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lui

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See also: Lui, lúi, luí, luì, -lui, lûi, lụi, ḷúi, and lùi

Translingual

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Symbol

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lui

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Luiseño.

Aromanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Late Latin illūi, which is a form of Latin illī (dative singular of ille). Compare Romanian lui.

Pronoun

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lui m (genitive form of el, feminine equivalent ljei, plural lor)

  1. his

Pronoun

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lui m ((long/stressed) dative form of el, feminine equivalent ljei, plural lor)

  1. to him

Usage notes

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It is always preceded by 'a'- "a lui".

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  • ljei (feminine equivalent)
  • el/elu (masculine singular nominative and masculine singular accusative- long/stressed form)
  • ãlj/ilj/lji (masculine/feminine singular dative- short/unstressed form)
  • ãl (masculine singular accusative- short/unstressed form)
  • (a) lor (masculine/feminine plural genitive and masculine/feminine plural dative- long/stressed form)

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lœy̯/
  • Audio:(file)

Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch loy, from Proto-Germanic *luja-. further etymology unsure. May be cognate with the Old Norse adjective lúinn (“exhausted”). Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *lewH- (“to cut off, separate, free”), source of Proto-Germanic *lausaz, Albanian lirë.[1]

Adjective

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lui (comparative luier, superlative luist)

  1. lazy
Declension
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Declension of lui
uninflected lui
inflected luie
comparative luier
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial lui luier het luist
het luiste
indefinite m./f. sing. luie luiere luiste
n. sing. lui luier luiste
plural luie luiere luiste
definite luie luiere luiste
partitive luis luiers —
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Descendants
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  • Berbice Creole Dutch: loi
  • Negerhollands: lui, loi, looje

Etymology 2

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Short form of luiden, a variant of lieden.[2]

Noun

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lui pl (plural only, diminutive luitjes n)

  1. Alternative form of lieden
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References

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  1. ^ P.A.F. van Veen en N. van der Sijs (1997), Etymologisch woordenboek: de herkomst van onze woorden, 2e druk, Van Dale Lexicografie, Utrecht/Antwerpen
  2. ^ de Vries / de Tollenaere, "Etymologisch Woordenboek", Utrecht 1986 (14de druk), →ISBN; article lieden

Anagrams

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Esperanto

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French louer. Etymologically related to loko.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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lui (present luas, past luis, future luos, conditional luus, volitive luu)

  1. (transitive) to rent (something from someone)

Conjugation

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Conjugation of lui
present past future
singular plural singular plural singular plural
tense luas luis luos
active participle luanta luantaj luinta luintaj luonta luontaj
acc. luantan luantajn luintan luintajn luontan luontajn
passive participle luata luataj luita luitaj luota luotaj
acc. luatan luatajn luitan luitajn luotan luotajn
nominal active participle luanto luantoj luinto luintoj luonto luontoj
acc. luanton luantojn luinton luintojn luonton luontojn
nominal passive participle luato luatoj luito luitoj luoto luotoj
acc. luaton luatojn luiton luitojn luoton luotojn
adverbial active participle luante luinte luonte
adverbial passive participle luate luite luote
infinitive lui imperative luu conditional luus

Derived terms

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Franco-Provençal

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Etymology

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Inherited from Late Latin illui.

Pronoun

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lui m (ORB, broad)

  1. him (third-person singular masculine dative or tonic)

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Franco-Provençal personal pronouns
singular nominative accusative dative tonic1 possessive2
1st person jo mè min
2nd person te tè tin
3rd person masculine il lo / le lui sin
3rd person feminine el la lyé
3rd person neuter o y —
3rd person reflexive — sè
plural nominative accusative dative tonic1 possessive2
1st person nos noutro
2nd person vos voutro
3rd person masculine ils los / les lor lor
3rd person feminine els les lor / lyés
3rd person reflexive — sè
1 Disjunctive or object of a preposition. 2 Generally preceded by a definite article.

References

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  • lui in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca

French

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Late Latin illui.

Pronoun

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lui m

  1. him, he; the third-person masculine singular personal pronoun used after a preposition, or as the predicate of a linking verb, or when disjoined from a sentence, or as a stressed subject
    J’habitais avec lui.
    I was living with him.
    C’est lui qui a dit cela.
    It was him who said that.
    Lui, il n’en sait rien.
    He doesn't know anything about it.
    • 1873, Alphonse Daudet, Contes du Lundi, La Dernière Classe:
      Je crois aussi que je n’avais jamais si bien écouté, et que lui non plus n’avait jamais mis autant de patience à ses explications.
      I believe also that I had never listened so well, and that neither had he ever put so much patience into his explanations.
  2. him, her; the third-person singular personal pronoun used as an indirect object
    Je lui ai donné le livre.
    I gave the book to him/her.
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French personal pronouns
number person gender nominative
(subject) 		accusative
(direct complement) 		dative
(indirect complement) 		locative
(at) 		genitive
(of) 		disjunctive
(tonic)
singular first — je, j’ me, m’ — — moi
second — tu te, t’ — — toi
third masculine il le, l’ lui y en lui
feminine elle la, l’ elle
indeterminate on1 — — — — —
reflexive4 — se, s’ — — soi
plural first — nous nous — — nous
second2 — vous vous — — vous
third masculine ils3 les leur y en eux3
feminine elles elles

1 On can also function as a first person plural (although agreeing with third person singular verb forms).
2 Vous is also used as the polite singular form.
3 Ils and eux are also used when a group has a mixture of masculine and feminine members.
4 These forms are also used as third person plural reflexive.

