elo
English
Derived terms
Esperanto

Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈelo]
- Rhymes: -elo
- Hyphenation: e‧lo
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.
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) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| South Karelian (Tver) |
elo |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈelo/
- Hyphenation: e‧lo
Noun
Declension
| Viena Karelian declension of elo (type 1/tyttö, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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)
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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) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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]