ellu

See also: Ellu

Corsican

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin ille (that), from Old Latin olle (that). Cognates include Italian egli (he) and French il (he).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛlːu/
  • Hyphenation: el‧lu
  • Rhymes: -ɛlːu

Pronoun

ellu m

  1. he
    • 1990, Ghjacumu Thiers, A funtana d'Altea, →ISBN, page 22:
      L'omu, dicianu pè a cità ch'ellu avia persu u capu un ghjornu in Algeria.
      The man, they said in the city that he had lost his head one day in Algeria.
    • 2019, Zosimov Premudroslovsky StaVl, Mutanti Sovetti [Soviet Mutants], →ISBN, page 18:
      Ellu ùn hà mai toccu a terra.
      He hasn't ever touched the earth.
  2. him (disjunctive)
    • 2005, Christian Dubois, A Bìbbia corsa [The Corsican Bible], Actes 16:2:
      I fratelli di Listra è d'Icona rindìanu d'ellu una bona tistimunianza.
      The brothers of Lystra and Iconium gave a good testimonial of him.

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