Contionary:elu

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 dasë ma opderu puňklërz.

   "I am searching for the place that my dad described."

Inflection

• elir

  to be located (inf. v.)

• elë

  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. tšëeli

   where? (adv.)

4. elkir

   to put, place

5. ënderelgir

   navigate

6. istelu

   station, stop