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
- (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
Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *elo, equivalent to elama (“to live”) + -u. Cognate to Finnish elo.
Noun
elu (genitive elu, partitive elu)
- 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
- elulugu
- elutuba
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)
- 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. | |||||||
Igbo
Alternative forms
- (Ọnịcha variant): énū
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /éꜜlú/
Noun
elū
- height, top
Derived terms
- n'élú
Indonesian
Pronoun
elu
- Alternative spelling of lu.
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- ilu, elo, êlu, élu, ile
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /eˈlu/
- Hyphenation: e‧lu
Pronoun
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], 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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