# litu
## Finnish
### Etymology

lit- +‎ -u, probably of the same origin as litistää, litteä (compare litussa, littuun); the ungeminated -t- instead of -tt- may be influence from litukka or lituska, or even itu (“sprout”). The word was given its current botanical sense by Finnish physician and philologist Elias Lönnrot in his Flora Fennica from 1860, prior to which the word mainly meant "thin, semi-ripe (pea) pod".

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlitu/, [ˈlit̪u]
* Rhymes: -itu
* Hyphenation: li‧tu

### Noun

litu
* (botany) silique, siliqua (long – length more than twice the width – fruit of a cruciferous plant)
* (botany) silicle, silicula, silicule (short silique)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of litu (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lituni
lituni
accusative
nom.
lituni
lituni
gen.
lituni
genitive
lituni
litujeni
partitive
lituani
litujani
inessive
lidussani
liduissani
elative
lidustani
liduistani
illative
lituuni
lituihini
adessive
lidullani
liduillani
ablative
lidultani
liduiltani
allative
lidulleni
liduilleni
essive
litunani
lituinani
translative
lidukseni
liduikseni
abessive
liduttani
liduittani
instructive
comitative
—lituineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
litusi
litusi
accusative
nom.
litusi
litusi
gen.
litusi
genitive
litusi
litujesi
partitive
lituasi
litujasi
inessive
lidussasi
liduissasi
elative
lidustasi
liduistasi
illative
lituusi
lituihisi
adessive
lidullasi
liduillasi
ablative
lidultasi
liduiltasi
allative
lidullesi
liduillesi
essive
litunasi
lituinasi
translative
liduksesi
liduiksesi
abessive
liduttasi
liduittasi
instructive
comitative
—lituinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
litumme
litumme
accusative
nom.
litumme
litumme
gen.
litumme
genitive
litumme
litujemme
partitive
lituamme
litujamme
inessive
lidussamme
liduissamme
elative
lidustamme
liduistamme
illative
lituumme
lituihimme
adessive
lidullamme
liduillamme
ablative
lidultamme
liduiltamme
allative
lidullemme
liduillemme
essive
litunamme
lituinamme
translative
liduksemme
liduiksemme
abessive
liduttamme
liduittamme
instructive
comitative
—lituinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
litunne
litunne
accusative
nom.
litunne
litunne
gen.
litunne
genitive
litunne
litujenne
partitive
lituanne
litujanne
inessive
lidussanne
liduissanne
elative
lidustanne
liduistanne
illative
lituunne
lituihinne
adessive
lidullanne
liduillanne
ablative
lidultanne
liduiltanne
allative
lidullenne
liduillenne
essive
litunanne
lituinanne
translative
liduksenne
liduiksenne
abessive
liduttanne
liduittanne
instructive
comitative
—lituinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
litunsa
litunsa
accusative
nom.
litunsa
litunsa
gen.
litunsa
genitive
litunsa
litujensa
partitive
lituaan lituansa
litujaan litujansa
inessive
lidussaan lidussansa
liduissaan liduissansa
elative
lidustaan lidustansa
liduistaan liduistansa
illative
lituunsa
lituihinsa
adessive
lidullaan lidullansa
liduillaan liduillansa
ablative
lidultaan lidultansa
liduiltaan liduiltansa
allative
lidulleen lidullensa
liduilleen liduillensa
essive
litunaan litunansa
lituinaan lituinansa
translative
lidukseen liduksensa
liduikseen liduiksensa
abessive
liduttaan liduttansa
liduittaan liduittansa
instructive
comitative
—lituineen lituinensa :

#### Derived terms

* lidukki
* litukka
* litulaukka
* lituruoho
* litusääski

### Further reading

* “litu”, 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 2023-07-03

### Anagrams

* luit, luti, tuli

## Icelandic
### Verb

litu
* third-person plural past indicative of líta
* third-person plural past subjunctive of líta

## Latin
### Verb

litū
* ablative supine of linō

## Lingala
### Etymology

From French lithium.

### Noun

litu class 9 (plural litu class 10, colloquial plural balitu class 2)
* (chemistry) lithium

## Old Norse
### Verb

litu
* third-person plural past active indicative of líta

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈli.tu/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -itu
* Syllabification: li‧tu

### Noun

litu m inan
* genitive singular of lit

## Yosondúa Mixtec
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cabrito.

### Noun

litu
* kid (young goat)

### References

* Beaty de Farris, Kathryn, et al. (2012) Diccionario básico del mixteco de Yosondúa, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 46)‎ (in Spanish), third edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 45