"-u" meaning in Albanian

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sq",
        "2": "􂀿k􂁀",
        "3": "􂀿ɡ􂁀"
      },
      "expansion": "IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: [k], [ɡ]",
      "name": "IPA"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sq",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*-osyo"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *-osyo",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cms",
        "2": "-aihi"
      },
      "expansion": "Messapic -aihi",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sq",
        "2": "-i",
        "3": "",
        "4": "of the, etc."
      },
      "expansion": "Albanian -i (“of the, etc.”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sq",
        "2": "i",
        "3": "",
        "4": "of, the, to"
      },
      "expansion": "Albanian i (“of, the, to”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Suffixed definite article attached on nouns ending with k, g (IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: [k], [ɡ]). From the ending Proto-Indo-European *-osyo. cognate to Messapic -aihi.\nRelated to Albanian -i (“of the, etc.”), Albanian i (“of, the, to”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sq",
        "2": "article",
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "-u m",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Albanian",
  "lang_code": "sq",
  "pos": "article",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Albanian articles",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Albanian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 21 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "flok (“hair”) + -u → floku (“the hair”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "treg (“market”) + -u → tregu (“the market”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "plak (“old man”) + -u → plaku (“the old man”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "(note: -u shifts towards -i among some Gheg dialects; zogi instead of zogu)",
          "text": "zog (“bird”) + -u → zogu (“the bird”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "masculine singular nominative and accusative suffixed definite article: the"
      ],
      "id": "en--u-sq-article-KMOSh4Tk",
      "links": [
        [
          "suffixed",
          "suffixed#English"
        ],
        [
          "definite",
          "definite#English"
        ],
        [
          "article",
          "article#English"
        ],
        [
          "the",
          "the"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "sense": "suffixed article",
          "tags": [
            "suffix"
          ],
          "word": "-a"
        },
        {
          "sense": "suffixed article",
          "tags": [
            "suffix"
          ],
          "word": "-e"
        },
        {
          "sense": "suffixed article",
          "tags": [
            "suffix"
          ],
          "word": "-ë"
        },
        {
          "sense": "suffixed article",
          "tags": [
            "suffix"
          ],
          "word": "-i"
        },
        {
          "sense": "suffixed article",
          "tags": [
            "suffix"
          ],
          "word": "-o"
        },
        {
          "sense": "suffixed article",
          "tags": [
            "suffix"
          ],
          "word": "-ia"
        },
        {
          "sense": "suffixed article",
          "tags": [
            "suffix"
          ],
          "word": "-ja"
        },
        {
          "sense": "suffixed article",
          "tags": [
            "suffix"
          ],
          "word": "-je"
        },
        {
          "sense": "suffixed article",
          "tags": [
            "suffix"
          ],
          "word": "-jë"
        },
        {
          "sense": "suffixed article",
          "tags": [
            "suffix"
          ],
          "word": "-at"
        },
        {
          "sense": "suffixed article",
          "tags": [
            "suffix"
          ],
          "word": "-et"
        },
        {
          "sense": "suffixed article",
          "tags": [
            "suffix"
          ],
          "word": "-ët"
        },
        {
          "sense": "suffixed article",
          "tags": [
            "suffix"
          ],
          "word": "-it"
        },
        {
          "sense": "suffixed article",
          "tags": [
            "suffix"
          ],
          "word": "-ot"
        },
        {
          "sense": "suffixed article",
          "tags": [
            "suffix"
          ],
          "word": "-ut"
        },
        {
          "sense": "suffixed article",
          "tags": [
            "suffix"
          ],
          "word": "-të"
        },
        {
          "sense": "suffixed article",
          "tags": [
            "suffix"
          ],
          "word": "-ri"
        },
        {
          "sense": "suffixed article",
          "tags": [
            "suffix"
          ],
          "word": "-ishte"
        },
        {
          "sense": "suffixed article",
          "tags": [
            "suffix"
          ],
          "word": "-ishtja"
        },
        {
          "sense": "preposition",
          "tags": [
            "article"
          ],
          "word": "e"
        },
        {
          "sense": "preposition",
          "tags": [
            "article"
          ],
          "word": "i"
        },
        {
          "sense": "preposition",
          "tags": [
            "article"
          ],
          "word": "së"
        },
        {
          "sense": "preposition",
          "tags": [
            "article"
          ],
          "word": "të"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[u]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-u"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sq",
        "2": "􂀿k􂁀",
        "3": "􂀿ɡ􂁀"
      },
      "expansion": "IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: [k], [ɡ]",
      "name": "IPA"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sq",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*-osyo"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *-osyo",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cms",
        "2": "-aihi"
      },
      "expansion": "Messapic -aihi",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sq",
        "2": "-i",
        "3": "",
        "4": "of the, etc."
