"dû" meaning in Sicilian

See dû in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preposition

IPA: /duː/, [dʊː], [dɔː], [ɾɔː]
Rhymes: -uː, -ɔː Etymology: From the Univerbation of di (“of, from”, preposition) + u (“the”, masculine singular definite article). Doublet of di lu. Cognate with French du, Galician and Portuguese do, Romanian de-o. Not to be confused with ḍḍu (“that”). Etymology templates: {{univerbation|scn|di|u|pos1=preposition|pos2=masculine singular definite article|t1=of, from|t2=the}} Univerbation of di (“of, from”, preposition) + u (“the”, masculine singular definite article), {{cog|fr|du}} French du, {{cog|gl,pt|do}} Galician and Portuguese do, {{cog|ro|de-o}} Romanian de-o Head templates: {{head|scn|preposition}} dû Forms: di lu [alternative], dô [alternative], rô [alternative], 'ô [alternative], du [alternative], du' [alternative], d'u [alternative], dù [alternative], do [alternative], do' [alternative], d'o [alternative], dò [alternative]
  1. contraction of di + u, literally “of the” Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction Alternative form of: di (extra: + u, literally “of the”)
    Sense id: en-dû-scn-prep-KKC~rGoZ Categories (other): Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, Sicilian entries with incorrect language header, Sicilian prepositional articles, Sicilian prepositions, Sicilian univerbations Related terms: ô(older also: a lu), â(older also: a la), ê(older also: a li), dû(older also: di lu), dâ(older also: di la), dî(older also: di li), cû(older also: cu lu), câ(older also: cu la), chî(older also: cu li), pû(older also: pi lu), pâ(older also: pi la), pî(older also: pi li), nnô(older also: nna lu), nnâ(older also: nna la), nnê(older also: nna li), nnû(older also: nni lu), nnâ(older also: nni la), nnî(older also: nni li)

