ecu

See also: ECU, Ecu., and écu

English

Alternative forms

• ECU

Etymology

From the initial letters of European currency unit; simultaneously an allusion to the historical currency écu.

Noun

ecu (plural ecus)

1. (historical) The European Currency Unit (symbol ₠), a currency used in the European Community before the euro.

Translations

European Currency Unit

• French: écu (fr) m

Anagrams

• CUE, UCE, 'cue, cue, Cue, CEU

Asturian

Etymology 1

Noun

ecu m (plural ecos)

1. echo (reflected sound)

Synonyms

• (reflected sound): bauríu, resclamu

Etymology 2

Noun

ecu m (plural ecus)

1. (dated) ecu (currency)

Finnish

Etymology

From English ecu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeku/, [ˈe̞ku]
• Rhymes: -eku

Noun

ecu (dated)

1. ecu

Declension

Inflection of ecu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		ecu	ecut
genitive		ecun	ecujen
partitive		ecua	ecuja
illative		ecuun	ecuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		ecu	ecut
accusative	nom.	ecu	ecut
	gen.	ecun
genitive		ecun	ecujen
partitive		ecua	ecuja
inessive		ecussa	ecuissa
elative		ecusta	ecuista
illative		ecuun	ecuihin
adessive		eculla	ecuilla
ablative		eculta	ecuilta
allative		eculle	ecuille
essive		ecuna	ecuina
translative		ecuksi	ecuiksi
abessive		ecutta	ecuitta
instructive		—	ecuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of ecu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ecuni ecuni accusative nom. ecuni ecuni gen. ecuni genitive ecuni ecujeni partitive ecuani ecujani inessive ecussani ecuissani elative ecustani ecuistani illative ecuuni ecuihini adessive ecullani ecuillani ablative ecultani ecuiltani allative eculleni ecuilleni essive ecunani ecuinani translative ecukseni ecuikseni abessive ecuttani ecuittani instructive — — comitative — ecuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ecusi ecusi accusative nom. ecusi ecusi gen. ecusi genitive ecusi ecujesi partitive ecuasi ecujasi inessive ecussasi ecuissasi elative ecustasi ecuistasi illative ecuusi ecuihisi adessive ecullasi ecuillasi ablative ecultasi ecuiltasi allative ecullesi ecuillesi essive ecunasi ecuinasi translative ecuksesi ecuiksesi abessive ecuttasi ecuittasi instructive — — comitative — ecuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ecumme ecumme accusative nom. ecumme ecumme gen. ecumme genitive ecumme ecujemme partitive ecuamme ecujamme inessive ecussamme ecuissamme elative ecustamme ecuistamme illative ecuumme ecuihimme adessive ecullamme ecuillamme ablative ecultamme ecuiltamme allative ecullemme ecuillemme essive ecunamme ecuinamme translative ecuksemme ecuiksemme abessive ecuttamme ecuittamme instructive — — comitative — ecuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ecunne ecunne accusative nom. ecunne ecunne gen. ecunne genitive ecunne ecujenne partitive ecuanne ecujanne inessive ecussanne ecuissanne elative ecustanne ecuistanne illative ecuunne ecuihinne adessive ecullanne ecuillanne ablative ecultanne ecuiltanne allative ecullenne ecuillenne essive ecunanne ecuinanne translative ecuksenne ecuiksenne abessive ecuttanne ecuittanne instructive — — comitative — ecuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative ecunsa ecunsa accusative nom. ecunsa ecunsa gen. ecunsa genitive ecunsa ecujensa partitive ecuaan ecuansa ecujaan ecujansa inessive ecussaan ecussansa ecuissaan ecuissansa elative ecustaan ecustansa ecuistaan ecuistansa illative ecuunsa ecuihinsa adessive ecullaan ecullansa ecuillaan ecuillansa ablative ecultaan ecultansa ecuiltaan ecuiltansa allative eculleen ecullensa ecuilleen ecuillensa essive ecunaan ecunansa ecuinaan ecuinansa translative ecukseen ecuksensa ecuikseen ecuiksensa abessive ecuttaan ecuttansa ecuittaan ecuittansa instructive — — comitative — ecuineen ecuinensa

Further reading

• “ecu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02