# avu
## Translingual
### Symbol

avu
* (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Avokaya.

### See also

* Wiktionary's coverage of Avokaya terms

## Breton
### Etymology

From Middle Breton auu, from Proto-Brythonic *aβʉ, from Proto-Celtic *awV-. Cognate with Welsh afu, Cornish avi, Middle Irish áe.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑːvy/

### Noun

avu m (plural avuoù)
* liver

## Estonian
### Noun

avu
* partitive plural of ava

## Ewe
### Noun

avu (plural avuwo)
* dog

## Finnish
### Etymology

auvo +‎ -u

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑʋu/, [ˈɑ̝ʋu]
* Rhymes: -ɑʋu
* Hyphenation: avu

### Noun

avu
* virtue, commodity (something useful or valuable)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of avu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
avuni
avuni
accusative
nom.
avuni
avuni
gen.
avuni
genitive
avuni
avujeni
partitive
avuani
avujani
inessive
avussani
avuissani
elative
avustani
avuistani
illative
avuuni
avuihini
adessive
avullani
avuillani
ablative
avultani
avuiltani
allative
avulleni
avuilleni
essive
avunani
avuinani
translative
avukseni
avuikseni
abessive
avuttani
avuittani
instructive
comitative
—avuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
avusi
avusi
accusative
nom.
avusi
avusi
gen.
avusi
genitive
avusi
avujesi
partitive
avuasi
avujasi
inessive
avussasi
avuissasi
elative
avustasi
avuistasi
illative
avuusi
avuihisi
adessive
avullasi
avuillasi
ablative
avultasi
avuiltasi
allative
avullesi
avuillesi
essive
avunasi
avuinasi
translative
avuksesi
avuiksesi
abessive
avuttasi
avuittasi
instructive
comitative
—avuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
avumme
avumme
accusative
nom.
avumme
avumme
gen.
avumme
genitive
avumme
avujemme
partitive
avuamme
avujamme
inessive
avussamme
avuissamme
elative
avustamme
avuistamme
illative
avuumme
avuihimme
adessive
avullamme
avuillamme
ablative
avultamme
avuiltamme
allative
avullemme
avuillemme
essive
avunamme
avuinamme
translative
avuksemme
avuiksemme
abessive
avuttamme
avuittamme
instructive
comitative
—avuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
avunne
avunne
accusative
nom.
avunne
avunne
gen.
avunne
genitive
avunne
avujenne
partitive
avuanne
avujanne
inessive
avussanne
avuissanne
elative
avustanne
avuistanne
illative
avuunne
avuihinne
adessive
avullanne
avuillanne
ablative
avultanne
avuiltanne
allative
avullenne
avuillenne
essive
avunanne
avuinanne
translative
avuksenne
avuiksenne
abessive
avuttanne
avuittanne
instructive
comitative
—avuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
avunsa
avunsa
accusative
nom.
avunsa
avunsa
gen.
avunsa
genitive
avunsa
avujensa
partitive
avuaan avuansa
avujaan avujansa
inessive
avussaan avussansa
avuissaan avuissansa
elative
avustaan avustansa
avuistaan avuistansa
illative
avuunsa
avuihinsa
adessive
avullaan avullansa
avuillaan avuillansa
ablative
avultaan avultansa
avuiltaan avuiltansa
allative
avulleen avullensa
avuilleen avuillensa
essive
avunaan avunansa
avuinaan avuinansa
translative
avukseen avuksensa
avuikseen avuiksensa
abessive
avuttaan avuttansa
avuittaan avuittansa
instructive
comitative
—avuineen avuinensa :

### Further reading

* “avu”, 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 2023-07-02

### Anagrams

* vau

## Ibanag
### Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *qabu (cf. Tagalog abo), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qabu.

### Noun

avú
* ash

## Romanian
### Verb

avu
* third-person singular simple perfect indicative of avea

## Votic
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *havu.

### Pronunciation

* (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA: /ˈɑvu/, [ˈɑvu]
* Rhymes: -ɑvu
* Hyphenation: a‧vu

### Noun

avu
* sprig of a coniferous tree
* broom made from a branch or sprig of a coniferous tree

#### Inflection
### References

* Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “avu”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn

## Western Bukidnon Manobo
### Etymology

From abu.

### Noun

avu
* fireplace