-u-

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English

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Etymology

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From the initial vowel of human.

Infix

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-u-

  1. (pharmacology) a monoclonal antibody derived from a human source.
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  • -mab is the base suffix common to all monoclonal antibodies. (See that entry for full paradigm.)

Polish

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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Interfix

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-u-

  1. (rare, not productive) used in compound words
    pies + ‎-u- + ‎brat → ‎psubrat

Derived terms

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See also

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Further reading

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  • -u- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swahili

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Infix

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-u-

  1. it, m class(III)/u class(XI) object concord

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Swedish

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Etymology

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In almost all words from Old Swedish -u, -o, from the Old Swedish genitive form of Germanic feminine ōn-stems.

Alternates with -o- according to Old Swedish rules of syllable weight, where -o was used after heavy syllables and -u after light.

Pronunciation

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Interfix

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-u-

  1. Genitival interfix used to link elements in some compounds.

Usage notes

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  • Used as interfix in compounds with some old weak feminines with a former light syllable ending in -a. Some common ones are gata (street), e.g. gatukontor (highway department); lada (barn), e.g. ladusvala (barn swallow), etc.
  • Alternates with a zero interfix (vowel deletion) in some words, cf. gatukontor (highway department), but gatlykta (street lamp).
  • The interfix was formerly mostly confined to the written literary language, whereas the spoken colloquial language preferred compounds with no -u- or with -e- in some dialects, cf. dated stugudörr with modern stugdörr, and the common pronunciation lagård for ladugård (barn). However, for some words, -u- is common in compounds even in the modern spoken language.

Derived terms

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References

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  • Teleman, Ulf; Hellberg, Staffan; Andersson, Erik & Holm, Lisa (1999). Svenska akademiens grammatik 2 Ord. Stockholm: Svenska akad.
  • Wessén, Elias (1958). Svensk språkhistoria. 2, Ordbildningslära. 3. ed. Stockholm: Almqvist & Wiksell