elu
See also: Appendix:Variations of "elu"
Aromanian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Latin ille, possibly through a Vulgar Latin *illus. Compare Romanian el.
Pronoun edit
elu
- (third person masculine singular pronoun) he
Synonyms edit
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Estonian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *elo, equivalent to elama (“to live”) + -u. Cognate to Finnish elo.
Noun edit
elu (genitive elu, partitive elu)
Declension edit
Declension of elu (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | elu | elud | |
accusative | nom. | ||
gen. | elu | ||
genitive | elude | ||
partitive | elu | elusid | |
illative | ellu elusse |
eludesse | |
inessive | elus | eludes | |
elative | elust | eludest | |
allative | elule | eludele | |
adessive | elul | eludel | |
ablative | elult | eludelt | |
translative | eluks | eludeks | |
terminative | eluni | eludeni | |
essive | eluna | eludena | |
abessive | eluta | eludeta | |
comitative | eluga | eludega |
Derived terms edit
Ido edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French elle, Italian ella, Spanish ella (from Latin illa, feminine of ille) + -u (“denoting a person”).
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
elu (plural eli)
Derived terms edit
- eli (“they, them”) (feminine)
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Personal pronouns in Ido
Singular | Plural | ||||||
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Nominative | Possessive | Nominative | Possessive | ||||
Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | ||||
First person | me | mea | mei | ni | nia | nii | |
Second person | Formal | vu | vua | vui | vi | via | vii |
Familiar | tu | tua | tui | ||||
Third person | Masculine | ilu, il | ilua | ilui | ili | ilia | ilii |
Feminine | elu, el | elua | elui | eli | elia | elii | |
Neuter | olu, ol | olua | olui | oli | olia | olii | |
Common | lu | lua | lui | li | lia | lii | |
Reflexive | su | sua | sui | su | sua | sui | |
Indefinite | onu, on | onua | onui | onu, on | onua | onui | |
Notes | |||||||
The possessive plurals are seldom used. | |||||||
The shortened forms are preferred. | |||||||
The pangendered forms are preferred to the gendered or neuter forms in most scenarios. |
Igbo edit
Alternative forms edit
- (Ọnịcha variant): énū
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
elū
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Indonesian edit
Pronoun edit
elu
- Alternative spelling of lu.
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: e‧lu
Pronoun edit
elu n (plural elus)
- (gender-neutral, neologism, informal) they, them (singular) (a gender-neutral or genderqueer singular third-person personal pronoun)
- 2017 July 5, Chuck Wendig, “Interlúdio: Aniquilador [Interlude: The Annihilator]”, in Marcas da Guerra: Dívida de Honra [Aftermath: Life Debt][1], Aleph:
- Deve ser uma surpresa, elu pensa […] Elu estala os dedos e alonga o pescoço.
- It must be quite a surprise, they think […] They pop their knuckles and roll their neck.
Tuareg edit
Noun edit
elu m (plural elwan)
Yoruba edit
Etymology edit
Unique to Ifẹ̀, it serves as a very common name prefix
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
èlú or elú