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Meaning of u- | Babel Free

Phrase
ʉː

Definitions

  1. un-, (in certain cases) im-
    morpheme
  2. un- (not)
    morpheme
  3. an abbreviation of certain words beginning with "u"
    morpheme
  4. used to create an undesired version of the following noun
    morpheme
  5. used to strengthen/intensify the following noun
    morpheme

Examples

“flaks → uflaks”
“luck → bad luck”
“vêr → uvêr weather → severe weather”
“tid → utid time → inconvenient time”
“tal → utal number → huge number”

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