(demonstrative, literary, masculine) he, him; that man
(archaic, demonstrative, literary, masculine) his
Frequency
Hyphenated as
co‧lùi
Pronounced as (IPA)
/koˈluj/
Etymology
Contracted from Vulgar Latin *eccum illui, (genitive-)dative masculine singular of *eccum ille, under the influence of Latin cui (“to whom”). Compare French celui. and Romanian acelui.