elo
English
Derived terms
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈelo/, [ˈe̞lo̞]
- Rhymes: -elo
- Syllabification(key): e‧lo
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *elo, equivalent to elää (“to live”) + -o. Cognate with Estonian elu, Karelian elo, Livonian jel, Veps elo, Votic elo.
Declension
Inflection of elo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | elo | elot | ||
genitive | elon | elojen | ||
partitive | eloa | eloja | ||
illative | eloon | eloihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | elo | elot | ||
accusative | nom. | elo | elot | |
gen. | elon | |||
genitive | elon | elojen | ||
partitive | eloa | eloja | ||
inessive | elossa | eloissa | ||
elative | elosta | eloista | ||
illative | eloon | eloihin | ||
adessive | elolla | eloilla | ||
ablative | elolta | eloilta | ||
allative | elolle | eloille | ||
essive | elona | eloina | ||
translative | eloksi | eloiksi | ||
abessive | elotta | eloitta | ||
instructive | — | eloin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Derived terms
- elohiiri
- elohopea
- elojuhla
- elokehä
- elokirva
- elokuu
- elokuva
- Elomaa
- Elomäki
- elonkehä
- elonkipinä
- elonkirjo
- elonkorjaaja
- elonkorjuu
- elonleikkaaja
- elonleikkuukone
- elonmerkki
- elonpäivä
- elonretki
- elontaival
- eloonjääminen
- eloonjäänyt
- elopaino
- elopelto
- eloperäinen
- Eloranta
- elosalama
- elotuli
- Elovaara
- elovalkea
- elovirna
- Elovirta
- eloyhteisö
- hiljaiselo
- ihmiselo
- rinnakkainelo
- rinnakkaiselo
- yhteiselo
Etymology 2
Etymology 3
From a Sami language.
Declension
Inflection of elo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | elo | elot | ||
genitive | elon | elojen | ||
partitive | eloa | eloja | ||
illative | eloon | eloihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | elo | elot | ||
accusative | nom. | elo | elot | |
gen. | elon | |||
genitive | elon | elojen | ||
partitive | eloa | eloja | ||
inessive | elossa | eloissa | ||
elative | elosta | eloista | ||
illative | eloon | eloihin | ||
adessive | elolla | eloilla | ||
ablative | elolta | eloilta | ||
allative | elolle | eloille | ||
essive | elona | eloina | ||
translative | eloksi | eloiksi | ||
abessive | elotta | eloitta | ||
instructive | — | eloin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Further reading
- “elo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2024-01-01
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese *ãelo, from Latin anellus. Doublet of anel, a borrowing from Occitan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛlo̝/
Indonesian
Synonyms
Indonesian informal second-person pronouns:
- anta (informal, mainly used by Muslim community)
- antum (informal, mainly used by Muslim community)
- coen (slang, East Java)
- ente (informal, mainly used by Betawi ethnic group)
- kamu (intimate)
- ko, kowe (informal, Java)
- kon, koen (colloquial, East Java)
- lu, lo, loe, elu (informal, mainly used by Betawi ethnic group)
- mika, mike (informal, Eastern Sumatra)
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *elo, equivalent to ellää (“to live”) + -o. Cognates include Finnish elo and Estonian elu.
Pronunciation
Noun
elo
- life
- 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 3:
- Senen peräst, jot höö tahtoot
uutta elloa oppia.- Because they want
to try out a new life.
- Because they want
Declension
Declension of elo (type 4/koivu, no gradation, gemination) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | elo | elot |
genitive | elon | elloin, eloloin |
partitive | elloa | eloja, eloloja |
illative | elloo | elloi, eloloihe |
inessive | elos | elois, elolois |
elative | elost | eloist, eloloist |
allative | elolle | eloille, eloloille |
adessive | elol | eloil, eloloil |
ablative | elolt | eloilt, eloloilt |
translative | eloks | eloiks, eloloiks |
essive | elonna, elloon | eloinna, eloloinna, elloin, eloloin |
exessive1) | elont | eloint, eloloint |
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. |
Synonyms
References
- V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 82
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 30
- Arvo Laanest (1997) Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 24
- Olga I. Konkova, Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014) Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку, →ISBN, page 78
Karelian
North Karelian (Viena) |
elo |
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South Karelian (Tver) |
elo |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈelo/
- Hyphenation: e‧lo
Noun
Declension
Viena Karelian declension of elo (type 1/tyttö, no gradation) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | elo | elot | |
genitive | elon | elojen | |
partitive | eluo | eloja | |
illative | eloh | eloloih | |
inessive | elošša | eloloissa | |
elative | elošta | eloloista | |
adessive | elolla | eloloilla | |
ablative | elolta | eloloilta | |
translative | elokši | eloloiksi | |
essive | elona | eloloina | |
comitative | — | eloloineh | |
abessive | elotta | eloloitta |
Tver Karelian declension of elo (type 1/tyttö no gradation) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | elo | elot | |
genitive | elon | eloloin | |
partitive | eluo | eloloida | |
illative | eloh | eloloih | |
inessive | elošša | eloloissa | |
elative | elošta | eloloista | |
adessive | elolla | eloloilla | |
ablative | elolda | eloloilda | |
translative | elokši | eloloiksi | |
essive | elona | eloloina | |
comitative | elonke | eloloinke | |
abessive | elotta | eloloitta |
