# vanu
## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈvanu]

### Etymology 1
#### Noun

vanu m inan
* genitive/dative/locative singular of van

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

vanu f
* accusative singular of vana

### Etymology 3
#### Verb

vanu
* first-person singular present of vanout

## Finnish
### Etymology 1

vanua +‎ -u

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʋɑnu/, [ˈʋɑ̝nu]
* Rhymes: -ɑnu
* Hyphenation: va‧nu

#### Noun

vanu
* cotton wool, absorbent cotton, wadding (soft fibrous cotton or wool)

##### Declension

Possessive forms of vanu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vanuni
vanuni
accusative
nom.
vanuni
vanuni
gen.
vanuni
genitive
vanuni
vanujeni
partitive
vanuani
vanujani
inessive
vanussani
vanuissani
elative
vanustani
vanuistani
illative
vanuuni
vanuihini
adessive
vanullani
vanuillani
ablative
vanultani
vanuiltani
allative
vanulleni
vanuilleni
essive
vanunani
vanuinani
translative
vanukseni
vanuikseni
abessive
vanuttani
vanuittani
instructive
comitative
—vanuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vanusi
vanusi
accusative
nom.
vanusi
vanusi
gen.
vanusi
genitive
vanusi
vanujesi
partitive
vanuasi
vanujasi
inessive
vanussasi
vanuissasi
elative
vanustasi
vanuistasi
illative
vanuusi
vanuihisi
adessive
vanullasi
vanuillasi
ablative
vanultasi
vanuiltasi
allative
vanullesi
vanuillesi
essive
vanunasi
vanuinasi
translative
vanuksesi
vanuiksesi
abessive
vanuttasi
vanuittasi
instructive
comitative
—vanuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vanumme
vanumme
accusative
nom.
vanumme
vanumme
gen.
vanumme
genitive
vanumme
vanujemme
partitive
vanuamme
vanujamme
inessive
vanussamme
vanuissamme
elative
vanustamme
vanuistamme
illative
vanuumme
vanuihimme
adessive
vanullamme
vanuillamme
ablative
vanultamme
vanuiltamme
allative
vanullemme
vanuillemme
essive
vanunamme
vanuinamme
translative
vanuksemme
vanuiksemme
abessive
vanuttamme
vanuittamme
instructive
comitative
—vanuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vanunne
vanunne
accusative
nom.
vanunne
vanunne
gen.
vanunne
genitive
vanunne
vanujenne
partitive
vanuanne
vanujanne
inessive
vanussanne
vanuissanne
elative
vanustanne
vanuistanne
illative
vanuunne
vanuihinne
adessive
vanullanne
vanuillanne
ablative
vanultanne
vanuiltanne
allative
vanullenne
vanuillenne
essive
vanunanne
vanuinanne
translative
vanuksenne
vanuiksenne
abessive
vanuttanne
vanuittanne
instructive
comitative
—vanuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
vanunsa
vanunsa
accusative
nom.
vanunsa
vanunsa
gen.
vanunsa
genitive
vanunsa
vanujensa
partitive
vanuaan vanuansa
vanujaan vanujansa
inessive
vanussaan vanussansa
vanuissaan vanuissansa
elative
vanustaan vanustansa
vanuistaan vanuistansa
illative
vanuunsa
vanuihinsa
adessive
vanullaan vanullansa
vanuillaan vanuillansa
ablative
vanultaan vanultansa
vanuiltaan vanuiltansa
allative
vanulleen vanullensa
vanuilleen vanuillensa
essive
vanunaan vanunansa
vanuinaan vanuinansa
translative
vanukseen vanuksensa
vanuikseen vanuiksensa
abessive
vanuttaan vanuttansa
vanuittaan vanuittansa
instructive
comitative
—vanuineen vanuinensa :

##### Derived terms

* vanuttaa
* selluloosavanu
* vanujalkaseitikki
* vanukirjonta
* vanulappu
* vanupuikko
* vanutukko
* vanutuppo
* vanutäyte
* vanutäytteinen
* vuorivanu

#### Further reading

* “vanu”, 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 2023-07-01

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʋɑnuˣ/, [ˈʋɑ̝nu(ʔ)]
* Rhymes: -ɑnu
* Hyphenation: va‧nu

#### Verb

vanu
* inflection of vanua:
** present active indicative connegative
** second-person singular present imperative
** second-person singular present active imperative connegative

### Anagrams

* avun

## Samoan
### Noun

vanu
* valley