"iu" meaning in Esperanto

See iu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Determiner

IPA: [ˈiu] Forms: iun [accusative, singular], iuj [plural], iujn [accusative, plural]
Rhymes: -iu Etymology: From i- (indeterminate correlative prefix) + -u (correlative suffix of individuals). Etymology templates: {{affix|eo|i-|-u|pos1=indeterminate correlative prefix|pos2=correlative suffix of individuals}} i- (indeterminate correlative prefix) + -u (correlative suffix of individuals) Head templates: {{eo-det}} iu (accusative singular iun, plural iuj, accusative plural iujn)
  1. some
    Sense id: en-iu-eo-det-prRt0NGu
  2. a : when necessary to express indefiniteness
    Sense id: en-iu-eo-det-3D8sFUx6 Categories (other): Esperanto BRO1, Esperanto GCSE0, Esperanto correlatives, Esperanto determiners, Esperanto entries with incorrect language header, Esperanto pronouns, Esperanto terms suffixed with -u, Pages with 17 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Esperanto BRO1: 0 29 71 Disambiguation of Esperanto GCSE0: 0 29 71 Disambiguation of Esperanto correlatives: 0 60 40 Disambiguation of Esperanto determiners: 0 60 40 Disambiguation of Esperanto entries with incorrect language header: 0 61 39 Disambiguation of Esperanto pronouns: 0 53 47 Disambiguation of Esperanto terms suffixed with -u: 0 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 17 entries: 0 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: iu ajn (english: any)

Pronoun

IPA: [ˈiu] Forms: iuj [plural], iun [accusative, singular], iujn [accusative, plural]
Rhymes: -iu Etymology: From i- (indeterminate correlative prefix) + -u (correlative suffix of individuals). Etymology templates: {{affix|eo|i-|-u|pos1=indeterminate correlative prefix|pos2=correlative suffix of individuals}} i- (indeterminate correlative prefix) + -u (correlative suffix of individuals) Head templates: {{head|eo|pronoun|plural|iuj|accusative singular|iun|accusative plural|iujn}} iu (plural iuj, accusative singular iun, accusative plural iujn)
  1. someone, somebody Derived forms: iu ajn (english: anyone, anybody), iutage (english: one day, someday)
    Sense id: en-iu-eo-pron-0GYSbXYJ Categories (other): Esperanto BRO1, Esperanto GCSE0, Esperanto pronouns, Esperanto terms prefixed with i-, Esperanto terms suffixed with -u, Pages with 17 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Esperanto BRO1: 0 29 71 Disambiguation of Esperanto GCSE0: 0 29 71 Disambiguation of Esperanto pronouns: 0 53 47 Disambiguation of Esperanto terms prefixed with i-: 0 40 60 Disambiguation of Esperanto terms suffixed with -u: 0 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 17 entries: 0 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 50 50 Related terms: kia, tia, ia, ĉia, nenia, kial, tial, ial, ĉial, nenial, kiam, tiam, iam, ĉiam, neniam, kie, tie, ie, ĉie, nenie, kien, tien, ien, ĉien, nenien, kiel, tiel, iel, ĉiel, neniel, kies, ties, ies, ĉies, nenies, kio, tio, io, ĉio, nenio, kiom, tiom, iom, ĉiom, neniom, kiu, tiu, ĉiu, neniu

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "any",
      "word": "iu ajn"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eo",
        "2": "i-",
        "3": "-u",
        "pos1": "indeterminate correlative prefix",
        "pos2": "correlative suffix of individuals"
      },
      "expansion": "i- (indeterminate correlative prefix) + -u (correlative suffix of individuals)",
      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From i- (indeterminate correlative prefix) + -u (correlative suffix of individuals).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "iun",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "iuj",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "iujn",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "iu (accusative singular iun, plural iuj, accusative plural iujn)",
      "name": "eo-det"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "i‧u"
  ],
  "lang": "Esperanto",
  "lang_code": "eo",
  "pos": "det",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "some"
      ],
      "id": "en-iu-eo-det-prRt0NGu",
      "links": [
        [
          "some",
          "some"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "0 29 71",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Esperanto BRO1",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 29 71",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Esperanto GCSE0",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 60 40",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Esperanto correlatives",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 60 40",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Esperanto determiners",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 61 39",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Esperanto entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 53 47",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Esperanto pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 55 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Esperanto terms suffixed with -u",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 49 51",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 17 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "That is not my book, but it is a book.",
          "roman": "Tio ne estas mia libro, sed ĝi estas iu libro.",
          "text": "1995, Peter J. Benson, Comprehensive English-Esperanto Dictionary, Esperanto League for North America, page 17",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "like a wise Solomon",
          "roman": "kvazaŭ iu saĝa Salomono",
          "text": "1995, Peter J. Benson, Comprehensive English-Esperanto Dictionary, Esperanto League for North America, page 17",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a : when necessary to express indefiniteness"
      ],
      "id": "en-iu-eo-det-3D8sFUx6",
      "links": [
        [
          "a",
          "a"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈiu]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iu"
    }
  ],
  "word": "iu"
}

