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

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

autu (Cyrillic spelling ауту)

1. dative/locative singular of auto

Sicilian

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

From Latin altus. Cognate with Asturian altu, Extremaduran and Sardinian artu, Ladin, Occitan, and Catalan alt, Corsican and Italian alto, Portuguese, Aragonese, and Spanish alto, Neapolitan auto. Compare, e.g., Sicilian àguru, sautu, sausizza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈau.tu/, [ˈaʊ.tʊ], [ˈaʊ-], [ˈaw-], [ˈa.βʊ-], [ˈja-]
• IPA^(key): [ˈjaʊ.tʊ], [ˈja.βʊ-] (diphthongized)
• IPA^(key): [‿ˈɟːaʊ.tʊ], [‿ˈɟːa.βʊ-] (previous non-stressed syllable triggers gemination of /j-/)
• IPA^(key): /ˈan.tu/, [ˈan.tʊ] (nasalized)
• Rhymes: -autu
• Hyphenation: àu‧tu

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

Tokelauan

Noun

autu

1. ditch, open drain

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 5

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.