elu

See also: Elu, élu, -elu, and -el̄u

Aromanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronoun

elu

  1. (third person masculine singular pronoun) he

Synonyms

See also

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *elo, equivalent to elama (“to live”) +‎ -u. Cognate to Finnish elo.

Noun

elu (genitive elu, partitive elu)

  1. life

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

Ido

Alternative forms

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)
  • 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.

Igbo

Alternative forms
  • (Ọnịcha variant): énū

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /éꜜlú/

Noun

elū

  1. height, top

Derived terms
  • n'élú

Indonesian

Pronoun

elu

  1. Alternative spelling of lu.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: e‧lu

Pronoun

elu n (plural elus)

  1. (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]‎, 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.
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