elu

See also: Elu, élu, -elu, and -el̄u

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• el

Etymology

From Latin ille, possibly through a Vulgar Latin *illus. Compare Romanian el.

Pronoun

elu

1. (third person masculine singular pronoun) he

Synonyms

• nãs/nãsu

Related terms

• ea
• elj, eali

See also

• io/iou, mini
• tu, tini
• noi
• voi
• nãsh, elj

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Estonian

Etymology

From elama (“to live”) +‎ -u. Cognate to Finnish elo.

Noun

elu (genitive elu, partitive elu)

1. life

Declension

Declension of elu (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
		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

• elulugu
• elutuba

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Ido

Alternative forms

• el

Etymology

Borrowed from French elle, Italian ella, Spanish ella (from Latin illa, feminine of ille) +‎ -u (“denoting a person”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈe.lu/

Pronoun

elu (plural eli)

1. she, her

Derived terms

• eli (“they, them”) (feminine)

Related terms

• lu (“he, him, she, her, it, that”)
• ilu (“he, him”) (masculine)
• olu (“it”) (neuter)

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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Indonesian

Etymology

From .

Pronoun

elu

1. (Jakarta, slang) Second-person singular pronoun: you, your, yours

Synonyms

Indonesian informal second-person pronouns:

• anta (informal, mainly used by Muslim community)
• antum (informal, mainly used by Muslim community)
• coen (slang, East Java)
• ente (informal, mainly used by Betawi ethnic group)
• kamu (intimate)
• ko, kowe (informal, Java)
• kon, koen (colloquial, East Java)
• lu, lo, loe, elu (informal, mainly used by Betawi ethnic group)
• mika, mike (informal, Eastern Sumatra)

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Lingala

Noun

elu class 9a

1. helium

Synonyms

• eliyúmu