olu

See also: õlu, olu-, and ölü

Afar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈolu/ [ˈʔɔlʊ]
• Hyphenation: o‧lu

Noun

ólu m 

1. shrubbery

References

• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎^[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

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Amaimon

Noun

olu

1. pumpkin

Further reading

• Pat Lillie, Amaimon Organised Phonology Data (2001)

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Bambara

Pronoun

olu

1. (emphatic) they, them

See also

• u

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Estonian

Etymology

From olema (“to be”) +‎ -u.

Noun

olu (genitive olu, partitive olu)

1. existence
2. essence
3. circumstance, circumstances (often in the plural)

Declension

Declension of olu (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		olu	olud
accusative	nom.
	gen.	olu
genitive			olude
partitive		olu	olusid
illative		ollu olusse	oludesse
inessive		olus	oludes
elative		olust	oludest
allative		olule	oludele
adessive		olul	oludel
ablative		olult	oludelt
translative		oluks	oludeks
terminative		oluni	oludeni
essive		oluna	oludena
abessive		oluta	oludeta
comitative		oluga	oludega

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Ido

Alternative forms

• ol

Etymology

Based on ilu (“he, him”) and elu (“she, her”) +‎ -u (“denoting a person”).

Pronoun

olu (plural oli)

1. it, that

Derived terms

• oli (“they, them”) (neuter)

Related terms

• lu (“he, him, she, her, it, that”)
• ilu (“he, him”) (masculine)
• elu (“she, her”) (feminine)

See also

    Personal pronouns in Ido

		Singular			Plural
		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.

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Igala

Etymology 1

Proposed to derive from or . Cognate with Yoruba oorun

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ó.lū/

Noun

ólu

1. sleep, slumber, nap

Derived terms

• l'olu (“to sleep”)
• ólu-ẹja (“to sleep with your eyes barely closed”)

References

• John Idakwoji (2015 February 12) An Ígálá-English Lexicon, Partridge Publishing Singapore, →ISBN

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Latvian

Noun

olu f

1. (deprecated template usage) accusative singular form of ola
2. (deprecated template usage) instrumental singular form of ola
3. (deprecated template usage) genitive plural form of ola

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Xhosa

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ôːlu]

Pronoun

ôlu

1. this; class 11 proximal demonstrative.

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Yoruba

Etymology 1

Cognate with Igala ónú

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ō.lú/

Noun

olú

1. leader, head, chief
2. A common prefix for Yoruba given names and surnames, see Olú

Derived terms

• olúwa (“lord, husband”)
• Olúwa (“God”)
• Olú

Etymology 2

Cognate with Igala óru

• A folk etymology states the term derives from Etymology 1, olú (“the prominent one”), serving as a description for how the mushroom is "higher" or more "prominent" that the rest of its environment because of its unique features (in comparison to other plants)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ō.lú/

Noun

olú

1. mushroom, fungi, or toadstool

   Synonyms: osun, esunsun

Derived terms

• olú-ọrán
• olúwon̄gaga

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ò.lú/

Determiner

òlú

1. (Ekiti, Usẹn) how much

   Synonym: èló