# lui
## Translingual
### Symbol

lui
* (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Luiseño.

## Aromanian
### Alternative forms

* a lui

### Etymology

From Late Latin illūi, which is a form of Latin illī (dative singular of ille). Compare Romanian lui.

### Pronoun

lui m (genitive form of el, feminine equivalent ljei, plural lor)
* his

### Pronoun

lui m ((long/stressed) dative form of el, feminine equivalent ljei, plural lor)
* to him

#### Usage notes

It is always preceded by 'a'- "a lui".

#### Related terms

* ljei (feminine equivalent)
* el/elu (masculine singular nominative and masculine singular accusative- long/stressed form)
* ãlj/ilj/lji (masculine/feminine singular dative- short/unstressed form)
* ãl (masculine singular accusative- short/unstressed form)
* (a) lor (masculine/feminine plural genitive and masculine/feminine plural dative- long/stressed form)

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /lœy̯/
* Audio:(file)

### Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch loy, from Proto-Germanic *luja-. further etymology unsure. May be cognate with the Old Norse adjective lúinn (“exhausted”). Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *lewH- (“to cut off, separate, free”), source of Proto-Germanic *lausaz, Albanian lirë.

#### Adjective

lui (comparative luier, superlative luist)
* lazy

##### Derived terms

* liever lui dan moe
* luiaard
* luibak
* luie donder
* luie stoel
* luierik
* luiheid
* luilak
* luilap
* luilekker
* luiwammes
* luizak

##### Descendants

* Berbice Creole Dutch: loi
* Negerhollands: lui, loi, looje

### Etymology 2

Short form of luiden, a variant of lieden.

#### Noun

lui pl (plural only, diminutive luitjes n)
* Alternative form of lieden

##### Derived terms

* wijlui, gijlui, zijlui
* jongelui

##### Descendants

* Petjo: lui, luitjes

### References

* ↑ P.A.F. van Veen en N. van der Sijs (1997), Etymologisch woordenboek: de herkomst van onze woorden, 2e druk, Van Dale Lexicografie, Utrecht/Antwerpen
* ↑ de Vries / de Tollenaere, "Etymologisch Woordenboek", Utrecht 1986 (14de druk), →ISBN; article lieden

### Anagrams

* uil

## Esperanto
### Etymology

Borrowed from French louer. Etymologically related to loko.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈlui]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ui
* Hyphenation: lu‧i

### Verb

lui (present luas, past luis, future luos, conditional luus, volitive luu)
* (transitive) to rent (something from someone)

#### Derived terms

* luanto
* ludoni
* luebla
* luiganto
* luigi
* luo
* vicluigi

## Franco-Provençal
### Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin illui.

### Pronoun

lui m (ORB, broad)
* him (third-person singular masculine dative or tonic)

#### See also

| singular | nominative | accusative | dative | tonic$^1$ | possessive$^2$ |
| 1st person | jo | mè | mè | mè | min |
| 2nd person | te | tè | tè | tè | tin |
| 3rd person masculine | il | lo / le | lui | lui | sin |
| 3rd person feminine | el | la | lyé | lyé | | sin |
| 3rd person neuter | o | o | y | — | sin |
| 3rd person reflexive | — | sè | sè | sè | | | sin |
| plural | nominative | accusative | dative | tonic$^1$ | possessive$^2$ |
| 1st person | nos | nos | nos | nos | noutro |
| 2nd person | vos | vos | vos | vos | voutro |
| 3rd person masculine | ils | los / les | lor | lor | lor |
| 3rd person feminine | els | les | lor / lyés | lor / lyés | | lor |
| 3rd person reflexive | — | sè | sè | sè | | | lor |
| $^1$ Disjunctive or object of a preposition. | $^1$ Disjunctive or object of a preposition. | $^2$ Generally preceded by a definite article. | $^2$ Generally preceded by a definite article. | $^2$ Generally preceded by a definite article. | $^2$ Generally preceded by a definite article. |

### References

* lui in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /lɥi/
* (Belgium) IPA: /lwi/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɥi, -wi
* (Belgium) Homophone: Louis

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Late Latin illui.

#### Pronoun

lui m
* 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
    J’habitais avec lui.I was living with him.
    C’est lui qui a dit cela.It was him who said that.
    Lui, il n’en sait rien.He doesn't know anything about it.
** 1873, Alphonse Daudet, Contes du Lundi, La Dernière Classe:Je crois aussi que je n’avais jamais si bien écouté, et que lui non plus n’avait jamais mis autant de patience à ses explications.I believe also that I had never listened so well, and that neither had he ever put so much patience into his explanations.
* him, her; the third-person singular personal pronoun used as an indirect object
    Je lui ai donné le livre.I gave the book to him/her.

##### Synonyms

* cézigue (argot)

##### Derived terms

* lui-même

##### Related terms

$^1$ On can also function as a first person plural (although agreeing with third person singular verb forms). $^2$ Vous is also used as the polite singular form. $^3$ Ils and eux are also used when a group has a mixture of masculine and feminine members. $^4$ These forms are also used as third person plural reflexive.

