vanu

See also: vanů

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvanu]

Etymology 1

Noun

vanu m inan

1. genitive/dative/locative singular of van

Etymology 2

Noun

vanu f

1. accusative singular of vana

Etymology 3

Verb

vanu

1. first-person singular present of vanout

Finnish

Etymology 1

vanua (“to felt, mat”) +‎ -u

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑnu/, [ˈʋɑ̝nu]
• Rhymes: -ɑnu
• Syllabification^(key): va‧nu
• Hyphenation^(key): va‧nu

Noun

vanu

1. cotton wool, absorbent cotton, wadding (soft fibrous cotton or wool)

Declension

Inflection of vanu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		vanu	vanut
genitive		vanun	vanujen
partitive		vanua	vanuja
illative		vanuun	vanuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		vanu	vanut
accusative	nom.	vanu	vanut
	gen.	vanun
genitive		vanun	vanujen
partitive		vanua	vanuja
inessive		vanussa	vanuissa
elative		vanusta	vanuista
illative		vanuun	vanuihin
adessive		vanulla	vanuilla
ablative		vanulta	vanuilta
allative		vanulle	vanuille
essive		vanuna	vanuina
translative		vanuksi	vanuiksi
abessive		vanutta	vanuitta
instructive		—	vanuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of vanu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vanuni vanuni accusative nom. vanuni vanuni gen. vanuni genitive vanuni vanujeni partitive vanuani vanujani inessive vanussani vanuissani elative vanustani vanuistani illative vanuuni vanuihini adessive vanullani vanuillani ablative vanultani vanuiltani allative vanulleni vanuilleni essive vanunani vanuinani translative vanukseni vanuikseni abessive vanuttani vanuittani instructive — — comitative — vanuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vanusi vanusi accusative nom. vanusi vanusi gen. vanusi genitive vanusi vanujesi partitive vanuasi vanujasi inessive vanussasi vanuissasi elative vanustasi vanuistasi illative vanuusi vanuihisi adessive vanullasi vanuillasi ablative vanultasi vanuiltasi allative vanullesi vanuillesi essive vanunasi vanuinasi translative vanuksesi vanuiksesi abessive vanuttasi vanuittasi instructive — — comitative — vanuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vanumme vanumme accusative nom. vanumme vanumme gen. vanumme genitive vanumme vanujemme partitive vanuamme vanujamme inessive vanussamme vanuissamme elative vanustamme vanuistamme illative vanuumme vanuihimme adessive vanullamme vanuillamme ablative vanultamme vanuiltamme allative vanullemme vanuillemme essive vanunamme vanuinamme translative vanuksemme vanuiksemme abessive vanuttamme vanuittamme instructive — — comitative — vanuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vanunne vanunne accusative nom. vanunne vanunne gen. vanunne genitive vanunne vanujenne partitive vanuanne vanujanne inessive vanussanne vanuissanne elative vanustanne vanuistanne illative vanuunne vanuihinne adessive vanullanne vanuillanne ablative vanultanne vanuiltanne allative vanullenne vanuillenne essive vanunanne vanuinanne translative vanuksenne vanuiksenne abessive vanuttanne vanuittanne instructive — — comitative — vanuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative vanunsa vanunsa accusative nom. vanunsa vanunsa gen. vanunsa genitive vanunsa vanujensa partitive vanuaan vanuansa vanujaan vanujansa inessive vanussaan vanussansa vanuissaan vanuissansa elative vanustaan vanustansa vanuistaan vanuistansa illative vanuunsa vanuihinsa adessive vanullaan vanullansa vanuillaan vanuillansa ablative vanultaan vanultansa vanuiltaan vanuiltansa allative vanulleen vanullensa vanuilleen vanuillensa essive vanunaan vanunansa vanuinaan vanuinansa translative vanukseen vanuksensa vanuikseen vanuiksensa abessive vanuttaan vanuttansa vanuittaan vanuittansa instructive — — comitative — vanuineen vanuinensa

Derived terms

• vanuttaa

compounds

• selluloosavanu
• vanujalkaseitikki
• vanukirjonta
• vanulappu
• vanupuikko
• vanutukko
• vanutuppo
• vanutyyny
• vanutäyte
• vanutäytteinen
• villavanu
• vuorivanu

Further reading

• “vanu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑnuˣ/, [ˈʋɑ̝nu(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑnu
• Syllabification^(key): va‧nu
• Hyphenation^(key): va‧nu

Verb

vanu

1. inflection of vanua:
   1. present active indicative connegative
   2. second-person singular present imperative
   3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

Anagrams

• avun

Samoan

Noun

vanu

1. valley