élu

See also: elu, Elu, -elu, and -el̄u

French

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) élit

Etymology

From Old French esleü.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.ly/

• Audio (Paris):

  (file)

Verb

élu (feminine élue, masculine plural élus, feminine plural élues)

1. past participle of élire (“elected”)

Noun

élu m (plural élus)

1. A person who has been elected in a vote
2. A person who has been chosen (by God)

Further reading

• “élu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• leu, lue

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Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese elo.

Noun

élu

1. tie
2. link
3. bond

References

• Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN