lelo
See also: lelő
Basque
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lelo/, [le̞.lo̞]
Noun
lelo inan
- (music) refrain
- Synonym: errepika
Declension
| Declension of lelo (inanimate, ending in vowel) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
| absolutive | lelo | leloa | leloak |
| ergative | lelok | leloak | leloek |
| dative | lelori | leloari | leloei |
| genitive | leloren | leloaren | leloen |
| comitative | lelorekin | leloarekin | leloekin |
| causative | lelorengatik | leloarengatik | leloengatik |
| benefactive | lelorentzat | leloarentzat | leloentzat |
| instrumental | leloz | leloaz | leloez |
| inessive | lelotan | leloan | leloetan |
| locative | lelotako | leloko | leloetako |
| allative | lelotara | lelora | leloetara |
| terminative | lelotaraino | leloraino | leloetaraino |
| directive | lelotarantz | lelorantz | leloetarantz |
| destinative | lelotarako | lelorako | leloetarako |
| ablative | lelotatik | lelotik | leloetatik |
| partitive | lelorik | — | — |
| prolative | lelotzat | — | — |
Further reading
- "lelo" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “lelo” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
Lindu
Noun
lelo
- tail
Southern Ndebele
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronoun
lelo
- that; class 5 distal demonstrative.
Spanish
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlelo/ [ˈle.lo]
- Rhymes: -elo
- Syllabification: le‧lo
Adjective
lelo (feminine lela, masculine plural lelos, feminine plural lelas)
- dumb, stupid
Derived terms
- alelar
Further reading
- “lelo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swazi
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronoun
lelo
- that; class 5 distal demonstrative.
Zulu
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /léːlo/
Pronoun
lelo
- that; class 5 distal demonstrative.
Inflection
| Stem -lélo | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full form | lélo | |
| Locative | kulelo | |
| Full form | lélo | |
| Locative | kulelo | |
| Copulative | yilelo | |
| Possessive forms | ||
| Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | walelo | owalelo |
| Class 2 | balelo | abalelo |
| Class 3 | walelo | owalelo |
| Class 4 | yalelo | eyalelo |
| Class 5 | lalelo | elalelo |
| Class 6 | alelo | awalelo |
| Class 7 | salelo | esalelo |
| Class 8 | zalelo | ezalelo |
| Class 9 | yalelo | eyalelo |
| Class 10 | zalelo | ezalelo |
| Class 11 | lwalelo | olwalelo |
| Class 14 | balelo | obalelo |
| Class 15 | kwalelo | okwalelo |
| Class 17 | kwalelo | okwalelo |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “lelo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “lelo (3.9)”