"elu" meaning in Portuguese

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Pronoun

IPA: /ˈe.lu/ [Brazil] Forms: elus [plural], ilu [alternative], êlu [alternative], ile [alternative]
Head templates: {{pt-pron|n|pl=elus}} elu n (plural elus)
  1. (gender-neutral, neologism, informal) they, them (singular) (a gender-neutral or genderqueer singular third-person personal pronoun) Tags: gender-neutral, informal, neologism, neuter

Inflected forms

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "elus",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ilu",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "êlu",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ile",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "pl": "elus"
      },
      "expansion": "elu n (plural elus)",
      "name": "pt-pron"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "e‧lu"
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "pron",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 8 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Portuguese neologisms",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Portuguese pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "It must be quite a surprise, they think […] They pop their knuckles and roll their neck.",
          "ref": "2017 July 5, Chuck Wendig, “Interlúdio: Aniquilador [Interlude: The Annihilator]”, in Marcas da Guerra: Dívida de Honra [Aftermath: Life Debt], Aleph:",
          "text": "Deve ser uma surpresa, elu pensa […] Elu estala os dedos e alonga o pescoço.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "they, them (singular) (a gender-neutral or genderqueer singular third-person personal pronoun)"
      ],
      "id": "en-elu-pt-pron-1bq6yjPP",
      "links": [
        [
          "they",
          "they"
        ],
        [
          "them",
          "them"
        ],
        [
          "gender-neutral",
          "gender-neutral#English"
        ],
        [
          "genderqueer",
          "genderqueer#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(gender-neutral, neologism, informal) they, them (singular) (a gender-neutral or genderqueer singular third-person personal pronoun)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "gender-neutral",
        "informal",
        "neologism",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈe.lu/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "elu"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 8 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "elus",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ilu",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "êlu",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ile",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "pl": "elus"
      },
      "expansion": "elu n (plural elus)",
      "name": "pt-pron"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "e‧lu"
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "pron",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 8 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Portuguese 2-syllable words",
        "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Portuguese gender-neutral terms",
        "Portuguese informal terms",
        "Portuguese lemmas",
        "Portuguese neologisms",
        "Portuguese pronouns",
        "Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Portuguese terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "It must be quite a surprise, they think […] They pop their knuckles and roll their neck.",
          "ref": "2017 July 5, Chuck Wendig, “Interlúdio: Aniquilador [Interlude: The Annihilator]”, in Marcas da Guerra: Dívida de Honra [Aftermath: Life Debt], Aleph:",
          "text": "Deve ser uma surpresa, elu pensa […] Elu estala os dedos e alonga o pescoço.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "they, them (singular) (a gender-neutral or genderqueer singular third-person personal pronoun)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "they",
          "they"
        ],
        [
          "them",
          "them"
        ],
        [
          "gender-neutral",
          "gender-neutral#English"
        ],
        [
          "genderqueer",
          "genderqueer#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(gender-neutral, neologism, informal) they, them (singular) (a gender-neutral or genderqueer singular third-person personal pronoun)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "gender-neutral",
        "informal",
        "neologism",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈe.lu/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "elu"
}

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