      },
      "expansion": "Albanian -i (“of the, etc.”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sq",
        "2": "i",
        "3": "",
        "4": "of, the, to"
      },
      "expansion": "Albanian i (“of, the, to”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Suffixed definite article attached on nouns ending with k, g (IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: [k], [ɡ]). From the ending Proto-Indo-European *-osyo. cognate to Messapic -aihi.\nRelated to Albanian -i (“of the, etc.”), Albanian i (“of, the, to”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sq",
        "2": "article",
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "-u m",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Albanian",
  "lang_code": "sq",
  "pos": "article",
  "related": [
    {
      "sense": "suffixed article",
      "tags": [
        "suffix"
      ],
      "word": "-a"
    },
    {
      "sense": "suffixed article",
      "tags": [
        "suffix"
      ],
      "word": "-e"
    },
    {
      "sense": "suffixed article",
      "tags": [
        "suffix"
      ],
      "word": "-ë"
    },
    {
      "sense": "suffixed article",
      "tags": [
        "suffix"
      ],
      "word": "-i"
    },
    {
      "sense": "suffixed article",
      "tags": [
        "suffix"
      ],
      "word": "-o"
    },
    {
      "sense": "suffixed article",
      "tags": [
        "suffix"
      ],
      "word": "-ia"
    },
    {
      "sense": "suffixed article",
      "tags": [
        "suffix"
      ],
      "word": "-ja"
    },
    {
      "sense": "suffixed article",
      "tags": [
        "suffix"
      ],
      "word": "-je"
    },
    {
      "sense": "suffixed article",
      "tags": [
        "suffix"
      ],
      "word": "-jë"
    },
    {
      "sense": "suffixed article",
      "tags": [
        "suffix"
      ],
      "word": "-at"
    },
    {
      "sense": "suffixed article",
      "tags": [
        "suffix"
      ],
      "word": "-et"
    },
    {
      "sense": "suffixed article",
      "tags": [
        "suffix"
      ],
      "word": "-ët"
    },
    {
      "sense": "suffixed article",
      "tags": [
        "suffix"
      ],
      "word": "-it"
    },
    {
      "sense": "suffixed article",
      "tags": [
        "suffix"
      ],
      "word": "-ot"
    },
    {
      "sense": "suffixed article",
      "tags": [
        "suffix"
      ],
      "word": "-ut"
    },
    {
      "sense": "suffixed article",
      "tags": [
        "suffix"
      ],
      "word": "-të"
    },
    {
      "sense": "suffixed article",
      "tags": [
        "suffix"
      ],
      "word": "-ri"
    },
    {
      "sense": "suffixed article",
      "tags": [
        "suffix"
      ],
      "word": "-ishte"
    },
    {
      "sense": "suffixed article",
      "tags": [
        "suffix"
      ],
      "word": "-ishtja"
    },
    {
      "sense": "preposition",
      "tags": [
        "article"
      ],
      "word": "e"
    },
    {
      "sense": "preposition",
      "tags": [
        "article"
      ],
      "word": "i"
    },
    {
      "sense": "preposition",
      "tags": [
        "article"
      ],
      "word": "së"
    },
    {
      "sense": "preposition",
      "tags": [
        "article"
      ],
      "word": "të"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Albanian articles",
        "Albanian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Albanian lemmas",
        "Albanian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Albanian terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 21 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "flok (“hair”) + -u → floku (“the hair”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "treg (“market”) + -u → tregu (“the market”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "plak (“old man”) + -u → plaku (“the old man”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "(note: -u shifts towards -i among some Gheg dialects; zogi instead of zogu)",
          "text": "zog (“bird”) + -u → zogu (“the bird”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "masculine singular nominative and accusative suffixed definite article: the"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "suffixed",
          "suffixed#English"
        ],
        [
          "definite",
          "definite#English"
        ],
        [
          "article",
          "article#English"
        ],
        [
          "the",
          "the"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[u]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-u"
}