arvo
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English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- (Australia) IPA: /ˈaː.vəʉ/ X-SAMPA: /a:v@}/
- (UK) IPA: /ˈɑː(ɹ).vəʊ/, X-SAMPA: /"A:(r).v@U/
- Rhymes: -ɑːvəʊ
Alternative forms [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Abbreviation of afternoon + -o (“diminutive suffix”).
Noun [edit]
arvo (plural arvos)
- (Australia, New Zealand, UK, informal) Afternoon.
- 1960, John Gunn, The Humpy in the Hills, page 46,
- “Rope and tomahawk,” explained Col. “We put them here this arvo when I came down and whistled first time.”
- 2000, Mark Johnston, Fighting the Enemy: Australian Soldiers and their Adversaries in World War II, page 33,
- The usual reaction of a footsoldier observing such incidents is well summed up by the comments of Private Derrick in the Salient at Tobruk: ‘Seen a human side of the war yesterday arvo Red Cross partys [sic] burying dead & treating wounded one of our partys were fired on by enemy & I will always remember it’.50
- 2010, Chris Bray, The 1000 Hour Day: Two Adventurers Take on the World's Harshest Island, unnumbered page,
- ‘We'll fly you out at seven this arvo—but bring them down a little early, just in case we need to think of something else.’
- 2010, Rebecca Iannone, The Invisible String: The Secrets That Bind, page 55,
- “Yeah, he only works on a Saturday arvo,” Kelly told her. “I think the place is packed on that day, because girls come from everywhere just to get a glimpse of him. He's hot as.”
- 1960, John Gunn, The Humpy in the Hills, page 46,
Derived terms [edit]
Anagrams [edit]
Finnish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Noun [edit]
arvo
Declension [edit]
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Declension of arvo (type valo)
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Derived terms [edit]
- adjectives: arvoinen, arvoisa, arvokas, arvollinen, arvoton
- nouns: arvio, arvokkuus
- verbs: arvostaa, arvottaa, arvostella
- adverbs: arvon
Compounds [edit]
compounds
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Verb [edit]
arvo
- Present indicative connegative form of arpoa.
- Second-person singular imperative form of arpoa.
- Second-person singular imperative connegative form of arpoa.
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Latin [edit]
Noun [edit]
arvō