Descendants
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  • Haitian Creole: li

Etymology 2

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see the verb luire

Participle

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lui (intransitive, hence invariable)

  1. past participle of luire

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Friulian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Late Latin illui.

Pronoun

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lui

  1. he
  2. you (formal)

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Friulian personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person jo nô
2nd person familiar tu vô
polite lui, jê lôr
3rd person m lui, lôr
f jê lôr

Italian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Late Latin illui.

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Pronoun

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lui (plural loro, feminine lei)

  1. he
    Synonym: egli
  2. (disjunctive) him
  3. it
    • 1472, Giusto de’ Conti, La bella mano, Giannalberto Tumermani (1750), page 122:
      Il cor meco s’adira, ed io con lui.
      My heart gets angry with me, and I with it.
    • 2000, Gianfranco Liori, Come un fumetto giapponese, Giunti, published 2008, page 64:
      Cercai il mio portafogli dentro lo zaino, ma era sparito anche lui e tutti i soldi che c’erano dentro.
      I looked for my wallet in the backpack, but it had disappeared as well, along with all the money inside.

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Italian personal pronouns
Number Person Gender Nominative Reflexive Accusative Dative Combined Disjunctive Locative Partitive
Singular first — io mi, m', -mi me me —
second — tu ti, t', -ti te te
third m lui si2, s', -si lo, l', -lo gli, -gli glie, se2 lui, sé ci, c',
vi, v' (formal) 		ne, n'
f lei, Lei1 la, La1, l', L'1, -la, -La1 le3, Le1, -le3, -Le1 lei, Lei1, sé
Plural first — noi ci, c', -ci ce noi —
second — voi, Voi4 vi, Vi4, v', V'4, -vi, -Vi4 ve voi, Voi4
third m loro, Loro1 si, s', -si li, Li1, -li, -Li1 gli, -gli, loro (formal),
Loro1 		glie, se loro, Loro1, sé ci, c',
vi, v' (formal) 		ne, n'
f le, Le1, -le, -Le1
1 Third person pronominal forms used as formal terms of address to refer to second person subjects (with the first letter frequently capitalised as a sign of respect, and to distinguish them from third person subjects). Unlike the singular forms, the plural forms are mostly antiquated terms of formal address in the modern language, and second person plural pronouns are almost always used instead.
2 Also used as indefinite pronoun meaning “one”, and to form the passive.
3 Often replaced by gli, -gli in informal language.
4 Formal (capitalisation optional); in many regions, can refer to just one person (compare with French vous).

References

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  • lui in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Kambera

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Verb

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lui

  1. (intransitive) to melt
  2. (intransitive) to dissolve

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References

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  • Marian Klamer (1998) A Grammar of Kambera, Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 179

Latin

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Noun

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luī

  1. dative singular of luēs

Pronoun

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lui (Early Medieval Latin)

  1. Alternative form of illui

Verb

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luī

  1. first-person singular perfect active indicative of luō

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Mizo

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Etymology

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From Proto-Kuki-Chin *luuy, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *lwi(y).

Noun

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lui

  1. river

References

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  • Grammar and Dictionary of the Lushai Language by J.H. Lorrain, Shillong 1898

Romanian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Late Latin illūi.

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lui m (genitive form of el, feminine equivalent ei, plural lor)

  1. his
    Synonym: său
    Au ceasul lui?
    Do they have his watch?

Declension

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lui is invariable – it stays the same no matter the gender, number (singular/plural) or case of the thing that is possessed.

Pronoun

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lui m (stressed dative form of el, feminine equivalent ei, plural lor)

  1. (indirect object, third-person singular) to him
    Synonym: (unstressed form) îi

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lui

  2. genitive/dative article for proper names designating people that morphologically don't permit a suffix
    Casa lui Carmen.
    Carmen's house.
    Asta nu-i place lui Bogdan.
    Bogdan doesn't like this.

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Whereas singular masculine proper names always form the genitive and dative using the preposed lui, feminine ones only do so when the specific name doesn't have a genitive/dative form itself: casa lui Carmen but casa Mariei. This rule is ignored by many in informal situations and lui is used with feminine names either way.

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Spanish

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Verb

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lui

  1. inflection of luir:
    1. first-person singular preterite indicative
    2. second-person singular voseo imperative

Uneapa

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Etymology

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From Proto-Oceanic *ruyuŋ with irregular l, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duyuŋ.

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Noun

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lui

  1. dugong

Further reading

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  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*duyuŋ₂”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Vietnamese

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Verb

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lui • (𫩍 - 𨙝, 𬰉, 𨆢)

  1. to step back; to recede; to move backward; to retreat
  2. to (fall, look, think) back
  3. (of disease, anger, etc.) to abate; to decrease
  4. (rare) Synonym of lùi (“to postpone”)
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