"lu" meaning in Ido

See lu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

IPA: /lu/ Forms: li [plural]
Etymology: Back-formation from ilu (“he, him”), elu (“she, her”) and olu (“it”). Etymology templates: {{back-form|io|ilu|gloss=he, him}} Back-formation from ilu (“he, him”), {{l|io|elu|gloss=she, her}} elu (“she, her”), {{l|io|olu|gloss=it}} olu (“it”) Head templates: {{head|io|pronoun|plural|li}} lu (plural li)
  1. Third-person singular pronoun for referents of any gender; he/him, she/her, it or that Wikipedia link: Ido language Derived forms: li (english: they, them), lua
    Sense id: en-lu-io-pron-MN-ovWv5 Categories (other): Ido back-formations, Ido entries with incorrect language header, Ido pronouns Related terms: ilu (english: he, him) [masculine], elu (english: she, her) [feminine], olu (english: it) [neuter], me, mea, mei, ni, nia, nii, vu, vua, vui, vi, via, vii, tu, tua, tui, ilu, il, ilua, ilui, ili, ilia, ilii, elu, el, elua, elui, eli, elia, elii, olu, ol, olua, olui, oli, olia, olii, lua, lui, li, lia, lii, su, sua, sui, onu, on, onua, onui, The possessive plurals are seldom used, The shortened forms are preferred, The pangendered forms are preferred to the gendered, neuter forms in most scenarios

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          "text": "Me ne savas ka lu es viro o muliero.",
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          "word": "me"
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        },
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        },
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        },
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          "word": "tu"
        },
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        },
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          "word": "tui"
        },
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          "word": "ilu"
        },
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          "word": "il"
        },
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          "word": "ilua"
        },
        {
          "word": "ilui"
        },
        {
          "word": "ili"
        },
        {
          "word": "ilia"
        },
        {
          "word": "ilii"
        },
        {
          "word": "elu"
        },
        {
          "word": "el"
        },
        {
          "word": "elua"
        },
        {
          "word": "elui"
        },
        {
          "word": "eli"
        },
        {
          "word": "elia"
        },
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          "word": "elii"
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          "word": "olu"
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          "word": "ol"
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        },
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          "word": "oli"
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        },
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        },
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          "word": "su"
        },
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          "word": "sua"
        },
        {
          "word": "sui"
        },
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          "word": "onu"
        },
        {
          "word": "on"
        },
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        },
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        },
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          "word": "The shortened forms are preferred"
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    },
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      "word": "nii"
    },
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      "word": "vu"
    },
    {
      "word": "vua"
    },
    {
      "word": "vui"
    },
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      "word": "vi"
    },
    {
      "word": "via"
    },
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      "word": "vii"
    },
    {
      "word": "tu"
    },
    {
      "word": "tua"
    },
    {
      "word": "tui"
    },
    {
      "word": "ilu"
    },
    {
      "word": "il"
    },
    {
      "word": "ilua"
    },
    {
      "word": "ilui"
    },
    {
      "word": "ili"
    },
    {
      "word": "ilia"
    },
    {
      "word": "ilii"
    },
    {
      "word": "elu"
    },
    {
      "word": "el"
    },
    {
      "word": "elua"
    },
    {
      "word": "elui"
    },
    {
      "word": "eli"
    },
    {
      "word": "elia"
    },
    {
      "word": "elii"
    },
    {
      "word": "olu"
    },
    {
      "word": "ol"
    },
    {
      "word": "olua"
    },
    {
      "word": "olui"
    },
    {
      "word": "oli"
    },
    {
      "word": "olia"
    },
    {
      "word": "olii"
    },
    {
      "word": "lua"
    },
    {
      "word": "lui"
    },
    {
      "word": "li"
    },
    {
      "word": "lia"
    },
    {
      "word": "lii"
    },
    {
      "word": "su"
    },
    {
      "word": "sua"
    },
    {
      "word": "sui"
    },
    {
      "word": "onu"
    },
    {
      "word": "on"
    },
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      "word": "onua"
    },
    {
      "word": "onui"
    },
    {
      "word": "The possessive plurals are seldom used"
    },
    {
      "word": "The shortened forms are preferred"
    },
    {
      "word": "The pangendered forms are preferred to the gendered"
    },
    {
      "word": "neuter forms in most scenarios"
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        "Ido terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "I don't know if he/she is a man or a woman.",
          "text": "Me ne savas ka lu es viro o muliero.",
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          "her",
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}

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