"elu" meaning in Estonian

See elu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Finnic *elo, equivalent to elama (“to live”) + -u. Cognate to Finnish elo. Etymology templates: {{inh|et|urj-fin-pro|*elo}} Proto-Finnic *elo, {{affix|et|elama|-u|gloss1=to live}} elama (“to live”) + -u, {{cog|fi|elo}} Finnish elo Head templates: {{head|et|nouns|genitive|elu|||partitive|elu|||cat2=|f1request=1|f3request=1|head=}} elu (genitive elu, partitive elu), {{et-noun|elu|elu}} elu (genitive elu, partitive elu) Inflection templates: {{et-decl-elu|elu}} Forms: elu [genitive], elu [partitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], elu [nominative, singular], elud [nominative, plural], elu [accusative, nominative, singular], elud [accusative, nominative, plural], elu [accusative, genitive, singular], elud [accusative, genitive, plural], elu [genitive, singular], elude [genitive, plural], elu [partitive, singular], elusid [partitive, plural], ellu [illative, singular], elusse [illative, singular], eludesse [illative, plural], elus [inessive, singular], eludes [inessive, plural], elust [elative, singular], eludest [elative, plural], elule [allative, singular], eludele [allative, plural], elul [adessive, singular], eludel [adessive, plural], elult [ablative, singular], eludelt [ablative, plural], eluks [singular, translative], eludeks [plural, translative], eluni [singular, terminative], eludeni [plural, terminative], eluna [essive, singular], eludena [essive, plural], eluta [abessive, singular], eludeta [abessive, plural], eluga [comitative, singular], eludega [comitative, plural]
  1. life Derived forms: elulugu, elutuba

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "et",
        "2": "urj-fin-pro",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "et",
        "2": "elama",
        "3": "-u",
        "gloss1": "to live"
      },
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      "name": "affix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "2": "elo"
      },
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    }
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "elu",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elu",
      "tags": [
        "partitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "et-decl-elu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no gradation",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "17/elu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elud",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elud",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elud",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elude",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elusid",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ellu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "illative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elusse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "illative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eludesse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "illative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eludes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inessive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elust",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "elative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eludest",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "elative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elule",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "allative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eludele",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "allative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elul",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eludel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adessive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elult",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eludelt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eluks",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "translative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eludeks",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "translative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eluni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eludeni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eluna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "essive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eludena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "essive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eluta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "abessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eludeta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "abessive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eluga",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comitative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eludega",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comitative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "10": "",
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        "5": "",
        "6": "",
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        "8": "elu",
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        "cat2": "",
        "f1request": "1",
        "f3request": "1",
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    },
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      },
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      "args": {
        "1": "elu"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Estonian",
  "lang_code": "et",
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  "senses": [
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Estonian elu-type nominals",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
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        },
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          "word": "elutuba"
        }
      ],
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        "life"
      ],
      "id": "en-elu-et-noun-Y71wZe8e",
      "links": [
        [
          "life",
          "life"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "elu"
}
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "elulugu"
    },
    {
      "word": "elutuba"
    }
  ],
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      },
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    },
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        "1": "et",
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        "3": "-u",
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      },
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      "name": "affix"
    },
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        "1": "fi",
        "2": "elo"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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      "form": "elu",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elu",
      "tags": [
        "partitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "et-decl-elu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no gradation",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "17/elu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "elud",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elud",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elud",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elude",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elusid",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ellu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "illative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elusse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "illative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eludesse",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "illative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eludes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inessive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elust",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "elative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eludest",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "elative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elule",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "allative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eludele",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "allative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elul",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eludel",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adessive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elult",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eludelt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eluks",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "translative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eludeks",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "translative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eluni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eludeni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eluna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "essive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eludena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "essive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eluta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "abessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eludeta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "abessive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eluga",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comitative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eludega",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comitative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "10": "",
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        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "partitive",
        "8": "elu",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "f1request": "1",
        "f3request": "1",
        "head": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
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  "lang_code": "et",
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        "Estonian elu-type nominals",
        "Estonian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Estonian lemmas",
        "Estonian nouns",
        "Estonian terms derived from Proto-Finnic",
        "Estonian terms inherited from Proto-Finnic",
        "Estonian terms suffixed with -u"
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        "life"
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          "life",
          "life"
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}

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