lui

See also: Lui, luí, luì, -lui, and lu'i

Aromanian

Alternative forms

  • a lui

Etymology

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

Pronoun

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

  1. his

Pronoun

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

  1. to him

Usage notes

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

  • 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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lœy̯/
  • audio(file)

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch loy, further etymology unsure. May be cognate with the Old Norse adjective lúinn (“exhausted”).

Adjective

lui (comparative luier, superlative luist)

  1. lazy
Inflection
Inflection of lui
uninflected lui
inflected luie
comparative luier
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial luiluierhet luist
het luiste
indefinite m./f. sing. luieluiereluiste
n. sing. luiluierluiste
plural luieluiereluiste
definite luieluiereluiste
partitive luisluiers—
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Short form of luiden, a variant of lieden.[1]

Noun

lui pl (plural only, diminutive luitjes n)

  1. Alternative form of lieden
Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ de Vries / de Tollenaere, "Etymologisch Woordenboek", Utrecht 1986 (14de druk), →ISBN; article lieden

Anagrams

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from French louer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlu.i/

Verb

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

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

Conjugation

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

French

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *illūi, which is a Vulgar Latin form of Latin illī (dative singular of ille). The -ui ending in Vulgar Latin illui is due to the influence of cui.[1]

Cognate with Italian lui.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɥi/
  • audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɥi

Pronoun

lui

  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's he 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.

Synonyms

Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ Dauzat, Albert; Jean Dubois, Henri Mitterand (1964), chapter IL, in Nouveau dictionnaire étymologique (in French), Paris: Librairie Larousse

Etymology 2

see the verb luire

Verb

lui (intransitive, hence invariable)

  1. past participle of luire

Further reading

Friulian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *illūi, which is a Vulgar Latin form of Latin illī (dative singular of ille).

Pronoun

lui

  1. he
  2. you (formal)

See also

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *illūi, which is a Vulgar Latin form of Latin illī (dative singular of ille). The ūi in illūi is modelled under influence of Vulgar Latin cūi (see Classical Latin cui).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlui]

Pronoun

lui (plural loro, feminine lei)

  1. he
    Synonym: egli
  2. (disjunctive) him

See also

References

  1. ↑ Patota, Giuseppe (2002) Lineamenti di grammatica storica dell'italiano (in Italian), Bologna: il Mulino, →ISBN, page 130

Latin

Verb

luī

  1. first-person singular perfect active indicative of luō

References

Romanian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *illūi, which is a form of Latin illī (dative singular of ille).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /luj/

Pronoun

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

  1. his
    Au ceasul lui?
    Do they have his watch?

Declension

Synonyms

Pronoun

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

  1. (indirect object, third-person singular) to him

Synonyms

  • îi (unstressed form)

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Verb

lui (𨙝, 𬰉, 𫩍, 𬧾)

  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”)

Derived terms

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