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у

/[u]/
Russiancharacternounprep

Definitions

  1. 1.
    The twenty-first letter of the Russian alphabet, called у (u), and written in the Cyrillic script.
  2. 2.
    The name of the Cyrillic script letter У.
  3. 3.
    The name of the Latin-script letter U/u.
  4. 4.
    Wu (language)
  5. 5.
    at, by, near
    • сиде́ть у окна́

      sidétʹ u oknáto sit by the window

    • жить у мо́ря

      žitʹ u mórjato live by the sea

    • Оте́ц у сы́на.

      Otéc u sýna.The father is at his son’s (house).

  6. 6.
    in the possession of (used to express "to have")
    • У вас есть каранда́ш?

      U vas jestʹ karandáš?Do you have a pencil?

    • У меня́ нет карандаша́.

      U menjá net karandašá.I don’t have a pencil.

  7. 7.
    belonging to (used to denote ownership of body parts or appendages of objects)
    • но́жка у сту́ла

      nóžka u stúlachair leg

    • У меня́ боли́т живо́т.

      U menjá bolít živót.My stomach hurts.

    • У вас в голове́ не укла́дывается.

      U vas v golové ne ukládyvajetsja.It's not getting into your head.

  8. 8.
    from, of (in some constructions)
    • узна́ть у друзе́й

      uznátʹ u druzéjto learn from friends

    • попроси́ть у кого́-либо проще́ния

      poprosítʹ u kovó-libo proščénijato ask forgiveness of someone

    • укра́сть у кого́-либо

      ukrástʹ u kovó-liboto steal from someone

Synonyms & related words

Related words (10)

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic у (u), from Proto-Slavic *u.

Forms

  • uromanization
  • Уuppercase

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