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# place, location
# place, location
#: ''buskozar '''elu''' dasë ma opderu puňklërz.''
#: ''buskozar '''elu''' dasė ma opderu puňklėrz.''
#:: "I am searching for the '''place''' that my dad described."
#:: "I am searching for the '''place''' that my dad described."


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* elir
* elir
*: to be located ''(inf. v.)''
*: to be located ''(inf. v.)''
* elë
* elė
*: where ''(conj.)''
*: where ''(conj.)''


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# on'''el'''a
# on'''el'''a
#: there ''(adj.)''
#: there ''(adj.)''
# tšë'''el'''i
# tšė'''el'''i
#: where? ''(adv.)''
#: where? ''(adv.)''
# '''el'''kir
# '''el'''kir
#: to put, place
#: to put, place
# ënder'''el'''gir
# ėnder'''el'''gir
#: navigate
#: navigate
# ist'''el'''u
# ist'''el'''u

Latest revision as of 23:07, 27 February 2024

Indeyivroplu

Etymology

Unique word stem not directly loaned from another language.

Pronunciation

(Indeyivroplu) IPA: [ˈɛ.lu̞]

Noun

elu (Cyrillic элу)

  1. place, location
    buskozar elu dasė ma opderu puňklėrz.
    "I am searching for the place that my dad described."

Inflection

  • elir
    to be located (inf. v.)
  • elė
    where (conj.)

Usage notes

Append this to the word stem of a demonym or nationality to form the name of its country.

e.g. dojtša = "German" (adj.) -- dojtšelu = "Germany"

Derived terms

  1. etela
    here (adj.)
  2. onela
    there (adj.)
  3. tšėeli
    where? (adv.)
  4. elkir
    to put, place
  5. ėnderelgir
    navigate
  6. istelu
    station, stop