See also: PLU and plu-

Dutch

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Etymology

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Clipping of paraplu.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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plu m (plural plu's, diminutive pluutje n)

  1. (colloquial) umbrella, brolly

Esperanto

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Etymology

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From Latin plūs. Doublet of pli and plus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [plu]
  • Hyphenation: plu

Adverb

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plu

  1. further, longer, more

French

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Participle

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plu (feminine plue, masculine plural plus, feminine plural plues)

  1. past participle of pleuvoir

Participle

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plu (feminine plue, masculine plural plus, feminine plural plues)

  1. past participle of plaire

Etymology

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Borrowing from French plus and Italian più. Compare Esperanto pli and false friend Esperanto plu.

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Adverb

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plu

  1. (of comparison) more, further
    Antonym: min
    Lu plu multe ocias kam laboras.He is more often idle than working.
    • 2014, Brian E. Drake, Sencesa bruiso, page 36:
      Mielo kaptas plu multa mushi kam vinagro.
      Honey catches more flies than vinegar.

Derived terms

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Ladin

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Etymology

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comparative degree of truep. From Latin plūs.

Adjective

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plu

  1. more

See also

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Volapük

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Etymology

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From French plus or Latin plus.

Adverb

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plu

  1. more

Welsh

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Pluen
 
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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Welsh pluf, from Proto-Brythonic *plʉβ̃, a borrowing from Latin plūma (feather). Cognate with Cornish pluv, Breton pluñv.

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Noun

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plu f (collective, singulative pluen or plufen)

  1. feathers
  2. (fishing) flies

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
plu blu mhlu phlu
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “plu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies