limu

See also: Lìmù

English

Etymology

From Hawaiian limu (“moss”).

Pronunciation

Noun

limu (countable and uncountable, plural limus)

  1. (Hawaii) Any of various kinds of edible algae, which form an important part of the traditional Hawaiian diet.
    • 2012, Julia Flynn Siler, Lost Kingdom, Grove Press, page 158:
      The menu included chicken, roast pig, raw fish, seaweed, which Hawaiians called limu, roasted kukui nuts, and baked dog […]

Anagrams

Finnish

Etymology

Clipping of limunaati

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlimu/, [ˈlimu]
  • Rhymes: -imu
  • Syllabification(key): li‧mu

Noun

limu (colloquial, dialectal)

  1. (Southern Finland) soft drink; fizzy drink (UK); soda, soda pop (US) (carbonated, usually sweet, non-alcoholic drink)

Declension
Inflection of limu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative limu limut
genitive limun limujen
partitive limua limuja
illative limuun limuihin
singular plural
nominative limu limut
accusative nom. limu limut
gen. limun
genitive limun limujen
partitive limua limuja
inessive limussa limuissa
elative limusta limuista
illative limuun limuihin
adessive limulla limuilla
ablative limulta limuilta
allative limulle limuille
essive limuna limuina
translative limuksi limuiksi
abessive limutta limuitta
instructive — limuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of limu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative limuni limuni
accusative nom. limuni limuni
gen. limuni
genitive limuni limujeni
partitive limuani limujani
inessive limussani limuissani
elative limustani limuistani
illative limuuni limuihini
adessive limullani limuillani
ablative limultani limuiltani
allative limulleni limuilleni
essive limunani limuinani
translative limukseni limuikseni
abessive limuttani limuittani
instructive — —
comitative — limuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative limusi limusi
accusative nom. limusi limusi
gen. limusi
genitive limusi limujesi
partitive limuasi limujasi
inessive limussasi limuissasi
elative limustasi limuistasi
illative limuusi limuihisi
adessive limullasi limuillasi
ablative limultasi limuiltasi
allative limullesi limuillesi
essive limunasi limuinasi
translative limuksesi limuiksesi
abessive limuttasi limuittasi
instructive — —
comitative — limuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative limumme limumme
accusative nom. limumme limumme
gen. limumme
genitive limumme limujemme
partitive limuamme limujamme
inessive limussamme limuissamme
elative limustamme limuistamme
illative limuumme limuihimme
adessive limullamme limuillamme
ablative limultamme limuiltamme
allative limullemme limuillemme
essive limunamme limuinamme
translative limuksemme limuiksemme
abessive limuttamme limuittamme
instructive — —
comitative — limuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative limunne limunne
accusative nom. limunne limunne
gen. limunne
genitive limunne limujenne
partitive limuanne limujanne
inessive limussanne limuissanne
elative limustanne limuistanne
illative limuunne limuihinne
adessive limullanne limuillanne
ablative limultanne limuiltanne
allative limullenne limuillenne
essive limunanne limuinanne
translative limuksenne limuiksenne
abessive limuttanne limuittanne
instructive — —
comitative — limuinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative limunsa limunsa
accusative nom. limunsa limunsa
gen. limunsa
genitive limunsa limujensa
partitive limuaan
limuansa		 limujaan
limujansa
inessive limussaan
limussansa		 limuissaan
limuissansa
elative limustaan
limustansa		 limuistaan
limuistansa
illative limuunsa limuihinsa
adessive limullaan
limullansa		 limuillaan
limuillansa
ablative limultaan
limultansa		 limuiltaan
limuiltansa
allative limulleen
limullensa		 limuilleen
limuillensa
essive limunaan
limunansa		 limuinaan
limuinansa
translative limukseen
limuksensa		 limuikseen
limuiksensa
abessive limuttaan
limuttansa		 limuittaan
limuittansa
instructive — —
comitative — limuineen
limuinensa

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Derived terms
compounds

Further reading

Anagrams

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *rimu, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *rimu, from Proto-Polynesian *rimu, from Proto-Oceanic *limut, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *limut, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *limut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *limut, doublet of Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lumut (compare Malay lumut).

Noun

limu

  1. moss (plants of the division Bryophyta)
  2. seaweed

Sikaiana

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *rimu.

Noun

limu

  1. moss (plants of the division Bryophyta), seagrass

Tboli

Numeral

limu

  1. five
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