fitu

Chuukese

Determiner

fitu

1. how many (general-class objects)

Usage notes

• Used especially when the expected number is small.

Related terms

• fite

Fala

Alternative forms

• fieitu (Mañegu, Valverdeñu)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese *feeyto, from Latin filictum (“place abounding in ferns”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfitu/
• Rhymes: -itu
• Syllabification: fi‧tu

Noun

fitu m (plural fitus)

1. (Lagarteiru) fern

References

• Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎^[1], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

Fataluku

Numeral

fitu

1. seven

Niuean

Niuean cardinal numbers

<  6	7	8  >
Cardinal : fitu

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fitu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

Numeral

fitu

1. seven

Old Norse

Noun

fitu

1. oblique singular of fita

Samoan

Samoan cardinal numbers

<  6	7	8  >
Cardinal : fitu

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fitu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

Numeral

fitu

1. seven

South Marquesan

South Marquesan cardinal numbers

<  6	7	8  >
Cardinal : fitu

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fitu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

Numeral

fitu

1. seven

Tarifit

Etymology

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Noun

fitu m (Tifinagh spelling ⴼⵉⵜⵓ, plural ifitwan)

1. branch of a tree

Tokelauan

Tokelauan cardinal numbers

<  6	7	8  >
Cardinal : fitu

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fitu. Cognates include Hawaiian hiku and Samoan fitu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɸi.tu]
• Hyphenation: fi‧tu

Verb

fitu

1. (stative) to be seven

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 124

Tongan

Tongan cardinal numbers

<  6	7	8  >
Cardinal : fitu

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fitu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fi.tu/

Numeral

fitu

1. seven

Tuvaluan

Tuvaluan cardinal numbers

<  6	7	8  >
Cardinal : fitu

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fitu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pitu, from Proto-Austronesian *pitu.

Numeral

fitu

1. seven

Volapük

Noun

fitu

1. predicative singular of fit ( = fish)