"-vu" meaning in Gun

See -vu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /vú/ Forms: -vú [canonical]
Etymology: From Proto-Gbe *-ví (literally “child”) stems from same root as òví (“child”). Cognates include Fon -ví, Fon -vú, Saxwe Gbe -ví, Adja -vi, Ewe -vi Etymology templates: {{inh|guw|alv-gbe-pro|*-ví|lit=child}} Proto-Gbe *-ví (literally “child”), {{link|guw|òví|t=child}} òví (“child”), {{cog|fon|-ví}} Fon -ví, {{cog|fon|-vú}} Fon -vú, {{cog|sxw|-ví}} Saxwe Gbe -ví, {{cog|ajg|-vi}} Adja -vi, {{cog|ee|-vi}} Ewe -vi Head templates: {{head|guw|suffix|head=-vú}} -vú
  1. Forms a diminutive noun. Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -ví Derived forms: gbɔ̀gbwɛ́vú (english: kid), gbọ̀gbọẹ́vú (english: kid), lɛ̀ngbɔ́vú (english: lamb), lẹ̀ngbọ́vú (english: lamb), onyìvú (english: calf), oyìnvú (english: calf), yɔ̀kpɔ́vú (english: child), yọ̀pọ́vú (english: child)
    Sense id: en--vu-guw-suffix-xGdJU3vI Categories (other): Gun entries with incorrect language header, Saxwe Gbe terms in nonstandard scripts

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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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    }
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          "english": "kid",
          "word": "gbɔ̀gbwɛ́vú"
        },
        {
          "english": "kid",
          "word": "gbọ̀gbọẹ́vú"
        },
        {
          "english": "lamb",
          "word": "lɛ̀ngbɔ́vú"
        },
        {
          "english": "lamb",
          "word": "lẹ̀ngbọ́vú"
        },
        {
          "english": "calf",
          "word": "onyìvú"
        },
        {
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        },
        {
          "english": "child",
          "word": "yɔ̀kpɔ́vú"
        },
        {
          "english": "child",
          "word": "yọ̀pọ́vú"
        }
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        {
          "text": "onyì (“cow”) → onyìvú (“calf”, literally “little cow”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "lɛ̀ngbɔ́ (“sheep”) → lɛ̀ngbɔ́vú (“lamb”, literally “little lamb”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "gbɔ̀gbwɛ́ (“goat”) → gbɔ̀gbwɛ́vú (“kid”, literally “little goat”)"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/vú/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-vu"
}
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    },
    {
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      "word": "gbọ̀gbọẹ́vú"
    },
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    },
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    }
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      },
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      },
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    },
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    },
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      },
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        "Gun suffixes",
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        },
        {
          "text": "lɛ̀ngbɔ́ (“sheep”) → lɛ̀ngbɔ́vú (“lamb”, literally “little lamb”)"
        },
        {
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        }
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    {
      "word": "-ví"
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