ũu

See also: uu, UU, ûu, üü, .u'u, .uu, and -uu

Old Portuguese

Alternative forms

hũu
hun, un

Etymology

From Latin ūnus (“one”), from Old Latin oinos (“one”), from Proto-Italic *oinos (“one”), from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“one”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈũu/

Article

ũu

Masculine singular indefinite article; a; an.
- 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 322 (facsimile):
  Como ſanta maria guariu ũu ome en Euora que ouuera de morrer dun oſſo que ſell atraueſſar na garganta.
  How Holy Mary healed a man in Évora who was to die of a bone that had pierced his throat.

Descendants

Galician: un
Portuguese: um
- Indo-Portuguese: um
- Kabuverdianu: un

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