lui

lui

See also: Lui, lúi, luí, luì, -lui, lûi, lụi, ḷúi, and lùi

Translingual

Symbol

lui

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Luiseño.

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Aromanian

Alternative forms

• a lui

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *illūi, which is a form of Latin illī (dative singular of ille). Compare Romanian lui.

Pronoun

lui m (genitive form of el, feminine equivalent ljei, plural lor)

1. his

Pronoun

lui m ((long/stressed) dative form of el, feminine equivalent ljei, plural lor)

1. to him

Usage notes

It is always preceded by 'a'- "a lui".

Related terms

• ljei (feminine equivalent)
• el/elu (masculine singular nominative and masculine singular accusative- long/stressed form)
• ãlj/ilj/lji (masculine/feminine singular dative- short/unstressed form)
• ãl (masculine singular accusative- short/unstressed form)
• (a) lor (masculine/feminine plural genitive and masculine/feminine plural dative- long/stressed form)

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lœy̯/

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Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch loy, from Proto-Germanic *luja-. further etymology unsure. May be cognate with the Old Norse adjective lúinn (“exhausted”). Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *lewH- (“to cut off, separate, free”), source of Proto-Germanic *lausaz, Albanian lirë.[1]

Adjective

lui (comparative luier, superlative luist)

1. lazy

Inflection

Inflection of lui
uninflected	lui
inflected	luie
comparative	luier
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		lui	luier	het luist het luiste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	luie	luiere	luiste
	n. sing.	lui	luier	luiste
	plural	luie	luiere	luiste
definite		luie	luiere	luiste
partitive		luis	luiers	—

Derived terms

• luiaard
• luierik
• luiheid
• luilak
• luilekker
• luiwammes
• luie stoel
• liever lui dan moe

Descendants

• Berbice Creole Dutch: loi
• Negerhollands: lui, loi, looje

Etymology 2

Short form of luiden, a variant of lieden.[2]

Noun

lui pl (plural only, diminutive luitjes n)

1. Alternative form of lieden

Derived terms

• wijlui, gijlui, zijlui
• jongelui

Descendants

• Petjo: lui, luitjes

References

1. P.A.F. van Veen en N. van der Sijs (1997), Etymologisch woordenboek: de herkomst van onze woorden, 2e druk, Van Dale Lexicografie, Utrecht/Antwerpen
2. de Vries / de Tollenaere, "Etymologisch Woordenboek", Utrecht 1986 (14de druk), →ISBN; article lieden

Anagrams

• uil

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Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from French louer. Etymologically related to loko.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlui]
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• Rhymes: -ui
• Hyphenation: lu‧i

Verb

lui (present luas, past luis, future luos, conditional luus, volitive luu)

1. (transitive) to rent (something from someone)

Conjugation

Conjugation of lui present past future singular plural singular plural singular plural tense luas luis luos active participle luanta luantaj luinta luintaj luonta luontaj acc. luantan luantajn luintan luintajn luontan luontajn passive participle luata luataj luita luitaj luota luotaj acc. luatan luatajn luitan luitajn luotan luotajn nominal active participle luanto luantoj luinto luintoj luonto luontoj acc. luanton luantojn luinton luintojn luonton luontojn nominal passive participle luato luatoj luito luitoj luoto luotoj acc. luaton luatojn luiton luitojn luoton luotojn adverbial active participle luante luinte luonte adverbial passive participle luate luite luote infinitive lui imperative luu conditional luus

Derived terms

• luanto
• ludoni
• luebla
• luiganto
• luigi
• luo
• vicluigi

 

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɥi/
• (Belgium) IPA^(key): /lwi/

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• Rhymes: -ɥi, -wi
• (Belgium) Homophone: Louis

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *illūi, which is a Vulgar Latin form of Latin illī (dative singular of ille). The -ui ending in Vulgar Latin illui is due to the influence of cui.[1]

Cognate with Italian lui.

Pronoun

lui m

1. him, he; the third-person masculine singular personal pronoun used after a preposition, or as the predicate of a linking verb, or when disjoined from a sentence, or as a stressed subject

   J'habitais avec lui.

   I was living with him.

   C'est lui qui a dit cela.

   It was him who said that.

   Lui, il n'en sait rien.

   He doesn't know anything about it.

   • 1873, Alphonse Daudet, Contes du Lundi, La Dernière Classe:

     Je crois aussi que je n'avais jamais si bien écouté, et que lui non plus n'avait jamais mis autant de patience à ses explications.

     I believe also that I had never listened so well, and that neither had he ever put so much patience into his explanations.

2. him, her; the third-person singular personal pronoun used as an indirect object

   Je lui ai donné le livre.

   I gave the book to him/her.

Synonyms

• cézigue (argot)

Derived terms

• lui-même

Related terms

French personal pronouns

Number	Person	Gender	Nominative (subject)	Accusative (direct complement)	Dative (indirect complement)	Locative (at)	Genitive (of)	Disjunctive (tonic)
Singular	First	—	je, j’	me, m’		—	—	moi
	Second	—	tu	te, t’		—	—	toi
	Third	Masculine	il	le, l’	lui	y	en	lui
		Feminine	elle	la, l’				elle
		Indeterminate	on1	—	—	—	—	—
		Reflexive	—	se, s’4		—	—	soi4
Plural	First	—	nous	nous		—	—	nous
	Second	—	vous2	vous2,3		—	—	vous2
	Third	Masculine	ils3	les	leur	y	en	eux3
		Feminine	elles					elles

¹ Also used as the first person plural.

² Also used as the polite singular form.

³ Also used when a group has both men and women.

⁴ Also used as third person plural reflexive.

