Contionary:lú

Lifashian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *dwoh₁, *dwéh₂h₁e, *dwóyh₁. Cognate of Latin duo, English two.

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA: [luˤː]

(Helenopolitan) IPA: [lə͡ɯwˀ]

Numeral

lúˤ m (feminine luwáˤ, neuter luyóˤ) (ordinal sfetás or halyás; adverbial lis; distributive liséh)

1. two

   Lú syuni mey tosy kisolé denát.

   Two dogs are running in the courtyard.

Inflection

Declension of lúˤ (numeral, plural)
	Masculine	Neuter	Feminine
Nominative	lúˤ	luyóˤ	luwáˤ
Genitive	lúˤsy		luwáˤs
Dative	lúˤy		luwáˤy
Accusative	lúˤm	luyóˤ	luwáˤm

Related terms

• nyé (one)
• teri (three)
• sfetás (second (of many))
• halyás (second (of two))
• lis (twice)
• liséh (two each)

Etymology 2

From Akkadian dû, ultimately from Sumerian du.

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA: [luː]

(Helenopolitan) IPA: [lə͡ɯw]

Noun

lú m (first declension)

1. hill

   Mey lúé nyá lámá monutá esti.

   There's a little house on the hill.

Inflection

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	lú	lúi
Genitive	lúé	lúám
Dative	lúí	lúuwi
Accusative	lúom	lúás

Derived terms

• ebdú (peak, top)
• lúyás (hilly)

Related terms

• syart (mountain)
• syarté (mountains)