elu
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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]
Related terms[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]
Inflection of elu (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
singular | plural | |
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nominative | elu | elud |
accusative | elu | elud |
genitive | elu | 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)
Related terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Personal pronouns in Ido
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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
Derived terms[edit]
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) 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)
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- Aromanian terms inherited from Latin
- Aromanian terms derived from Latin
- Aromanian terms inherited from Vulgar Latin
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- Estonian terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Estonian terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Estonian terms suffixed with -u
- Estonian lemmas
- Estonian nouns
- Estonian elu-type nominals
- Ido terms borrowed from French
- Ido terms derived from French
- Ido terms borrowed from Italian
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