letter U, u)

Adverb

u

1. (obsolete) where
   • Synonym: onde

Article

u m

1. Eye dialect spelling of o.

Pronoun

u

1. you (second-person plural subjective)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /u/

Letter

u (lower case, upper case U)

1. (International Standard) The twenty-eighth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
2. (Pan-Vlax) The twenty-ninth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /u/

Letter

u (lower case, upper case U)

1. The twenty-sixth letter of the Romanian alphabet, called u and written in the Latin script.

Conjunction

u

1. or

Noun

u

1. water

Pronoun

u

1. Third person singular pronoun; he, she, it.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /u/

Alternative forms

• (uppercase) U

Letter

u (Cyrillic spelling у)

1. The 27th letter of the Serbo-Croatian Latin alphabet (gajica), preceded by t and followed by v.

Preposition

u (Cyrillic spelling у)

1. (+ locative case) in, at (without change of position, answering the question gdjȅ/gdȅ)
   • biti u školi ― to be in school
   • u c(ij)elom društvu ― in the whole society
2. (+ accusative case) to, into (with change of position, answering the question kùda)
   • ići u školu ― to go to school
   • putovati u Ameriku ― to travel to America
3. (+ accusative case) on, in, at, during (in expressions concerning time)
   • u podne ― at noon
   • u sr(ij)edu ― on Wednesday
   • u zoru ― at dawn
   • U koliko sati? ― At what time?
4. (+ locative case) in, during (in expressions concerning time)
   • u jednom danu ― in one day
   • u mladosti ― during one's youth

Preposition

u (Cyrillic spelling у)

1. (+ genitive case) chez

Pronunciation

• IPA: /u/ (stressed)
• IPA: /ʊ/ (unstressed)

Article

u m sg (f a, plural i)

1. (masculine singular definite article) the
   • Synonym: lu

Alternative forms

• lu (liquid form)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /u/ (stressed)
• IPA: /ʊ/ (unstressed)

Pronoun

u m sg (plural i, female a)

1. (accusative) him
   • U canusci? ― Do you know him?
   • Synonym: lu
2. (accusative) it, this or that thing
   • Synonym: lu
   • Quannu tû desi. ― When I gave it to you.

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA: /u/, /w/

Letter

u (upper case U)

1. The thirty-first letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Preposition

u

1. to
2. for

Pronunciation

• IPA: /u/ [u]
• Syllabification: u

Letter

u (lower case, upper case U)

1. The twenty-second letter of the Spanish alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Noun

u f (plural úes)

1. Name of the letter U

Pronunciation

• IPA: /u/, [u], [w]

Conjunction

u

1. or

Romanization

u

1. Romanization of 𒌋 (u)

Verb

u

1. (uncommon, archaic) you are; thou art
   • u hali gani? ― how are you doing?
   • Pepo waliwatoka watu wengi, wakapiga kelele wakisema: "Wewe u Mwana wa Mungu!" ― Demons came out of many people, shouting, "You are the Son of God!"

Pronunciation

Letter name

• IPA: /ʉː/

Phoneme

• IPA: /ʉː/, /ɵ/

Letter

u (lower case, upper case U)

1. The twenty-first letter of the Swedish alphabet, called u and written in the Latin script.

Noun

ū

1. head

Pronoun

u

1. Second-person singular pronoun: you (singular)

Noun

u

1. (eastern dialect) a mature coconut

Letter

Lua error: not enough memory. See Lua memory errors for more information.

1. The twenty-fifth letter of the Turkish alphabet, called u and written in the Latin script.

Noun

u

1. The name of the Latin-script letter U/u.Lua error: not enough memory. See Lua memory errors for more information.

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA: /u/, /uː/

Letter

u (upper case U)

1. The twenty-fifth letter of the Turkmen alphabet, called u and written in the Latin script.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʔu/

Noun

u

1. moon
2. month

Letter

u

1. Lua error: not enough memory. See Lua memory errors for more information.

Pronoun

u

1. Lua error: not enough memory. See Lua memory errors for more information.

Pronoun

u

1. he, she, it

Pronoun

u (plural ular)

1. that
   • U eshik. ― That is a door.
   • Antonym: bu

Determiner

u

1. that
   • u eshik ― that door
   • Antonym: bu

Pronunciation

Lua error: not enough memory. See Lua memory errors for more information.Lua error: not enough memory. See Lua memory errors for more information.

Noun

Lua error: not enough memory. See Lua memory errors for more information.

1. Lua error: not enough memory. See Lua memory errors for more information. mother; mom

Noun

(classifier Lua error: not enough memory. See Lua memory errors for more information.) Lua error: not enough memory. See Lua memory errors for more information.Lua error: not enough memory. See Lua memory errors for more information.

1. a nodule; protuberance; swelling
2. Lua error: not enough memory. See Lua memory errors for more information. a tumor; neoplasm

Verb

Lua error: not enough memory. See Lua memory errors for more information.

1. to get bumpy; to swell

Noun

Lua error: not enough memory. See Lua memory errors for more information.

1. Lua error: not enough memory. See Lua memory errors for more information. a game consists of two teams, where the offensive player has to chant ⟨u⟩ during offense

Noun

Lua error: not enough memory. See Lua memory errors for more information.

1. The name of the Latin-script letter U/u.Lua error: not enough memory. See Lua memory errors for more information.

Conjunction

u

1. or

Alternative forms

• (with grave accent to indicate otherwise unpredictable short vowel): ù
• (with acute accent to indicate unusually stressed short vowel): ú
• (with circumflex to indicate otherwise unpredictable or unusually stressed long vowel or disyllabicity): û
• (with diaeresis to indicate disyllabicity): ü

Pronunciation

• Lua error: not enough memory. See Lua memory errors for more information. IPA: /ɨː/
• Lua error: not enough memory. See Lua memory errors for more information. IPA: /ˌiː ˈbeːdɔl/, /ˌiː ˈbɛdɔl/, /ˌiː ˈɡʊpan/

Letter

Lua error: not enough memory. See Lua memory errors for more information.

1. The twenty-eighth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called u and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by th and followed by w.

Noun

Lua error: not enough memory. See Lua memory errors for more information.

1. The name of the Latin-script letter U/u.Lua error: not enough memory. See Lua memory errors for more information.

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA: /u/
• (letter name): IPA: /ú/

Letter

Lua error: not enough memory. See Lua memory errors for more information.

1. The twenty-third letter of the Yoruba alphabet, called ú and written in the Latin script.

Noun

Lua error: not enough memory. See Lua memory errors for more information.

1. The name of the Latin-script letter U/u.Lua error: not enough memory. See Lua memory errors for more information.

Pronunciation

• (mid-tone): IPA: /ū/
• (high-tone): IPA: /ú/

Pronoun

Lua error: not enough memory. See Lua memory errors for more information.

1. him, her, it (third-person singular object pronoun following a monosyllabic verb with a high-tone /u/)

Pronoun

Lua error: not enough memory. See Lua memory errors for more information.

1. him, her, it (third-person singular object pronoun following a monosyllabic verb with a low- or mid-tone /u/)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /u˧/

Noun

u

1. sibling

Letter

Lua error: not enough memory. See Lua memory errors for more information.

1. The twenty-first letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script.