"lui" meaning in French

See lui in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

IPA: /lɥi/, /lwi/ [Belgium] Audio: Fr-lui.ogg
Rhymes: -ɥi, -wi Etymology: From Late 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. Cognate with Italian lui. Etymology templates: {{inh|fr|LL.|illūi}} Late Latin illūi, {{inh|fr|la|illī}} Latin illī, {{m|la|ille}} ille, {{m|la|cui}} cui, {{cog|it|lui}} Italian lui Head templates: {{head|fr|pronoun form|cat2=personal pronouns|g=m}} 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 Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-lui-fr-pron-FTdZQAd~ Categories (other): French personal pronouns Disambiguation of French personal pronouns: 57 43
  2. him, her; the third-person singular personal pronoun used as an indirect object Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-lui-fr-pron-W5WabzR~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cézigue (english: argot) Derived forms: lui-même
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /lɥi/, /lwi/ [Belgium] Audio: Fr-lui.ogg
Rhymes: -ɥi, -wi Etymology: see the verb luire Etymology templates: {{m|fr|luire}} luire Head templates: {{fr-past participle|intr=1}} lui (intransitive, hence invariable)
  1. past participle of luire Tags: form-of, intransitive, participle, past Form of: luire
    Sense id: en-lui-fr-verb-2UDYPLZe Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 41 7 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for lui meaning in French (4.0kB)

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