wudu

See also: ƿudu and wudu'

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وُضُوء‎ (wuḍūʾ).

Noun

wudu (uncountable)

  1. Ritual washing by Muslims before prayers.

Synonyms

Translations

Old English

Alternative forms
  • widu, wiodu, wudo, ƿudu, ƿidu, ƿiodu, ƿudo

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *widuz, from Proto-Indo-European *widʰu- (“tree, beam”). Cognate with Old Saxon widu, Old High German witu, Old Norse viðr (Danish and Swedish ved). The Indo-European root is also the source of Old Irish fid (Welsh gwydd, Breton gwez).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwudu/

Noun

wudu m

  1. tree
  2. wood, woodland
  3. wood (the substance or material)

Declension
Declension of wudu (strong u-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative wudu wuda
accusative wudu wuda
genitive wuda wuda
dative wuda wudum
Declension of wudu (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative wudu wudas
accusative wudu wudas
genitive wudes wuda
dative wude wudum

Derived terms
  • wude

Descendants
  • Middle English: wude, wode
    • English: wood
    • Scots: wude, wuid
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