Alternative forms

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  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "di",
      "di#Sicilian"
    ],
    [
      "u",
      "u#Sicilian"
    ],
    [
      "di lu",
      "di lu#Sicilian"
    ],
    [
      "du",
      "du#French"
    ],
    [
      "Galician",
      "do#Galician"
    ],
    [
      "do",
      "do#Portuguese"
    ],
    [
      "de-o",
      "de-o#Romanian"
    ],
    [
      "ḍḍu",
      "ḍḍu#Sicilian"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "scn",
        "2": "di",
        "3": "u",
        "pos1": "preposition",
        "pos2": "masculine singular definite article",
        "t1": "of, from",
        "t2": "the"
      },
      "expansion": "Univerbation of di (“of, from”, preposition) + u (“the”, masculine singular definite article)",
      "name": "univerbation"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "du"
      },
      "expansion": "French du",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gl,pt",
        "2": "do"
      },
      "expansion": "Galician and Portuguese do",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ro",
        "2": "de-o"
      },
      "expansion": "Romanian de-o",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From the Univerbation of di (“of, from”, preposition) + u (“the”, masculine singular definite article). Doublet of di lu. Cognate with French du, Galician and Portuguese do, Romanian de-o. Not to be confused with ḍḍu (“that”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "di lu",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dô",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rô",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "'ô",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "du",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "du'",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "d'u",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dù",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "do",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "do'",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "d'o",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dò",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "scn",
        "2": "preposition"
      },
      "expansion": "dû",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "dû"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sicilian",
  "lang_code": "scn",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "+ u, literally “of the”",
          "word": "di"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 8 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sicilian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sicilian prepositional articles",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sicilian prepositions",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sicilian univerbations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              7,
              9
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              35,
              43
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The Monday market (lit. the market [of the] monday).",
          "text": "A fera dû luni.",
          "translation": "The Monday market (lit. the market [of the] monday).",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "contraction of di + u, literally “of the”"
      ],
      "id": "en-dû-scn-prep-KKC~rGoZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "di",
          "di#Sicilian"
        ],
        [
          "u",
          "u#Sicilian"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "ô(older also: a lu)"
        },
        {
          "word": "â(older also: a la)"
        },
        {
          "word": "ê(older also: a li)"
        },
        {
          "word": "dû(older also: di lu)"
        },
        {
          "word": "dâ(older also: di la)"
        },
        {
          "word": "dî(older also: di li)"
        },
        {
          "word": "cû(older also: cu lu)"
        },
        {
          "word": "câ(older also: cu la)"
        },
        {
          "word": "chî(older also: cu li)"
        },
        {
          "word": "pû(older also: pi lu)"
        },
        {
          "word": "pâ(older also: pi la)"
        },
        {
          "word": "pî(older also: pi li)"
        },
        {
          "word": "nnô(older also: nna lu)"
        },
        {
          "word": "nnâ(older also: nna la)"
        },
        {
          "word": "nnê(older also: nna li)"
        },
        {
          "word": "nnû(older also: nni lu)"
        },
        {
          "word": "nnâ(older also: nni la)"
        },
        {
          "word": "nnî(older also: nni li)"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "contraction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/duː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[dʊː]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[dɔː]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɾɔː]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uː"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔː"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dû"
}
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  "etymology_links": [
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      "di",
      "di#Sicilian"
    ],
    [
      "u",
      "u#Sicilian"
    ],
    [
      "di lu",
      "di lu#Sicilian"
    ],
    [
      "du",
      "du#French"
    ],
    [
      "Galician",
      "do#Galician"
    ],
    [
      "do",
      "do#Portuguese"
    ],
    [
      "de-o",
      "de-o#Romanian"
    ],
    [
      "ḍḍu",
      "ḍḍu#Sicilian"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "scn",
        "2": "di",
        "3": "u",
        "pos1": "preposition",
        "pos2": "masculine singular definite article",
        "t1": "of, from",
        "t2": "the"
      },
      "expansion": "Univerbation of di (“of, from”, preposition) + u (“the”, masculine singular definite article)",
      "name": "univerbation"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "du"
      },
      "expansion": "French du",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gl,pt",
        "2": "do"
      },
      "expansion": "Galician and Portuguese do",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ro",
        "2": "de-o"
      },
      "expansion": "Romanian de-o",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From the Univerbation of di (“of, from”, preposition) + u (“the”, masculine singular definite article). Doublet of di lu. Cognate with French du, Galician and Portuguese do, Romanian de-o. Not to be confused with ḍḍu (“that”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "di lu",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dô",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rô",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "'ô",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "du",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "du'",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "d'u",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dù",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "do",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "do'",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "d'o",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dò",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "scn",
        "2": "preposition"
      },
      "expansion": "dû",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "dû"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sicilian",
  "lang_code": "scn",
  "pos": "prep",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "ô(older also: a lu)"
    },
    {
      "word": "â(older also: a la)"
    },
    {
      "word": "ê(older also: a li)"
    },
    {
      "word": "dû(older also: di lu)"
    },
    {
      "word": "dâ(older also: di la)"
    },
    {
      "word": "dî(older also: di li)"
    },
    {
      "word": "cû(older also: cu lu)"
    },
    {
      "word": "câ(older also: cu la)"
    },
    {
      "word": "chî(older also: cu li)"
    },
    {
      "word": "pû(older also: pi lu)"
    },
    {
      "word": "pâ(older also: pi la)"
    },
    {
      "word": "pî(older also: pi li)"
    },
    {
      "word": "nnô(older also: nna lu)"
    },
    {
      "word": "nnâ(older also: nna la)"
    },
    {
      "word": "nnê(older also: nna li)"
    },
    {
      "word": "nnû(older also: nni lu)"
    },
    {
      "word": "nnâ(older also: nni la)"
    },
    {
      "word": "nnî(older also: nni li)"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "+ u, literally “of the”",
          "word": "di"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 8 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Sicilian/uː",
        "Rhymes:Sicilian/ɔː",
        "Sicilian contractions",
        "Sicilian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Sicilian lemmas",
        "Sicilian prepositional articles",
        "Sicilian prepositions",
        "Sicilian terms with usage examples",
        "Sicilian univerbations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              7,
              9
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              35,
              43
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The Monday market (lit. the market [of the] monday).",
          "text": "A fera dû luni.",
          "translation": "The Monday market (lit. the market [of the] monday).",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "contraction of di + u, literally “of the”"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "di",
          "di#Sicilian"
        ],
        [
          "u",
          "u#Sicilian"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "contraction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/duː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[dʊː]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[dɔː]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɾɔː]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uː"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔː"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dû"
}

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