U-

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See also: v-, w-, and wa-

High Valyrian

Etymology

From an invisible proto-language
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Prefix

u-

  1. Used to form locative applicative verbs; used if the base verb begins with a consonant or the vowels /a(ː), e(ː), o(ː)/.
    dēmagon (to sit)udēmagon (to sit on (something))
Derived Terms
See Also

Méníshè

Etymology

From Proto-Méníshè *uah.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /u˧-/

Prefix

u- (air class)

  1. occurs before consonant-initial roots (for vowel-initial roots, see w-); co-occurs most frequently with air class nouns
Derived Terms
Category Méníshè terms prefixed with u- (air class) not found

Pronoun

u- (third person dependent, air class)

  1. she/her, he/him, it, they/them; third person dependent personal pronoun form; occurs before consonant-initial roots (for vowel-initial roots, see w-)

Munja'kin

Etymology

From Proto-Munja'kin *ua.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /u-/, /v-/, /w-/, /wa-/

Prefix

u-

  1. Co-occurs with passive verbs. May surface as v- before u or o, w- before i or a and wa- before r.
Derived Terms