うず

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of うず – see the following entries.

【渦】S [noun] eddy, swirl, whirlpool, vortex

【烏頭】 [noun] (traditional Chinese medicine) dried rhizomes of plants of genus Aconitum used as medicine

(This term, うず (uzu), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as うず, see Category:Japanese kanji read as うず.)

Etymology 2

From むず (muzu), contraction of むとす (mu to su).

Phrase

うず • (uzu) 

1. (archaic) Alternative form of んとする (n to suru)

Conjugation

Classical conjugation of "うず" (サ行変格活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	うぜ		uze
Continuative (連用形)	うじ		uzi
Terminal (終止形)	うず		uzu
Attributive (連体形)	うずる		uzuru
Realis (已然形)	うずれ		uzure
Imperative (命令形)	うぜよ		uzeyo
Key constructions
Negative	うぜず		uzezu
Contrasting conjunction	うずれど		uzuredo
Causal conjunction	うずれば		uzureba
Conditional conjunction	うぜば		uzeba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	うじき		uziki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	うじけり		uzikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action)	うじつ		uzitu
Perfect tense (natural event)	うじぬ		uzinu
Perfect-continuative tense	うぜり うじたり		uzeri uzitari
Volitional	うぜむ		uzemu