Descendants

• Haitian Creole: li

References

1. Dauzat, Albert; Jean Dubois, Henri Mitterand (1964), chapter IL, in Nouveau dictionnaire étymologique (in French), Paris: Librairie Larousse

Etymology 2

see the verb luire

Participle

lui (intransitive, hence invariable)

1. past participle of luire

Further reading

• “lui”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Friulian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *illūi, which is a Vulgar Latin form of Latin illī (dative singular of ille).

Pronoun

lui

1. he
2. you (formal)

See also

Friulian personal pronouns

		singular	plural
1st person		jo	nô
2nd person	familiar	tu	vô
	polite	lui, jê	lôr
3rd person	m	lui,	lôr
	f	jê	lôr

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Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *illui, a rare post-Augustan non-standard form of Latin illī m or f (dative singular), from ille. Formed after cui as a masculine equivalent to the Republican alternative feminine form illae. [1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈluj/

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• Rhymes: -uj
• Hyphenation: lùi

Pronoun

lui (plural loro, feminine lei)

1. he

   Synonym: egli

2. (disjunctive) him
3. it
   • 1472, Giusto de’ Conti, La bella mano, Giannalberto Tumermani (1750), page 122:

     Il cor meco s’adira, ed io con lui.

     My heart gets angry with me, and I with it.

   • 2000, Gianfranco Liori, Come un fumetto giapponese, Giunti (2008), page 64:

     Cercai il mio portafogli dentro lo zaino, ma era sparito anche lui e tutti i soldi che c’erano dentro.

     I looked for my wallet in the backpack, but it had disappeared as well, along with all the money inside.

See also

Italian personal pronouns

Number	Person	Gender	Nominative	Reflexive	Accusative	Dative	Conjunctive	Disjunctive	Locative	Partitive
Singular	first	—	io	mi, m', -mi			me	me	—
	second	—	tu	ti, t', -ti			te	te
	third	m	lui	si2, s', -si	lo, l', -lo	gli, -gli	glie, se2	lui, sé	ci, c', vi, v' (formal)	ne, n'
		f	lei, Lei1		la, La1, l', L'1, -la, -La1	le3, Le1, -le3, -Le1		lei, Lei1, sé
Plural	first	—	noi	ci, c', -ci			ce	noi	—
	second	—	voi, Voi4	vi, Vi4, v', V'4, -vi, -Vi4			ve	voi, Voi4
	third	m	loro, Loro1	si, s', -si	li, Li1, -li, -Li1	gli, -gli, loro (formal), Loro1	glie, se	loro, Loro1, sé	ci, c', vi, v' (formal)	ne, n'
		f			le, Le1, -le, -Le1
1	Third person pronominal forms used as formal terms of address to refer to second person subjects (with the first letter frequently capitalised as a sign of respect, and to distinguish them from third person subjects). Unlike the singular forms, the plural forms are mostly antiquated terms of formal address in the modern language, and second person plural pronouns are almost always used instead.
2	Also used as indefinite pronoun meaning “one”, and to form the passive.
3	Often replaced by gli, -gli in informal language.
4	Formal (capitalisation optional); in many regions, can refer to just one person (compare with French vous).

References

1. Patota, Giuseppe (2002) Lineamenti di grammatica storica dell'italiano (in Italian), Bologna: il Mulino, →ISBN, page 130

Anagrams

• ulì

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Kambera

Verb

lui

1. (intransitive) to melt
2. (intransitive) to dissolve

Derived terms

• palui

References

• Marian Klamer (1998) A Grammar of Kambera, Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 179

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Latin

Noun

luī

1. dative singular of luēs

Verb

luī

1. first-person singular perfect active indicative of luō

References

• lui in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

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Mizo

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *luuy, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *lwi(y).

Noun

lui

1. river

References

• Grammar and Dictionary of the Lushai Language by J.H. Lorrain, Shillong 1898

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Romanian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *illūi, which is a form of Latin illī (dative singular of ille).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /luj/

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Pronoun

lui m (genitive form of el, feminine equivalent ei, plural lor)

1. his

   Au ceasullui?

   Do they have his watch?

Declension

declension of lui

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	lui		lui	lui	lui
	definite	—		—	—	—
genitive/ dative	indefinite	lui		lui	lui	lui
	definite	—		—	—	—

Synonyms

• său

Pronoun

lui m (stressed dative form of el, feminine equivalent ei, plural lor)

1. (indirect object, third-person singular) to him

Synonyms

• îi (unstressed form)

Article

lui

1. Genitive/dative article for proper names designating people that morphologically don't permit a suffix.

   Casa lui Carmen. ― Carmen's house.

   Asta nu-i place lui Bogdan. ― Bogdan doesn't like this.

Usage notes

• Whereas singular masculine proper names always form the genitive and dative using the preposed lui, feminine ones only do so when the specific name doesn't have a genitive/dative form itself: casa lui Carmen but casa Mariei.

Related terms

• -lui

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Spanish

Verb

lui

1. inflection of luir:
   1. first-person singular preterite indicative
   2. second-person singular voseo imperative

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Uneapa

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *ruyuŋ with irregular l, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duyuŋ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lui/

Noun

lui

1. dugong

Further reading

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *duyuŋ

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [luj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [luj˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [luj˧˧]

Verb

lui • (𫩍 - 𨙝, 𬰉, 𨆢)

1. to step back; to recede; to move backward; to retreat
2. to (fall, look, think) back
3. (of disease, anger, etc.) to abate; to decrease
4. (rare) Synonym of lùi (“to postpone”)

Related terms

• lùi

See also

Derived terms

• rút lui