elu

• el

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

elu

1. (third person masculine singular pronoun) he

• nãs/nãsu

• ea
• elj, eali

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

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

elu (genitive elu, partitive elu)

1. life

• elulugu
• elutuba

• el

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈe.lu/

elu (plural eli)

1. she, her

• eli (“they, them”) (feminine)

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

    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.

• (Ọnịcha variant): énū

• IPA^(key): /éꜜlú/

elū

1. height, top

• n'élú

elu

1. Alternative spelling of lu.

• ilu, êlu, ile

• Hyphenation: e‧lu

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.

elu m (plural elwan)

1. elephant

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

• IPA^(key): /ē.lú/, /è.lú/

èlú or elú

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

• Elú