ellu

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Corsican

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin ille (“that”), from Old Latin olle (“that”). Cognates include Italian egli (“he”) and French il (“he”).

Pronunciation

Pronoun

ellu m

  1. he
    • 1990, Ghjacumu Thiers, A funtana d'Altea, →ISBN, page 22:
      L'omu, dicianu pè a cità ch'ellu avia persu u capu un ghjornu in Algeria.
      The man, they said in the city that he had lost his head one day in Algeria.
    • 2019, Zosimov Premudroslovsky StaVl, Mutanti Sovetti [Soviet Mutants], →ISBN, page 18:
      Ellu ùn hà mai toccu a terra.
      He hasn't ever touched the earth.
  2. him (disjunctive)
    • 2005, Christian Dubois, A Bìbbia corsa [The Corsican Bible], Actes 16:2:
      I fratelli di Listra è d'Icona rindìanu d'ellu una bona tistimunianza.
      The brothers of Lystra and Iconium gave a good testimonial of him.

See also

Corsican personal pronouns
Nominative Dative Accusative Disjunctive
Singular 1st person eiu mi mè
2nd person tù ti tè
3rd person m ellu li u, l' ellu
3rd person f ella a, l' ella
Plural 1st person noi ci noi
2nd person voi vi voi
3rd person m elli li i, l' elli
3rd person f elle e, l' elle

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