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)

• (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