alo

See also Alo, alo-, -alo, álo, aló, alò, and á-lô

Classical Nahuatl

Ara macao

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈalo/

Noun

alo (animate, plural alomeh)

1. A species of macaw; Ara macao, the scarlet macaw.
   • 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 188r.

     Papagayo grãde. alo.

     (A large parrot. alo.)

   • 1571: Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 4r. col. 1.

     Alo. papagayo grande.

     (Alo. a large parrot.)

See also

• Scarlet macaw on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Scarlet macaw
• Ara macao on Wikispecies. Wikispecies: Ara macao

References

• 2008, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, page 4:

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Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *qaro, from Proto-Oceanic *qarop, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qadəp (compare Indonesian hadap, Malay hadap).

Noun

alo

1. front (facing side)

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Ilocano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qahəlu, *laqəlu, from Proto-Austronesian *qaSəlu.

Noun

alo

1. pestle (instrument used with a mortar to grind things)

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Italian

Verb

alo

1. first-person singular present indicative of alare

Anagrams

• olà

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Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *al- (“grow, nourish”).

Verb

present active alō, present infinitive alere, perfect active aluī, supine altum or alitum.

1. I foster, nourish
   • Seneca

     Animus se ipse alit.

     The mind fosters itself.

2. I feed, I maintain, I develop

   Hominum gratia generatur, aluntur bestiae.

   It is for the sake of man that beasts are bred.

Inflection

Third Conjugation

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	alō	alis	alit	alimus	alitis	alunt
	future	alam	alēs	alet	alēmus	alētis	alent
	imperfect	alēbam	alēbās	alēbat	alēbāmus	alēbātis	alēbant
	perfect	aluī	aluistī	aluit	aluimus	aluistis	aluērunt
	future perfect	aluerō	alueris	aluerit	aluerimus	alueritis	aluerint
	pluperfect	alueram	aluerās	aluerat	aluerāmus	aluerātis	aluerant
passive	present	alor	aleris	alitur	alimur	aliminī	aluntur
	future	alar	alēris	alētur	alēmur	alēminī	alentur
	imperfect	alēbar	alēbāris	alēbātur	alēbāmur	alēbāminī	alēbantur
	perfect	Use altus m, alta f, altum n followed by the present indicative of sum.
	future perfect	Use altus m, alta f, altum n followed by the future indicative of sum.
	pluperfect	Use altus m, alta f, altum n followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	alam	alās	alat	alāmus	alātis	alant
	imperfect	alerem	alerēs	aleret	alerēmus	alerētis	alerent
	perfect	aluerim	aluerīs	aluerit	aluerīmus	aluerītis	aluerint
	pluperfect	aluissem	aluissēs	aluisset	aluissēmus	aluissētis	aluissent
passive	present	alar	alāris	alātur	alāmur	alāminī	alantur
	imperfect	alerer	alerēris	alerētur	alerēmur	alerēminī	alerentur
	perfect	Use altus m, alta f, altum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
	pluperfect	Use altus m, alta f, altum n followed by the imperfect subjunctive of sum.
imperatives		active			passive
		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	ale	alitō	alitō	alere	alitor	alitor
	plural	alite	alitōte	aluntō	aliminī	—	aluntor
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		alere	aluisse	altūrus esse	alī	altus esse	altum īrī
participles		alēns (alentis)	—	altūrus-ra, -rum	—	altus-a, -um	alendus-nda, -ndum

Derived terms

alescō alibilis alica alimentum

alimōnia almus altor altus

alumnus coalō

Related terms

• alicārius
• alimentārius

See also

• almus

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Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *alu. Cognate with Old English ealu, Middle Dutch ale, Old High German al-, Old Norse ǫl (Swedish öl).

Noun

alo n

1. beer, ale

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Portuguese

Verb

alo

1. First-person singular (eu) present indicative of alar

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Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /a'lo/

Interjection

alo

1. hello (when answering the telephone)

This Romanian entry was created from the translations listed at hello. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see alo in the Romanian Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) July 2010

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Turkish

Etymology

From French allô.

Pronunciation

• IPA: ʌlɒ

Interjection

alo

1. hello (only when picking up the phone)

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Volapük

Adverb

alo

1. at any rate
2. in any event