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Appendix:Variations of "u" English Etymology 1 From en la -u-. Interfix en interfix A linking vowel inserted between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. Derived terms en See also en -e- en -i- en -o- Etymology 2 From the initial vowel of en human. Infix en infix en pharmacology a monoclonal antibody derived from a human source. Related terms en -mab is the base suffix common to all monoclonal antibodies. (See that entry for full paradigm.) Polish Etymology pl interfix 1 Pronunciation ó,u,u-,-u Interfix pl interfix pl rare not productive used in compound words pl pies -u- brat psubrat Derived terms pl See also pl -i-, pl -o-, pl -y- Further reading Swahili ـوُـ Infix sw infix it, 3/11 object concord 13 اَوُرَكِيْبُوُ جُوَ نِمَاسِ ، كَكُلَ خَسَرَ اُخَسِرِيِ Aurakibuo jua ni-mwasi, kwa-kula khasara ukhasiriye. The one who rides it, know you are a rebel; you harm yourself. See also Swedish Etymology In almost all words from sv gmq-osw -u, gmq-osw -o, from the Old Swedish genitive form of Germanic feminine ōn-stems. Alternates with sv -o- according to Old Swedish rules of syllable weight, where -o was used after heavy syllables and -u after light. Pronunciation sv /ɵ/ Interfix sv interfix Genitival interfix used to link elements in some compounds. Usage notes Used as interfix in compounds with some old weak feminines with a former light syllable ending in -a. Some common ones are sv gata street, e.g. sv gatukontor highway department; sv lada barn, e.g. sv ladusvala barn swallow, etc. Alternates with a zero interfix (vowel deletion) in some words, cf. sv gatukontor highway department, but sv gatlykta street lamp. The interfix was formerly mostly confined to the written literary language, whereas the spoken colloquial language preferred compounds with no -u- or with sv -e- in some dialects, cf. dated sv stugudörr with modern sv stugdörr, and the common pronunciation sv lagård for sv ladugård barn. However, for some words, -u- is common in compounds even in the modern spoken language. Derived terms sv See also sv -o- sv -s- sv -a- sv -e- References Teleman, Ulf; Hellberg, Staffan; Andersson, Erik & Holm, Lisa (1999). Svenska akademiens grammatik 2 Ord. Stockholm: Svenska akad. Wessén, Elias (1958). Svensk språkhistoria. 2, Ordbildningslära. 3. ed. Stockholm: Almqvist & Wiksell