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u en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

(Canada) audio
/ʊ/ (Canada, US)
/ʊ/ (Australia)
/ʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ə/ (Canada, US)
/a/ (Australia)
/ɪʊ̯/ (Wales)
/u/ (Canada, US)
/juː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ju/ (Canada, US)
(General-American) audio
/jʉː/ (Australia)
/ʊ/ (South, US)
(Southern-England) audio
/uː/ (South, US)
/uː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ʌ/ (Canada, US)
/ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈjuː/
/juː/ (South, US)
/ʌ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ɜ/ (South, US)
/ə/ (South, US)
/ʌ/ (South, US)
/ʉː/ (Australia)

Etymology

From Middle English lower case letter v (also written u), from Old English lower case u, from 7th century replacement by lower case u of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚢ (u, ur), derived from Raetic letter u. Before the 1700s, the pointed form v was written at the beginning of a word, while a rounded form u was used elsewhere, regardless of sound. So whereas valor and excuse appeared as in modern printing, have and upon were printed haue and vpon. Eventually, in the 1700s, to differentiate between the consonant and vowel sounds, the v form was used to represent the consonant, and u the vowel sound. v then preceded u in the alphabet, but the order has since reversed.

Meanings

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

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
ues	Number=Plur		lexicographic
you		alternative	lexicographic

Deriveds

long u · u-turn · U-boat · U-bolt · u-word · short u · u-space · u-stem · u-substitution

Relateds

zed · em · e · double-u · o · tee · pee · cue · cee · zee · el · kay · letter · ess · dee · wye · i · vee · aitch · en · ar · a · ex · gee · jay · ef · bee

Translations (33)

ar أُو (name of the letter U, u) · pl u (name of the letter U, u) · oc u (name of the letter U, u) · th ยู (name of the letter U, u) · ast u (name of the letter U, u) · eo u (name of the letter U, u) · el γιου (name of the letter U, u) · ko 유 (name of the letter U, u) · pt u (name of the letter U, u) · cy u gwpan (name of the letter U, u) · ga ú (name of the letter U, u) · cy u bedol (name of the letter U, u) · hi यू (name of the letter U, u) · bg у (name of the letter U, u) · my ယူ (name of the letter U, u) · ja ユー (name of the letter U, u) · ru у (name of the letter U, u) · cy u (name of the letter U, u) · es u (name of the letter U, u) · la ū (name of the letter U, u) · ms yu (name of the letter U, u) · haw ʻū (name of the letter U, u) · fi uu (name of the letter U, u) · ca u (name of the letter U, u) · ar يُو (name of the letter U, u) · bn ইউ (name of the letter U, u) · gl u (name of the letter U, u) · mr यू (name of the letter U, u) · ga úr (name of the letter U, u) · tr u (name of the letter U, u) · ru ю (name of the letter U, u) · vi u (name of the letter U, u) · io u (name of the letter U, u)

u en · SYM · etymology 1

Pronunciation

(Canada) audio
/ʊ/ (Canada, US)
/ʊ/ (Australia)
/ʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ə/ (Canada, US)
/a/ (Australia)
/ɪʊ̯/ (Wales)
/u/ (Canada, US)
/juː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ju/ (Canada, US)
(General-American) audio
/jʉː/ (Australia)
/ʊ/ (South, US)
(Southern-England) audio
/uː/ (South, US)
/uː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ʌ/ (Canada, US)
/ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈjuː/
/juː/ (South, US)
/ʌ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ɜ/ (South, US)
/ə/ (South, US)
/ʌ/ (South, US)
/ʉː/ (Australia)

Etymology

From Middle English lower case letter v (also written u), from Old English lower case u, from 7th century replacement by lower case u of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚢ (u, ur), derived from Raetic letter u. Before the 1700s, the pointed form v was written at the beginning of a word, while a rounded form u was used elsewhere, regardless of sound. So whereas valor and excuse appeared as in modern printing, have and upon were printed haue and vpon. Eventually, in the 1700s, to differentiate between the consonant and vowel sounds, the v form was used to represent the consonant, and u the vowel sound. v then preceded u in the alphabet, but the order has since reversed.

Meanings

(letter, lowercase) 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.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
U		uppercase	lexicographic
u's	Number=Plur		lexicographic
us	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Relateds

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u en · ADJ · etymology 2

Meanings

(abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of underwater.
alt of underwater

Deriveds

thank u · cul8r · u-boat (Abbreviation of underwater.)

u en · PRON · etymology 2

Meanings

(Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, nominative, objective, plural, second-person, singular) Abbreviation of you.
alt of you
- What r u doing? Jacquie texted Opal. She put her phone on the bed and went to her suitcase to get her swimsuit. 2018, Tommy Orange, “Jacquie Red Feather”, in There There, New York, N.Y.: Vintage Books, →ISBN, page 100:
- "(W)ho knows I wanted her dead? cuz i only told u and (D.B.) so unless u told someone ..." 2009 March 10, Rosie DiManno, “Murder reduced to infantile online postings”, in Toronto Star, archived from the original on 13 Mar 2009:
- t8k me w u

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
ur	Poss=Yes	determiner	lexicographic
urself	Number=Sing, Reflex=Yes		lexicographic
urselves	Number=Plur, Reflex=Yes		lexicographic
urs	Poss=Yes	pronoun, without-noun	lexicographic

Deriveds

fuk u