##### Descendants

* Haitian Creole: li

### Etymology 2

see the verb luire

#### Participle

lui (intransitive, hence invariable)
* past participle of luire

### References

* “lui”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Friulian
### Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin illui.

### Pronoun

lui
* he
* you (formal)

#### See also
## Italian
### Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin illui. Compare Sicilian iḍḍu.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈluj/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -uj
* Hyphenation: lùi

### Pronoun

lui (plural loro, feminine lei)
* he
    Synonym: egli
* (disjunctive) him
* it
** 1472, Giusto de’ Conti, La bella mano, Giannalberto Tumermani (1750), page 122:
    Il cor meco s’adira, ed io con lui.My heart gets angry with me, and I with it.
** 2000, Gianfranco Liori, Come un fumetto giapponese, Giunti, published 2008, page 64:Cercai il mio portafogli dentro lo zaino, ma era sparito anche lui e tutti i soldi che c’erano dentro.I looked for my wallet in the backpack, but it had disappeared as well, along with all the money inside.

#### See also

| Number | Person | Gender | Nominative | Reflexive | Accusative | Dative | Combined | Disjunctive | Locative | Partitive |
| Singular | first | — | io | mi, m', -mi | mi, m', -mi | mi, m', -mi | me | me | — | — |
| Singular | second | — | tu | ti, t', -ti | ti, t', -ti | ti, t', -ti | te | te | — | — |
| Singular | third | m | lui | si$^2$, s', -si | lo, l', -lo | gli, -gli | glie, se$^2$ | lui, sé | ci, c', vi, v' (formal) | ne, n' |
| Singular | third | f | lei, Lei$^1$ | si$^2$, s', -si | la, La$^1$, l', L'$^1$, -la, -La$^1$ | le$^3$, Le$^1$, -le$^3$, -Le$^1$ | glie, se$^2$ | lei, Lei$^1$, sé | ci, c', vi, v' (formal) | ne, n' |
| Plural | first | — | noi | ci, c', -ci | ci, c', -ci | ci, c', -ci | ce | noi | — | — |
| Plural | second | — | voi, Voi$^4$ | vi, Vi$^4$, v', V'$^4$, -vi, -Vi$^4$ | vi, Vi$^4$, v', V'$^4$, -vi, -Vi$^4$ | vi, Vi$^4$, v', V'$^4$, -vi, -Vi$^4$ | ve | voi, Voi$^4$ | — | — |
| Plural | third | m | loro, Loro$^1$ | si, s', -si | li, Li$^1$, -li, -Li$^1$ | gli, -gli, loro (formal), Loro$^1$ | glie, se | loro, Loro$^1$, sé | ci, c', vi, v' (formal) | ne, n' |
| Plural | third | f | loro, Loro$^1$ | si, s', -si | le, Le$^1$, -le, -Le$^1$ | gli, -gli, loro (formal), Loro$^1$ | glie, se | loro, Loro$^1$, sé | ci, c', vi, v' (formal) | ne, n' |
| $^1$ | Third person pronominal forms used as formal terms of address to refer to second person subjects (with the first letter frequently capitalised as a sign of respect, and to distinguish them from third person subjects). Unlike the singular forms, the plural forms are mostly antiquated terms of formal address in the modern language, and second person plural pronouns are almost always used instead. | Third person pronominal forms used as formal terms of address to refer to second person subjects (with the first letter frequently capitalised as a sign of respect, and to distinguish them from third person subjects). Unlike the singular forms, the plural forms are mostly antiquated terms of formal address in the modern language, and second person plural pronouns are almost always used instead. | Third person pronominal forms used as formal terms of address to refer to second person subjects (with the first letter frequently capitalised as a sign of respect, and to distinguish them from third person subjects). Unlike the singular forms, the plural forms are mostly antiquated terms of formal address in the modern language, and second person plural pronouns are almost always used instead. | Third person pronominal forms used as formal terms of address to refer to second person subjects (with the first letter frequently capitalised as a sign of respect, and to distinguish them from third person subjects). Unlike the singular forms, the plural forms are mostly antiquated terms of formal address in the modern language, and second person plural pronouns are almost always used instead. | Third person pronominal forms used as formal terms of address to refer to second person subjects (with the first letter frequently capitalised as a sign of respect, and to distinguish them from third person subjects). Unlike the singular forms, the plural forms are mostly antiquated terms of formal address in the modern language, and second person plural pronouns are almost always used instead. | Third person pronominal forms used as formal terms of address to refer to second person subjects (with the first letter frequently capitalised as a sign of respect, and to distinguish them from third person subjects). Unlike the singular forms, the plural forms are mostly antiquated terms of formal address in the modern language, and second person plural pronouns are almost always used instead. | Third person pronominal forms used as formal terms of address to refer to second person subjects (with the first letter frequently capitalised as a sign of respect, and to distinguish them from third person subjects). Unlike the singular forms, the plural forms are mostly antiquated terms of formal address in the modern language, and second person plural pronouns are almost always used instead. | Third person pronominal forms used as formal terms of address to refer to second person subjects (with the first letter frequently capitalised as a sign of respect, and to distinguish them from third person subjects). Unlike the singular forms, the plural forms are mostly antiquated terms of formal address in the modern language, and second person plural pronouns are almost always used instead. | Third person pronominal forms used as formal terms of address to refer to second person subjects (with the first letter frequently capitalised as a sign of respect, and to distinguish them from third person subjects). Unlike the singular forms, the plural forms are mostly antiquated terms of formal address in the modern language, and second person plural pronouns are almost always used instead. |
| $^2$ | Also used as indefinite pronoun meaning “one”, and to form the passive. | Also used as indefinite pronoun meaning “one”, and to form the passive. | Also used as indefinite pronoun meaning “one”, and to form the passive. | Also used as indefinite pronoun meaning “one”, and to form the passive. | Also used as indefinite pronoun meaning “one”, and to form the passive. | Also used as indefinite pronoun meaning “one”, and to form the passive. | Also used as indefinite pronoun meaning “one”, and to form the passive. | Also used as indefinite pronoun meaning “one”, and to form the passive. | Also used as indefinite pronoun meaning “one”, and to form the passive. |
| $^3$ | Often replaced by gli, -gli in informal language. | Often replaced by gli, -gli in informal language. | Often replaced by gli, -gli in informal language. | Often replaced by gli, -gli in informal language. | Often replaced by gli, -gli in informal language. | Often replaced by gli, -gli in informal language. | Often replaced by gli, -gli in informal language. | Often replaced by gli, -gli in informal language. | Often replaced by gli, -gli in informal language. |
| $^4$ | Formal (capitalisation optional); in many regions, can refer to just one person (compare with French vous). | Formal (capitalisation optional); in many regions, can refer to just one person (compare with French vous). | Formal (capitalisation optional); in many regions, can refer to just one person (compare with French vous). | Formal (capitalisation optional); in many regions, can refer to just one person (compare with French vous). | Formal (capitalisation optional); in many regions, can refer to just one person (compare with French vous). | Formal (capitalisation optional); in many regions, can refer to just one person (compare with French vous). | Formal (capitalisation optional); in many regions, can refer to just one person (compare with French vous). | Formal (capitalisation optional); in many regions, can refer to just one person (compare with French vous). | Formal (capitalisation optional); in many regions, can refer to just one person (compare with French vous). |

