ús

See also: Appendix:Variations of "us"

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin ūsus.

Pronunciation

Noun

ús m (plural usos)

  1. use

Further reading

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ūsus, compare ūsūra (“interest”) and ūsūria (“usury”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /uːsˠ/

Noun

ús m (genitive singular úis)

  1. (commerce) interest

Declension
Declension of ús

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative ús
Vocative a úis
Genitive úis
Dative ús

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an t-ús
Genitive an úis
Dative leis an ús

don ús

Derived terms
  • ráta úis (“rate of interest”)
  • úsach (“usurious”, adjective)
  • ús iolraithe (“compound interest”)
  • ús simplí (“simple interest”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
ús n-ús hús t-ús
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • “2 ús” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • "ús" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • Entries containing “ús” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “ús” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

West Frisian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ys/

Etymology 1

Determiner

ús

  1. our (first-person plural possessive determiner)
  2. my (when referring to family members)

Etymology 2

From Old Frisian ūs, from Proto-Germanic *uns.

Pronoun

ús

  1. object of wy
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