Anu
See also: Appendix:Variations of "anu"
English
editAlternative forms
editProper noun
editAnu
- (Sumerian, Assyrian and Babylonian mythology) A sky-god, the god of heaven, lord of constellations, king of gods, spirits and demons, who dwelt in the highest heavenly region.
- A diminutive of the female given names Anushka, Anusha, Ansuya, or Anisha.
Translations
editSumerian, Assyrian and Babylonian god of heaven
Further reading
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editEstonian
editProper noun
editAnu
- a female given name, variant of Anna
Finnish
editEtymology
editOriginally a Karelian pet form of Anna.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editAnu
- a female given name
Declension
editInflection of Anu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | Anu | Anut | |
genitive | Anun | Anujen | |
partitive | Anua | Anuja | |
illative | Anuun | Anuihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | Anu | Anut | |
accusative | nom. | Anu | Anut |
gen. | Anun | ||
genitive | Anun | Anujen | |
partitive | Anua | Anuja | |
inessive | Anussa | Anuissa | |
elative | Anusta | Anuista | |
illative | Anuun | Anuihin | |
adessive | Anulla | Anuilla | |
ablative | Anulta | Anuilta | |
allative | Anulle | Anuille | |
essive | Anuna | Anuina | |
translative | Anuksi | Anuiksi | |
abessive | Anutta | Anuitta | |
instructive | — | Anuin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Statistics
edit- Anu is the 50th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 12,507 female individuals (and as a middle name to 864 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
Portuguese
editPronunciation
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Proper noun
editAnu m
- (Sumerian, Assyrian and Babylonian mythology) Anu (god of heaven)
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- Finnish 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑnu
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