### References

* lui in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

### Anagrams

* ulì

## Kambera
### Verb

lui
* (intransitive) to melt
* (intransitive) to dissolve

#### Derived terms

* palui

### References

* Marian Klamer (1998) A Grammar of Kambera, Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 179

## Latin
### Noun

luī
* dative singular of luēs

### Pronoun

lui (Early Medieval Latin)
* Alternative form of illui

### Verb

luī
* first-person singular perfect active indicative of luō

### References

* "lui", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

## Mizo
### Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *luuy, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *lwi(y).

### Noun

lui
* river

### References

* Grammar and Dictionary of the Lushai Language by J.H. Lorrain, Shillong 1898

## Romanian
### Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin illūi.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /luj/
* Audio:(file)
* Audio:(file)

### Pronoun

lui m (genitive form of el, feminine equivalent ei, plural lor)
* his
    Synonym: său
    Au ceasul lui?Do they have his watch?

#### Declension

lui is invariable – it stays the same no matter the gender, number (singular/plural) or case of the thing that is possessed.

### Pronoun

lui m (stressed dative form of el, feminine equivalent ei, plural lor)
* (indirect object, third-person singular) to him
    Synonym: (unstressed form) îi

### Article

lui
* genitive/dative article for proper names designating people that morphologically don't permit a suffix
    Casa lui Carmen.Carmen's house.
    Asta nu-i place lui Bogdan.Bogdan doesn't like this.

#### Usage notes

Whereas singular masculine proper names always form the genitive and dative using the preposed lui, feminine ones only do so when the specific name doesn't have a genitive/dative form itself: casa lui Carmen but casa Mariei. This rule is ignored by many in informal situations and lui is used with feminine names either way.

#### Alternative forms

* lu' — informal

#### Related terms

* -lui

## Spanish
### Verb

lui
* inflection of luir:
** first-person singular preterite indicative
** second-person singular voseo imperative

## Uneapa
### Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *ruyuŋ with irregular l, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duyuŋ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /lui/

### Noun

lui
* dugong

### Further reading

* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*duyuŋ₂”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

## Vietnamese
### Pronunciation

* (Hà Nội) IPA: [luj˧˧]
* (Huế) IPA: [luj˧˧]
* (Saigon) IPA: [luj˧˧]

### Verb

lui • (𫩍 - 𨙝, 𬰉, 𨆢)
* to step back; to recede; to move backward; to retreat
* to (fall, look, think) back
* (of disease, anger, etc.) to abate; to decrease
* (rare) Synonym of lùi (“to postpone”)

#### Related terms

* lùi

#### See also

* lui tới
* rút lui