# uso
## Asturian
### Verb

uso
* first-person singular present indicative of usar

## Basque
### Alternative forms

* urzo

### Etymology

From Proto-Basque *urzo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /us̺o/ [u.s̺o]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -us̺o, -o
* Hyphenation: u‧so

### Noun

uso anim
* dove, pigeon
* (often derogatory, of a man or boy) effeminate

#### Derived terms

* usategi

### Further reading

* “uso”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
* “uso”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

## Catalan
### Verb

uso
* first-person singular present indicative of usar

## Galician
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈuso/ [ˈu.s̺ʊ]
* Rhymes: -uso
* Hyphenation: u‧so

### Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese uso, from Latin ūsus.

#### Noun

uso m (plural usos)
* use
* usage
* custom
    En cada terra seu uso coma en cada roca seu fuso (proverb)In each country its custom, with each distaff its spindle

##### Related terms

* usanza
* usar
* usufruto
* utilizar

#### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “uso”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “uso”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “uso”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “uso”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

uso
* first-person singular present indicative of usar

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈu.zo/
* Rhymes: -uzo
* Hyphenation: ù‧so

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin ūsus, perfect passive participle of ūtor (“to make use”).

#### Adjective

uso (feminine usa, masculine plural usi, feminine plural use)
* (literary or rare) used, accustomed
    Synonyms: abituato, (literary) adusato, (literary) aduso, avvezzo

#### Further reading

* uso$^1$ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

### Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin ūsus (“use, employment”), from Proto-Italic *oissos.

#### Noun

uso m (plural usi)
* use
* usage
* (literary, uncommon) practice
* (literary or uncommon) habit
* custom

##### Related terms

* usare
* usuale
* usucapione
* usufrutto
* usura
* usurpare

#### Further reading

* uso$^2$ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

### Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

uso
* first-person singular present indicative of usare

### Anagrams

* Suo, suo

## Japanese
### Romanization

uso
* Rōmaji transcription of うそ
* Rōmaji transcription of ウソ

## Latin
### Etymology 1

Frequentative from Classical Latin ūtor, via its past participle ūsus +‎ -ō (verb-forming suffix). First attested in the eighth century CE.

#### Verb

ūsō (present infinitive ūsāre, perfect active ūsāvī, supine ūsātum); first conjugation (Early Medieval Latin)
* to use
* to enjoy use of

##### Related terms

* usamentum
* usitare
* usuare

##### Descendants

* Italo-Romance:
** Italian: usare
** Neapolitan: usare
** Sicilian: usari
* Insular Romance:
** Sardinian: usare, usai
* North Italian:
** Friulian: usâ
** Romansch: üser
* Gallo-Romance:
** Catalan: usar
** Old French: user (see there for further descendants)
** Occitan: usar
* Ibero-Romance:
** Asturian: usar
** Old Galician-Portuguese: usar
*** Galician: usar
*** Portuguese: usar
** Old Spanish: usar
*** Ladino: uzar
*** Spanish: usar
* Conlangs: (borrowed via one or several Romance languages)
** Esperanto: uzi
*** Ido: uzar
** Interlingua: usar

#### References

* ↑ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “ūsare”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 14: U–Z, page 72

### Etymology 2
#### Participle

ūsō
* dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of ūsus

#### References

* "usare", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

## Maore Comorian
### Noun

uso class 11 (plural nyiso class 10) or uso class 11 (plural mauso class 6)
* face

### References

* “uso” in Outils & Ressources pour l'Exploitation de la Langue Comorienne, 2008.

## Old Galician-Portuguese
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin ūsus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈuzo]

### Noun

uso m (plural usos)
* use, custom, habit

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “uso”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “uso”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* usso (archaic)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈu.zu/
* Rhymes: -uzu
* Hyphenation: u‧so

### Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese uso, from Latin ūsus.

#### Noun

uso m (plural usos)
* use
* usage, habit
* wear (degradation)

##### Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:uso.

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

uso
* first-person singular present indicative of usar

##### Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:usar.

## Samoan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈʊ.so]

### Noun

uso
* a relative of the same generation and gender
* pith (the soft, spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees)
* root of the kava plant (Piper methysticum)

### See also

* (relative): tuafafine, tuagane
* (root): 'ava

### References

* Pratt, George. A Samoan Dictionary. 1862. Page 97.

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈuso/ [ˈu.so]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -uso
* Syllabification: u‧so
* Homophone: huso

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin ūsus.

#### Noun

uso m (plural usos)
* use
    Synonyms: empleo, utilización
    Antonym: desuso
* usage; habit
    Synonym: usanza
* wear (degradation)
    Synonym: desgaste

##### Derived terms

* al uso
* amor al uso
* andar al uso
* de un solo uso
* en buen uso
* en mal uso
* hacer uso de la palabra
* uso de razón
* uso del suelo
* valor de uso

##### Related terms

* usar

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

uso
* first-person singular present indicative of usar

### Further reading

* “uso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swahili
### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Noun

uso class XI (plural nyuso class X)
* face (part of head)
    Synonym: sura
* face (surface)

## Tagalog
### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish uso.

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈʔuso/ [ˈʔuː.so]
* Rhymes: -uso
* Syllabification: u‧so

#### Noun

uso (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜐᜓ)
* fashion; vogue; current style or mode
    Synonyms: moda, estilo

#### Adjective

uso (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜐᜓ)
* hip; trendy; vogue

##### Derived terms

* magpauso
* makiuso
* mauso
* nauuso
* pauso
* pausuhin
* umuso

##### Related terms

* abusada
* abusado
* abusera
* abusero
* abuso
* abuso de kumpiyansa

### Etymology 2

Apheresis of huso.

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ʔuˈsoʔ/ [ʔʊˈsoʔ]
* Rhymes: -oʔ
* Syllabification: u‧so

#### Noun

usô (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜐᜓ)
* Alternative form of huso

### Further reading

* “uso”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
* “uso”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
* Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 1016

## Tetelcingo Nahuatl
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish oso, from Latin ursus.

### Noun

uso (plural usojte)
* Bear.
** 1964, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, “Ini nonca yulcötl itucö uso”, in Yulcöme‎, México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 3:Icuerpo de ini uso icaca lalebis bieyi hua icuitlapil lalebis tzitziquitzi.(please add an English translation of this quotation)