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eo",
        "2": "i-",
        "3": "-u",
        "pos1": "indeterminate correlative prefix",
        "pos2": "correlative suffix of individuals"
      },
      "expansion": "i- (indeterminate correlative prefix) + -u (correlative suffix of individuals)",
      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From i- (indeterminate correlative prefix) + -u (correlative suffix of individuals).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "iuj",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "iun",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "iujn",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eo",
        "2": "pronoun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "iuj",
        "5": "accusative singular",
        "6": "iun",
        "7": "accusative plural",
        "8": "iujn"
      },
      "expansion": "iu (plural iuj, accusative singular iun, accusative plural iujn)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "i‧u"
  ],
  "lang": "Esperanto",
  "lang_code": "eo",
  "pos": "pron",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "0 29 71",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Esperanto BRO1",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 29 71",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Esperanto GCSE0",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 53 47",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Esperanto pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 40 60",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Esperanto terms prefixed with i-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 55 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Esperanto terms suffixed with -u",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 49 51",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 17 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "anyone, anybody",
          "word": "iu ajn"
        },
        {
          "english": "one day, someday",
          "word": "iutage"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1973 December 29, J. C. Kilburn, “Esperantistoj! (personal advertisement)”, in Gay Community News, volume 1, number 28, page 10:",
          "text": "Iu, kiu dezirus korespondi kun eksterlandaj gesamseksemuloj, bonvole skribu al […]",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "someone, somebody"
      ],
      "id": "en-iu-eo-pron-0GYSbXYJ",
      "links": [
        [
          "someone",
          "someone"
        ],
        [
          "somebody",
          "somebody"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "kia"
        },
        {
          "word": "tia"
        },
        {
          "word": "ia"
        },
        {
          "word": "ĉia"
        },
        {
          "word": "nenia"
        },
        {
          "word": "kial"
        },
        {
          "word": "tial"
        },
        {
          "word": "ial"
        },
        {
          "word": "ĉial"
        },
        {
          "word": "nenial"
        },
        {
          "word": "kiam"
        },
        {
          "word": "tiam"
        },
        {
          "word": "iam"
        },
        {
          "word": "ĉiam"
        },
        {
          "word": "neniam"
        },
        {
          "word": "kie"
        },
        {
          "word": "tie"
        },
        {
          "word": "ie"
        },
        {
          "word": "ĉie"
        },
        {
          "word": "nenie"
        },
        {
          "word": "kien"
        },
        {
          "word": "tien"
        },
        {
          "word": "ien"
        },
        {
          "word": "ĉien"
        },
        {
          "word": "nenien"
        },
        {
          "word": "kiel"
        },
        {
          "word": "tiel"
        },
        {
          "word": "iel"
        },
        {
          "word": "ĉiel"
        },
        {
          "word": "neniel"
        },
        {
          "word": "kies"
        },
        {
          "word": "ties"
        },
        {
          "word": "ies"
        },
        {
          "word": "ĉies"
        },
        {
          "word": "nenies"
        },
        {
          "word": "kio"
        },
        {
          "word": "tio"
        },
        {
          "word": "io"
        },
        {
          "word": "ĉio"
        },
        {
          "word": "nenio"
        },
        {
          "word": "kiom"
        },
        {
          "word": "tiom"
        },
        {
          "word": "iom"
        },
        {
          "word": "ĉiom"
        },
        {
          "word": "neniom"
        },
        {
          "word": "kiu"
        },
        {
          "word": "tiu"
        },
        {
          "word": "ĉiu"
        },
        {
          "word": "neniu"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈiu]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iu"
    }
  ],
  "word": "iu"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Esperanto BRO1",
    "Esperanto GCSE0",
    "Esperanto correlatives",
    "Esperanto determiners",
    "Esperanto entries with incorrect language header",
    "Esperanto lemmas",
    "Esperanto pronouns",
    "Esperanto terms prefixed with i-",
    "Esperanto terms suffixed with -u",
    "Esperanto terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Esperanto terms with audio links",
    "Pages with 17 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Esperanto/iu"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "any",
      "word": "iu ajn"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eo",
        "2": "i-",
        "3": "-u",
        "pos1": "indeterminate correlative prefix",
        "pos2": "correlative suffix of individuals"
      },
      "expansion": "i- (indeterminate correlative prefix) + -u (correlative suffix of individuals)",
