Contionary:elu

Indevroplu

Etymology

Descended from Proto-Indo-European *stel-, but with a folk etymology that the initial "st-" was confused with the separate Indevroplu word ste

Pronunciation

(Indevroplu) IPA: [ˈɛ.lu̞]

Noun

elu (Cyrillic элу)

1. place, location

   buskendar elu dase ma popderu puňklėrėz.

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

Inflection

• elir

  to be located (inf. v.)

• ele

  where (conj.)

Usage notes

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

e.g. dojča = "German" (adj.) -- dojčelu = "Germany"

Derived terms

1. etela

   here (adj.)

2. onela

   there (adj.)

3. čėeli

   where? (adv.)

4. elkir

   to put, place

5. ėnderelgir

   navigate

6. istelu

   station, stop