Here you’ll find 6 Pronouns that start with U that begin with U, organized from “un” to “uthers”. These pronouns are mostly rare or dialectal and appear as personal, indefinite, or distributive forms in usage.
Pronouns that start with U are words whose written form begins with the letter U and that substitute for nouns. Historically, several U-forms survive only in dialects, giving insight into regional speech and older English stages.
Below you’ll find the table with Type and Definition.
Type: Shows the pronoun class, so you can quickly identify whether an entry is personal, relative, or indefinite.
Definition: Concise one-sentence meaning and usage note that tells you how to use the pronoun in context.
Pronouns that start with U
| Pronoun | Type | Person/Number | Dialectality/Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| us | personal | first plural (objective) | Modern standard |
| uns | personal | first plural (object/reflexive) | dialectal (Northern English, Scots) |
| un | indefinite | singular variable (one) | dialectal/colloquial |
| uther | other | variable (singular/plural) | dialectal/archaic (Northern) |
| uthers | other | plural variable | dialectal/archaic (Northern) |
| ure | possessive | first plural | archaic/dialectal (Middle English, Scots) |
Descriptions
us
The object form of the first-person plural pronoun used after verbs and prepositions (e.g., “She invited us”), universally attested in standard dictionaries and corpora.
uns
Dialectal variant of “us” or “ourselves” found in northern English and Scots speech and regional dictionaries, often written “uns” or pronounced /ʌns/.
un
Colloquial dialect form of “one” or “a/one” in phrases like “a good un” = “a good one,” attested in OED and dialect glossaries.
uther
Dialectal/archaic spelling of “other” used pronominally (“uther” or “t’uther” = “the other one”), recorded in regional literature and the OED.
uthers
Dialectal plural of “uther” meaning “others” or “the others,” attested in regional texts and dialect dictionaries.
ure
Archaic or dialectal form of “our” (from Old English ūre), found in historical texts and some Scots or regional spellings.