      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From i- (indeterminate correlative prefix) + -u (correlative suffix of individuals).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "iun",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "iuj",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "iujn",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "iu (accusative singular iun, plural iuj, accusative plural iujn)",
      "name": "eo-det"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "i‧u"
  ],
  "lang": "Esperanto",
  "lang_code": "eo",
  "pos": "det",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "some"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "some",
          "some"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Esperanto terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "That is not my book, but it is a book.",
          "roman": "Tio ne estas mia libro, sed ĝi estas iu libro.",
          "text": "1995, Peter J. Benson, Comprehensive English-Esperanto Dictionary, Esperanto League for North America, page 17",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "like a wise Solomon",
          "roman": "kvazaŭ iu saĝa Salomono",
          "text": "1995, Peter J. Benson, Comprehensive English-Esperanto Dictionary, Esperanto League for North America, page 17",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a : when necessary to express indefiniteness"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "a",
          "a"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈiu]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iu"
    }
  ],
  "word": "iu"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Esperanto BRO1",
    "Esperanto GCSE0",
    "Esperanto correlatives",
    "Esperanto determiners",
    "Esperanto entries with incorrect language header",
    "Esperanto lemmas",
    "Esperanto pronouns",
    "Esperanto terms prefixed with i-",
    "Esperanto terms suffixed with -u",
    "Esperanto terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Esperanto terms with audio links",
    "Pages with 17 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Esperanto/iu"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "anyone, anybody",
      "word": "iu ajn"
    },
    {
      "english": "one day, someday",
      "word": "iutage"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eo",
        "2": "i-",
        "3": "-u",
        "pos1": "indeterminate correlative prefix",
        "pos2": "correlative suffix of individuals"
      },
      "expansion": "i- (indeterminate correlative prefix) + -u (correlative suffix of individuals)",
      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From i- (indeterminate correlative prefix) + -u (correlative suffix of individuals).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "iuj",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "iun",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "iujn",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eo",
        "2": "pronoun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "iuj",
        "5": "accusative singular",
        "6": "iun",
        "7": "accusative plural",
        "8": "iujn"
      },
      "expansion": "iu (plural iuj, accusative singular iun, accusative plural iujn)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "i‧u"
  ],
  "lang": "Esperanto",
  "lang_code": "eo",
  "pos": "pron",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "kia"
    },
    {
      "word": "tia"
    },
    {
      "word": "ia"
    },
    {
      "word": "ĉia"
    },
    {
      "word": "nenia"
    },
    {
      "word": "kial"
    },
    {
      "word": "tial"
    },
    {
      "word": "ial"
    },
    {
      "word": "ĉial"
    },
    {
      "word": "nenial"
    },
    {
      "word": "kiam"
    },
    {
      "word": "tiam"
    },
    {
      "word": "iam"
    },
    {
      "word": "ĉiam"
    },
    {
      "word": "neniam"
    },
    {
      "word": "kie"
    },
    {
      "word": "tie"
    },
    {
      "word": "ie"
    },
    {
      "word": "ĉie"
    },
    {
      "word": "nenie"
    },
    {
      "word": "kien"
    },
    {
      "word": "tien"
    },
    {
      "word": "ien"
    },
    {
      "word": "ĉien"
    },
    {
      "word": "nenien"
    },
    {
      "word": "kiel"
    },
    {
      "word": "tiel"
    },
    {
      "word": "iel"
    },
    {
      "word": "ĉiel"
    },
    {
      "word": "neniel"
    },
    {
      "word": "kies"
    },
    {
      "word": "ties"
    },
    {
      "word": "ies"
    },
    {
      "word": "ĉies"
    },
    {
      "word": "nenies"
    },
    {
      "word": "kio"
    },
    {
      "word": "tio"
    },
    {
      "word": "io"
    },
    {
      "word": "ĉio"
    },
    {
      "word": "nenio"
    },
    {
      "word": "kiom"
    },
    {
      "word": "tiom"
    },
    {
      "word": "iom"
    },
    {
      "word": "ĉiom"
    },
    {
      "word": "neniom"
    },
    {
      "word": "kiu"
    },
    {
      "word": "tiu"
    },
    {
      "word": "ĉiu"
    },
    {
      "word": "neniu"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Esperanto terms with quotations",
        "Requests for translations of Esperanto quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1973 December 29, J. C. Kilburn, “Esperantistoj! (personal advertisement)”, in Gay Community News, volume 1, number 28, page 10:",
          "text": "Iu, kiu dezirus korespondi kun eksterlandaj gesamseksemuloj, bonvole skribu al […]",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "someone, somebody"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "someone",
          "someone"
        ],
        [
          "somebody",
          "somebody"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈiu]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iu"
    }
  ],
  "word": "iu"
}

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