elo
See also: Elo, elő, élő, èło, elő-, e-lờ, and êlo
English
Noun
elo (plural elos)
- (chess, other games) Synonym of Elo rating
Derived terms
- elo boost
Anagrams
- 'Ole, -ole, EOL, LEO, Leo, Loe, OEL, OLE, leo, ole, olé
Esperanto
Glaso da brita elo
Etymology
From English ale. Compare German Ale, Yiddish עיל (eyl), Russian эль (elʹ), French ale.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈelo]
- Rhymes: -elo
- Hyphenation: e‧lo
Noun
elo (accusative singular elon, plural eloj, accusative plural elojn)
- ale
Hypernyms
- biero (“beer”)
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.
Noun
elo
- (poetic) life
- (dated) ripe grain, crop
Declension
| Inflection of elo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| instructive | — | eloin | |
| abessive | elotta | eloitta | |
| comitative | — | eloineen | |
| Possessive forms of elo (type valo) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | eloni | elomme |
| 2nd person | elosi | elonne |
| 3rd person | elonsa | |
Synonyms
- (life): elämä
- (crop): sato
- (corn): vilja
Derived terms
- adjectives: elollinen, eloton
- verbs: elostella
Compounds
- elohopea
- elokuu
- elokuva
- elonkorjuu
- eloperäinen
- elosalama
- hiljaiselo
Etymology 2
Noun
elo
- Abbreviation of elokuu (“August”).
Etymology 3
From a Sami language.
Noun
elo
- a large herd of reindeer, often thousands of reindeer
Declension
| Inflection of elo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| instructive | — | eloin | |
| abessive | elotta | eloitta | |
| comitative | — | eloineen | |
| Possessive forms of elo (type valo) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | eloni | elomme |
| 2nd person | elosi | elonne |
| 3rd person | elonsa | |
Anagrams
- Leo, ole
Galician
Elos ("chain links")
Etymology
From an older Galician-Portuguese *ãelo, from Latin anellus. Doublet of anel, a borrowing from Occitan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛlo̝/
Noun
elo m (plural elos)
- chain link
Indonesian
Etymology
From Hokkien 汝 (lú).
Pronoun
elo
- (Jakarta, slang) Second-person singular pronoun: you, your, yours
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
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈelo/, [ˈe̞ɫo̞]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈelo/, [ˈe̞ɫo̞]
- Rhymes: -elo
- Hyphenation: e‧lo
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) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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. | ||
Derived terms
- elohoone
- elokas
- elopaikka
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
- Olga I. Konkova; Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014) Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку, →ISBN, page 78
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
Noun
elo (genitive elon, partitive eluo)
- life
Declension
| Declension of elo (Type 8/ruado, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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)
Adverb
elo
- now
- Ech wëll elo heemgoen.
- I want to go home now.
- (now only with demonstratives) right here; right there
- Dat elo ass eng Schëpp.
- This right here is a shovel.
Nupe
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Elo
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ē.lō/
Noun
elo (plural elozhì)
- kob antelope (Kobus kob)
- Synonym: elogi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /è.lō/
Noun
èlo
- trunk (of an elephant)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ē.lō/
Noun
elo (plural elozhì)
- locust bean fruit (Parkia biglobosa)
Derived terms
- lon̄ci (“locust bean tree”)
See also
- lòǹgòrò (“empty locust fruit pods”)
- kúlà (“fermented locust bean paste”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /è.lò/
Noun
èlò
- debt; credit
- Synonym: gbàtà
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /è.ló/
Noun
èló (plural èlózhì)
- slate; tablet (for writing)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /è.ló/
Noun
èló (plural èlózhì)
- gore; gusset (in clothing)
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English hello.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛ.lɔ/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛlɔ
- Syllabification: e‧lo
- Homophone: Elo
Interjection
elo
- (slang) hi
- Synonyms: cześć, hej
Further reading
- elo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- elo in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology 1
From Old 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, 2003–2023.
Pronoun
elo (plural elos)
- (gender-neutral, neologism) 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. […]
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Venetian
Alternative forms
- eło, éło, élo
Etymology
From Latin ille or illum. Compare Italian egli.
Pronoun
elo
- he
Veps
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *elo.
Noun
elo
- life
Inflection
| Inflection of elo (inflection type 1/ilo) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- elotada
- kodielo
- üksjaiželo
- eloku
- elorad
- elostarin
- elotoimišt
- elovägi
- elonaigaine
- elonaigaks
- elonkirjutai
- elonnavedii
- elonnavedind
- elontaholine
- elonvero
References
- Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “быт, жизнь, положение”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika
Votic
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *elo. Compare Estonian elu, Finnish elo.
Pronunciation
- (Luuditsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈelo/, [ˈeɫo]
- Rhymes: -elo
- Hyphenation: e‧lo
Noun
elo
- life
- Synonym: eläme
Inflection
| Declension of elo (type II/võrkko, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | elo | elod |
| genitive | elo | eloje, elojõ, eloi |
| partitive | elloa | eloitõ, eloi |
| illative | ello, ellosõ | eloje, elojõ, 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 or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. | ||
References
- V. Hallap, E. Adler, S. Grünberg, M. Leppik (2012) Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2 edition, Tallinn
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɛlɔ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈeːlɔ/, /ˈɛlɔ/
Verb
elo
- (literary) third-person singular present subjunctive of mynd
Synonyms
- êl
Xhosa
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [êːlo]
Pronoun
êlo
- that; class 5 distal demonstrative.