"iu" meaning in Esperanto

See iu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Determiner

Audio: Eo-iu.ogg Forms: iun [accusative, singular], iuj [plural], iujn [accusative, plural]
Etymology: From i- (indeterminate correlative prefix) + -u (correlative suffix of individuals). Etymology templates: {{affix|eo|i-|-u|pos1=indeterminate correlative prefix|pos2=correlative suffix of individuals}} i- (indeterminate correlative prefix) + -u (correlative suffix of individuals) Head templates: {{eo-det}} iu (accusative singular iun, plural iuj, accusative plural iujn)
  1. some
    Sense id: en-iu-eo-det-prRt0NGu
  2. a : when necessary to express indefiniteness
    Sense id: en-iu-eo-det-3D8sFUx6 Categories (other): Esperanto BRO1, Esperanto GCSE0, Esperanto correlatives, Esperanto determiners, Esperanto entries with incorrect language header, Esperanto pronouns, Esperanto terms suffixed with -u Disambiguation of Esperanto BRO1: 0 29 71 Disambiguation of Esperanto GCSE0: 0 29 71 Disambiguation of Esperanto correlatives: 0 54 46 Disambiguation of Esperanto determiners: 0 54 46 Disambiguation of Esperanto entries with incorrect language header: 0 59 41 Disambiguation of Esperanto pronouns: 0 48 52 Disambiguation of Esperanto terms suffixed with -u: 0 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: iu ajn (english: any)

Pronoun

Audio: Eo-iu.ogg Forms: iuj [plural], iun [accusative, singular], iujn [accusative, plural]
Etymology: From i- (indeterminate correlative prefix) + -u (correlative suffix of individuals). Etymology templates: {{affix|eo|i-|-u|pos1=indeterminate correlative prefix|pos2=correlative suffix of individuals}} i- (indeterminate correlative prefix) + -u (correlative suffix of individuals) Head templates: {{head|eo|pronoun|plural|iuj|accusative singular|iun|accusative plural|iujn}} iu (plural iuj, accusative singular iun, accusative plural iujn)
  1. someone, somebody Derived forms: iu ajn (english: anyone, anybody), iutage (english: one day, someday)
    Sense id: en-iu-eo-pron-0GYSbXYJ Categories (other): Esperanto BRO1, Esperanto GCSE0, Esperanto correlatives, Esperanto determiners, Esperanto pronouns, Esperanto terms prefixed with i-, Esperanto terms suffixed with -u Disambiguation of Esperanto BRO1: 0 29 71 Disambiguation of Esperanto GCSE0: 0 29 71 Disambiguation of Esperanto correlatives: 0 54 46 Disambiguation of Esperanto determiners: 0 54 46 Disambiguation of Esperanto pronouns: 0 48 52 Disambiguation of Esperanto terms prefixed with i-: 0 40 60 Disambiguation of Esperanto terms suffixed with -u: 0 51 49 Related terms: kia, tia, ia, ĉia, nenia, kial, tial, ial, ĉial, nenial, kiam, tiam, iam, ĉiam, neniam, kie, tie, ie, ĉie, nenie, kien, tien, ien, ĉien, nenien, kiel, tiel, iel, ĉiel, neniel, kies, ties, ies, ĉies, nenies, kio, tio, io, ĉio, nenio, kiom, tiom, iom, ĉiom, neniom, kiu, tiu, ĉiu, neniu

Inflected forms

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          "english": "like a wise Solomon",
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          "word": "ĉia"
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        {
          "word": "ĉiel"
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          "word": "neniel"
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          "word": "kio"
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          "word": "tio"
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        {
          "word": "io"
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        {
          "word": "ĉio"
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          "word": "nenio"
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          "word": "neniom"
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          "word": "ĉiu"
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          "english": "That is not my book, but it is a book.",
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          "english": "like a wise Solomon",
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    {
      "word": "ien"
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    {
      "word": "ĉien"
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    {
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      "word": "ĉio"
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