Eloi

See also: Éloi

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iːlɔɪ/

Etymology 1

From French Éloi, from Medieval Latin Eligius, chiefly after Saint Eligius, from Latin ēligere (to pick, to choose from) + -ius (-y: forming adjectives and names).

Proper noun

Eloi

  1. A male given name
Translations

Etymology 2

From the fictional species in H.G. Wells' The Time Machine.

Noun

Eloi pl (plural only)

  1. A group of people who have been domesticated or intentionally dumbed down.
    Coordinate term: Morlock

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French Éloi.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Eloi m

  1. a male given name from French
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