olu
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ólu m
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olu (genitive olu, partitive olu)
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 |
Based on ilu (“he, him”) and elu (“she, her”) + -u (“denoting a person”).
olu (plural oli)
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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. |
Proposed to derive from Proto-Yoruboid *ó-lũ or Proto-Yoruboid *o-rũ. Cognate with Yoruba oorun
ólu
olu f
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
ôlu
Cognate with Igala ónú and Itsekiri olú
olú
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
olú
òlú