lui

See also Lui

Dutch

Pronunciation

• (Netherlands) IPA: /lœy̆/, /lʌy̆/

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• (Belgium) IPA: /lœy̆/, /lœː/

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch loy, leuy. Cognate with the Old Norse adjective lúinn “exhausted”, the Latin noun luēs (“epidemy”) and the Ancient Greek verb λύω “I untie”.

Adjective

lui (comparative luier, superlative luist)

1. lazy

Declension

Declension of lui

		positive	comparative	superlative
				attributive	predicative/adverbial
predicative/adverbial		lui	luier
neuter singular	indefinite	lui	luier
	definite	luie	luiere	luiste	luist, luiste
common singular		luie	luiere	luiste	luiste
plural		luie	luiere	luiste	luiste
partitive		luis	luiers

Derived terms

• luiaard m
• luierik m etc.
• luiheid
• luilak m
• luilekker, luilekkerland
• luiwammes m
• liever lui dan moe

Etymology 2

Short form of luiden, a variant of lieden.

Noun

lui pl (plurale tantum, diminutive luitjes)

1. men, people

Synonyms

• lieden
• mensen

Derived terms

• wijlui, gijlui, zijlui

Anagrams

• uil

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Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈlu.i/

Verb

lui (present luas, past luis, future luos, conditional luus, volitive luu)

1. (transitive) to rent (something from someone)

Conjugation

Conjugation of lui present past future singular plural singular plural singular plural tense luas luis luos active participle luanta luantaj luinta luintaj luonta luontaj acc. luantan luantajn luintan luintajn luontan luontajn passive participle luata luataj luita luitaj luota luotaj acc. luatan luatajn luitan luitajn luotan luotajn nominal active participle luanto luantoj luinto luintoj luonto luontoj acc. luanton luantojn luinton luintojn luonton luontojn nominal passive participle luato luatoj luito luitoj luoto luotoj acc. luaton luatojn luiton luitojn luoton luotojn adverbial active participle luante luinte luonte adverbial passive participle luate luite luote infinitive lui imperative luu conditional luus

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French

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *illūi, which is a Vulgar Latin dative of Classical Latin ille (dative illī). The -ui ending in Vulgar Latin illui is due to the influence of cui.

Cognate with Italian lui.

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /lɥi/, X-SAMPA: /lHi/

Pronoun

lui

1. him, he; the third-person masculine singular personal pronoun used after a preposition, or as the predicate of a linking verb, or when disjoined from a sentence, or as a stressed subject.

   J'habitais avec lui.

   I was living with him.

   C'est lui qui a dit cela.

   It's he who said that.

   Lui, il n'en sait rien.

   He doesn't know anything about it.

   • 1873, Alphonse Daudet, “La Dernière Classe”, in Contes du Lundi

     Je crois aussi que je n'avais jamais si bien écouté, et que lui non plus n'avait jamais mis autant de patience à ses explications.

     I believe also that I had never listened so well, and that neither had he ever put so much patience into his explanations.

2. Him, her; the third-person singular personal pronoun used as an indirect object.

   Je lui ai donné le livre.

   I gave the book to him/her.

Related terms

French personal pronouns

Number	Person	Gender	Nominative (subject)	Reflexive	Accusative (direct complement)	Dative (indirect complement)	Locative (at)	Genitive (of)	Disjunctive (tonic)
Singular	First	—	je, j’	me, m’			—	—	moi
	Second	—	tu, t’	te, t’			—	—	toi
	Third	Masculine	il	se, s’	le, l’	lui	y	en	lui
		Feminine	elle		la, l’				elle
		—	on		—	—	—	—	soi
Plural	First	—	nous	nous			—	—	nous
	Second	—	vous	vous			—	—	vous
	Third	Masculine	ils	se, s’	les	leur	y	en	eux
		Feminine	elles						elles

Derived terms

• lui-même

Etymology 2

see the verb luire

Verb

lui (intransitive, hence invariable)

1. Past participle of luire

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈlui]

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *illūi, which is a Vulgar Latin form of illī (dative singular of ille). The ūi in illūi is modelled under influence of Vulgar Latin cūi (see Classical Latin cui).

Pronoun

lui

1. he
2. him (indirect form of lui used after a preposition)

Related terms

• egli
• gli
• lei

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Latin

Verb

luī

1. first-person singular perfect active indicative of luō

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Romanian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *illūi, which is a form of Latin illī (dative singular of ille).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /luj/

Pronoun

lui (genitive form of el)

1. his

   Au ceasul lui?

   Do they have his watch?

Declension

singular & plural
masculine, feminine & neuter
lui

Synonyms

• său

Pronoun

lui (stressed dative form of el)

1. to him

Synonyms

• îi (unstressed form)

Related terms

• -lui