elu

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Aromanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronoun

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elu

  1. (third person masculine singular pronoun) he

Synonyms

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Estonian

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Etymology

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

Noun

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elu (genitive elu, partitive elu)

  1. life

Declension

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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

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Ido

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French elleItalian ellaSpanish ella (from Latin illa, feminine of ille) +‎ -u (denoting a person).

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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elu (plural eli)

  1. she, her

Derived terms

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  • eli (they, them) (feminine)
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  • lu (he, him, she, her, it, that)
  • ilu (he, him) (masculine)
  • olu (it) (neuter)

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Igbo

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Alternative forms

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  • (Ọnịcha variant): énū

Pronunciation

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Noun

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elū

  1. height, top

Derived terms

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Indonesian

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Pronoun

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elu

  1. Alternative spelling of lu.

Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: e‧lu

Pronoun

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elu n (plural elus)

  1. (gender-neutral, neologism, informal) 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

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Noun

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elu m (plural elwan)

  1. elephant

Yoruba

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Etymology

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Unique to Ifẹ̀, it serves as a very common name prefix

Pronunciation

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Noun

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èlú or elú

  1. (Ifẹ) Alternative form of ìlú (town, community)
  2. (Ifẹ) Alternative form of ìlú (chief, elder)

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