olu
See also: Appendix:Variations of "olu"
Afar
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈolu/, [ˈʔɔlʊ]
- Hyphenation: o‧lu
Estonian
Noun
olu (genitive olu, partitive olu)
- existence
- essence
- circumstance, circumstances (often in the plural)
Declension
Declension of olu (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | olu | olud | |
accusative | nom. | ||
gen. | olu | ||
genitive | olude | ||
partitive | olu | olusid | |
illative | ollu olusse |
oludesse | |
inessive | olus | oludes | |
elative | olust | oludest | |
allative | olule | oludele | |
adessive | olul | oludel | |
ablative | olult | oludelt | |
translative | oluks | oludeks | |
terminative | oluni | oludeni | |
essive | oluna | oludena | |
abessive | oluta | oludeta | |
comitative | oluga | oludega |
Ido
Alternative forms
Derived terms
- oli (“they, them”) (neuter)
Related terms
See also
Singular | Plural | ||||||
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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. |
Igala
Etymology
Proposed to derive from Proto-Yoruboid *ó-lũ or Proto-Yoruboid *o-rũ. Cognate with Yoruba oorun
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ó.lū/
Derived terms
- l'olu (“to sleep”)
- ólu-ẹja (“to sleep with your eyes barely closed”)
References
- John Idakwoji (2015 February 12) An Ígálá-English Lexicon, Partridge Publishing Singapore, →ISBN
Latvian
Xhosa
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ôːlu]
Yoruba
Alternative forms
- elú (Ifẹ̀)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ō.lú/
Noun
olú
Etymology 2
Not related to Igala óru (which instead is cognate with Yoruba osun, esunsun). Unclear if this etymology is related to Etymology 1. Possibly related to Igbo eru
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ō.lú/
Derived terms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ò.lú/
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