assu

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See also: áššu and ас-су

Alemannic German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old High German ezzan, from Proto-Germanic *etaną. Cognate with German essen, Dutch eten, English eat, Swedish äta.

Verb

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assu

  1. (Rimella and Campello Monti) to eat

References

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Kuna

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Noun

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assu

  1. dog

Old Irish

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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assu

  1. comparative degree of asse: easier

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Irish: fusa
  • Scottish Gaelic: fasa, fusa

Mutation

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Mutation of assu
radical lenition nasalization
assu
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments) 		unchanged n-assu

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Alternative scripts

Etymology 1

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Verb

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assu

  1. third-person plural optative active of atthi (“to be”)

Etymology 2

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    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-
    Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱru
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háćru
    Sanskrit अश्रु॑ (áśru)
    Pali assu

    Inherited from Sanskrit अश्रु॑ (áśru), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háćru, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱru, from *h₂eḱ-.

    Noun

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    assu n

    1. tear (clear, salty fluid from the eye)
    Declension
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    Declension table of "assu" (neuter)
    Case \ NumberSingularPlural
    Nominative (first)assuassūni or assū
    Accusative (second)assuṃassūni or assū
    Instrumental (third)assunāassūhi or assūbhi
    Dative (fourth)assussa or assunoassūnaṃ
    Ablative (fifth)assusmā or assumhāassūhi or assūbhi
    Genitive (sixth)assussa or assunoassūnaṃ
    Locative (seventh)assusmiṃ or assumhiassūsu
    Vocative (calling)assuassūni or assū
    Descendants
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