autu

Latvian

Verb

autu

1. conditional of aut

Participle

autu

1. inflection of auts:
   1. accusative/instrumental singular masculine/feminine
   2. genitive plural masculine/feminine

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaw.tu/

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• Rhymes: -awtu
• Syllabification: au‧tu

Noun

autu

1. genitive singular of aut

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• jautu, jàvutu (stressed initial vowel diphthongized, dialectal)
• âtu (semiconsonant /w/ is shortened)
• àvutu (semiconsonant /w/ is enlengthened)

Etymology

From Latin altus. Compare Sicilian àguru, Sicilian sautu, Sicilian sausizza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaw.tʊ/ (Standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈja.ʊ.tʊ/ (stressed vowel diphthonɡized)
• IPA^(key): /ˈ(j)a.vʊ.tʊ/ (unstressed semiconsonant enlenɡhted to syllable)
• Hyphenation: à‧gu‧ru

Adjective

autu (feminine singular auta, masculine and feminine plural auti)

1. high, tall

   Antonym: vasciu

   Ḍḍa casa auta è unni abbitu ju. ― That tall house is where I live.

2. deep

   Synonym: funnu

   Na praja auta 4 metri ― a pond 4 meters deep

3. loud

   a vuci auta ― in a loud voice

Related terms

• curtu
• funnu
• granni
• largu
• longu
• nicu
• smardu
• tantu
• vasciu

 

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈau̯tu/

Noun

autu

1. dative singular of auto

Wauja

Collared Peccaries, 2009. Photo: Brian Gratwicke.

Collared Peccaries at La Selva Biological Station, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica, 2011. Geoff Gallice.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaʊ.tu/

Noun

autu

1. collared peccary, Pecari tajacu

References

• E. Ireland field notes, confirmed with Piitsa, Muri, and other elders (all experienced hunters) in 1982 using José Cândido de Melo Carvalho's Atlas da Fauna Brasileira, Edições Melhoramentos, São Paulo, 1981.