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լու
լու
Armenian
Noun
լու • (lu)
Declension
i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular | plural | |||
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| nominative | լու (lu) | լվեր (lver) | ||
| dative | լվի (lvi) | լվերի (lveri) | ||
| ablative | լվից (lvicʿ) | լվերից (lvericʿ) | ||
| instrumental | լվով (lvov) | լվերով (lverov) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
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| nominative | լուն (lun) | լվերը/լվերն (lverə/lvern) | ||
| dative | լվին (lvin) | լվերին (lverin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | լուս (lus) | լվերս (lvers) | ||
| dative | լվիս (lvis) | լվերիս (lveris) | ||
| ablative | լվիցս (lvicʿs) | լվերիցս (lvericʿs) | ||
| instrumental | լվովս (lvovs) | լվերովս (lverovs) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | լուդ (lud) | լվերդ (lverd) | ||
| dative | լվիդ (lvid) | լվերիդ (lverid) | ||
| ablative | լվիցդ (lvicʿd) | լվերիցդ (lvericʿd) | ||
| instrumental | լվովդ (lvovd) | լվերովդ (lverovd) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
Old Armenian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Indo-European *pluso- (“flea”).
Noun
լու • (lu)
- flea
- մաքրել, որոնել զլուս ― makʿrel, oronel zlus ― to flea, to clear from fleas
- խայթուած լուոյ ― xaytʿuac luoy ― flea-bite, flea-biting
- խայթեալ ի լուոյ ― xaytʿeal i luoy ― flea-bitten
- a kind of a sea fish
Declension
o-type
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| nominative | լու (lu) | լուք (lukʿ) | |
| genitive | լուոյ (luoy) | լուոց (luocʿ) | |
| dative | լուոյ (luoy) | լուոց (luocʿ) | |
| accusative | լու (lu) | լուս (lus) | |
| ablative | լուոյ (luoy) | լուոց (luocʿ) | |
| instrumental | լուով (luov) | լուովք (luovkʿ) | |
| locative | լու (lu) | լուս (lus) | |
| a variant singular instrumental լւով (lwov) is attested | |||
Derived terms
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Descendants
- Armenian: լու (lu)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Indo-European *ḱlu-to-, from *ḱlew- (“to hear”). Related to լսեմ (lsem).
Noun
լու • (lu) indeclinable
- the hearing, the act of hearing
- լու առնել ― lu aṙnel ― to make known, to bring intelligence, to announce, to publish, to divulgate, to spread the news
- լու լինել ― lu linel ― to be heard of, to be announced, to be made known, to be published, promulgated
- լու եղեն բանք նորա ― lu ełen bankʿ nora ― his words were heard
- լու ի լու ― lu i lu ― publicly, in presence, in the hearing of
- եւ ասէ ցնոսա՝ ինձ լու ի լու ― ew asē cʿnosa, inj lu i lu ― he told them in my hearing
Derived terms
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References
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “լու”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “լու”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “լու”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
- Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 315