olu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "olu"

Afar

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈolu/, [ˈʔɔlʊ]
  • Hyphenation: o‧lu

Noun

ólu m 

  1. shrubbery

References

  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie), Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Amaimon

Noun

olu

  1. pumpkin

Further reading

Bambara

Pronoun

olu

  1. (emphatic) they, them

See also

Estonian

Etymology

From olema (to be) + -u.

Noun

olu (genitive olu, partitive olu)

  1. existence
  2. essence
  3. circumstance, circumstances (often in the plural)

Declension

Declension of olu (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
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

Etymology

Based on ilu (he, him) and elu (she, her) + -u (denoting a person).

Pronoun

olu (plural oli)

  1. it, that

Derived terms

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

See also

Igala

Etymology

Proposed to derive from Proto-Yoruboid *ó-lũ or Proto-Yoruboid *o-rũ. Cognate with Yoruba oorun

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ó.lū/

Noun

ólu

  1. sleep, slumber, nap

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

Noun

olu f

  1. inflection of ola:
    1. accusative/instrumental singular
    2. genitive plural

Xhosa

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ôːlu]

Pronoun

ôlu

  1. this; class 11 proximal demonstrative.

Yoruba

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Cognate with Igala ónú and Itsekiri olú

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ō.lú/

Noun

olú

  1. leader, head, chief; prominent one, hero
    Synonyms: ọwá, ọba, ọlọ́jà, elú
  2. A common prefix for Yoruba given names and surnames, see Olú
Derived terms

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/

Noun

olú

  1. mushroom, fungi, or toadstool
    Synonyms: osun, esunsun, àṣẹ̀ṣẹ́
Derived terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ò.lú/

Determiner

òlú

  1. (Ekiti, Usẹn) how much
    Synonym: èló
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