ellu
See also: Ellu
Corsican edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Latin ille (“that”), from Old Latin olle (“that”). Cognates include Italian egli (“he”) and French il (“he”).
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
ellu m
- he
- 1990, Ghjacumu Thiers, A funtana d'Altea, →ISBN, page 22:
- L'omu, dicianu pè a cità ch'ellu avia persu u capu un ghjornu in Algeria.
- The man, they said in the city that he had lost his head one day in Algeria.
- 2019, Zosimov Premudroslovsky StaVl, Mutanti Sovetti [Soviet Mutants], →ISBN, page 18:
- Ellu ùn hà mai toccu a terra.
- He hasn't ever touched the earth.
- him (disjunctive)
- 2005, Christian Dubois, A Bìbbia corsa [The Corsican Bible], Actes 16:2:
- I fratelli di Listra è d'Icona rindìanu d'ellu una bona tistimunianza.
- The brothers of Lystra and Iconium gave a good testimonial of him.
See also edit
Corsican personal pronouns
References edit
- “ellu, eddu, illu, iddu” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa