illui

English

Alternative forms

• ilooy
• iluy

Etymology

From Hebrew עִילּוּי (‘ilúi, “prodigy”), from the Hebrew root ע־ל־ה (`-l-_).

Noun

illui (plural illuim)

1. (Jewish) A young Talmudic prodigy or genius.

Translations

Talmudic prodigy

• Hebrew: עילוי \ עִלּוּי m (ilúi)
• Yiddish: עילוי m (ile)

Anagrams

• liuli

Latin

Alternative forms

• lui

Etymology

From illī (same meaning but unspecified for gender) with the ending apparently taken from cui (“whom”).

Pronoun

illui m (feminine illaei) (Late Latin, nonstandard)

1. him (dative singular masculine; apparently also genitive)
   • Epitaph from Naples (CIL X 2564)

     c. iulius nigri lib. oriens víxit / annos xxxxv / iade contubernali suo dignissimo / quoi non licuit in suis manibus / ultimum illui spiritum ut / exciperet

     Gaius Julius Nigri, a freedman by birth, lived forty-five years. Iade [has dedicated this epitaph] to his worthy companion [Gaius] who did not have the opportunity to draw his last breath in [Iade's] arms.

     (The pronunciation of illui at this time may have been something like [elˈlui̯].)

   • Formulary of Marculf, I.17

     ...antedicta villa illa cum omni sua integritate ab ipso principe illo memorato lui fuisse concessa...

     ...that the aforementioned villa was granted him, in all its entirety, by the aforementioned prince...

Descendants

• Balkan Romance:
  • Aromanian: lui
  • Romanian: lui, -lui
• Italo-Romance:
  • Italian: lui
• Gallo-Romance:
  • Franco-Provençal: lui
  • French: lui
  • Friulian: lui
  • Old Occitan: lui

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈilluj/

Noun

illui

1. illative singular of illu