Possessive forms of elo | ||
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1st person | eloni | |
2nd person | eloš | |
3rd person | eloh | |
*) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses. |
Derived terms
References
- A. V. Punzhina (1994) “elo”, in Словарь карельского языка (тверские говоры) [Dictionary of the Karelian language (Tver dialects)], →ISBN
- P. Zaykov, L. Rugoyeva (1999) “elo”, in Карельско-Русский словарь (Северно-Карельские диалекты) [Karelian-Russian dictionary (North Karelian dialects)], Petrozavodsk, →ISBN
Livvi
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *elo, equivalent to eliä (“to live”) + -o. Cognate with Finnish elo and Estonian elu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈelo/
- Hyphenation: e‧lo
- Rhymes: -elo
Declension
Declension of elo (Type 8/ruado, no gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | elo | elot |
genitive | elon | eloloin |
partitive | eluo | eloloi |
illative | eloh | eloloih |
inessive | elos | elolois |
elative | elospäi | eloloispäi |
allative | elole | eloloile |
adessive | elol | eloloil |
ablative | elolpäi | eloloilpäi |
translative | elokse | eloloikse |
essive | elonnu | eloloinnu |
abessive | elottah | eloloittah |
comitative | elonke | eloloinke |
instructive | eloloin | |
prolative | eloči |
References
- Tatjana Boiko (2019) Suuri Karjal-Venʹalaine Sanakniigu (livvin murreh) [The Big Karelian-Russian dictionary (Livvi dialect)], 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 34
Luxembourgish
Alternative forms
- lo (choice depends chiefly on intonation)
Etymology
From Middle High German aldā (“right there”), from al + dā (Luxembourgish all + do). Compare Dutch aldaar, archaic German allda.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eˈlo/, [əˈloː]
Audio (file)
Nupe
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ē.lō/
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /è.lō/
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ē.lō/
Derived terms
- lon̄ci (“locust bean tree”)
See also
- lòǹgòrò (“empty locust fruit pods”)
- kúlà (“fermented locust bean paste”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /è.lò/
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /è.ló/
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /è.ló/
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛ.lɔ/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛlɔ
- Syllabification: e‧lo
- Homophone: Elo
Further reading
- elo in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology 1
From Old Galician-Portuguese *ãelo, from Latin ānellus, diminutive of anus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eh₂no- (“ring”). See also the doublet anel, borrowed from Occitan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛ.lu/
Noun
elo m (plural elos)
- link
- (Can we date this quote?), Paulo Leminski, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
- Amar é um elo
entre o azul
e o amarelo- To love is a link
between the blue /
and the yellow
- To love is a link
Further reading
- “elo” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
Alternative forms
- êlu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈe.lu/
Pronoun
elo (plural elos)
- (gender-neutral, neologism, informal) they, them (singular) (a gender-neutral or genderqueer singular third-person personal pronoun)
- 2021 March 17, André Fischer, “Linguagem neutra [Neutral language]”, in Manual ampliado de linguagem inclusiva [Extended inclusive language manual], Matrix Editora:
- […] sistemas que usam diferentes pronomes - principalmente ile, ili, elo e elu. […]
- […] systems that use different pronouns, - mainly ile, ili, elo and elu. […]
Venetian
Alternative forms
- eło, éło, élo
Veps
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *elo.
Inflection
Inflection of elo (inflection type 1/ilo) | |||
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nominative sing. | elo | ||
genitive sing. | elon | ||
partitive sing. | elod | ||
partitive plur. | eloid | ||
singular | plural | ||
nominative | elo | elod | |
accusative | elon | elod | |
genitive | elon | eloiden | |
partitive | elod | eloid | |
essive-instructive | elon | eloin | |
translative | eloks | eloikš | |
inessive | elos | eloiš | |
elative | elospäi | eloišpäi | |
illative | elho eloho |
eloihe | |
adessive | elol | eloil | |
ablative | elolpäi | eloilpäi | |
allative | elole | eloile | |
abessive | elota | eloita | |
comitative | elonke | eloidenke | |
prolative | elodme | eloidme | |
approximative I | elonno | eloidenno | |
approximative II | elonnoks | eloidennoks | |
egressive | elonnopäi | eloidennopäi | |
terminative I | elhosai elohosai |
eloihesai | |
terminative II | elolesai | eloilesai | |
terminative III | elossai | — | |
additive I | elhopäi elohopäi |
eloihepäi | |
additive II | elolepäi | eloilepäi |
Derived terms
Votic
Pronunciation
- (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈelo/, [ˈeɫo]
- Rhymes: -elo
- Hyphenation: e‧lo
Inflection
Declension of elo (type II/võrkko, no gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | elo | elod |
genitive | elo | elojõ, eloi |
partitive | elloa | eloitõ, eloi |
illative | ellosõ, ello | eloisõ |
inessive | eloz | eloiz |
elative | elossõ | eloissõ |
allative | elolõ | eloilõ |
adessive | elollõ | eloillõ |
ablative | eloltõ | eloiltõ |
translative | elossi | eloissi |
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. |
References
- Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn
Xhosa
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [êːlo]